BUDAI CONSULTING LTD

💤Zombieactive
14278152 · ltd · incorporated 2022-08-05
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Sept 2024
Net worth
£10.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
59/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other activities auxiliary to financial services, except insurance and pension funding
Sector: Financial & insurance
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 73200Market research and public opinion polling
  • 82990Other business support service activities n.e.c.
  • 85590Other education n.e.c.
Investor take
Special-situation opportunity
Distressed financial-services with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

Opportunity 59/100 (worth a look), bankability 50/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: File overdue accounts. Clears statutory overdue flag — immediate bankability uplift for refinance conversations. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (40/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (70/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 4 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
10 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
59/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
45
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
64
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £10,800

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£11k
Current Assets
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-09-30
Total assets£100
Net assets£10.8k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (9 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-10
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2025-08-18
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-08-12
    📍
    default-companies-house-registered-office-address-applied
    address · RP05
  4. 2025-08-12
    📍
    default-companies-house-service-address-applied-officer
    address · RP09
  5. 2024-05-07
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  6. 2024-05-05
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-08-05
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BUDAI CONSULTING LTD
  8. 2022-08-05
    BUDAI, Rita appointed
    director
  9. 2022-08-05
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

90/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "BUDAI" — strong identity link between founder and business.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

1 high · 1 low
Accounts overdue
high

Statutory accounts have not been filed by their due date. Can indicate admin breakdown, cash preservation, or deliberate delay.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-06-30

Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Miss Rita Budai
Individual · Hungarian · DOB 12/1973 · age 53
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control05/08/2022

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2022-08-05
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC66190 — Other activities auxiliary to financial services, except insurance and pension funding

Registered office

No 5. The Round House
Dormans Park Road
East Grinstead
West Sussex
RH19 2EN

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30OVERDUE
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-18
Last: 2025-08-04

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

BUDAI, Rita
director · ~53y · appointed 2022-08-05
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Recent filings (10 total)

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-09-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-08-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-18
default-companies-house-registered-office-address-applied
address · RP05
2025-08-12
default-companies-house-service-address-applied-officer
address · RP09
2025-08-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-09
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2024-05-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-05-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-18
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2022-08-05