BOURNELEA LTD

💤Zombieactive
14319191 · ltd · incorporated 2022-08-26
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 Aug 2024
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
61/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Security dealing on own account
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 61/100 (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 (76/100)

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

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
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
9 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
61/100Worth 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
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Aug 2023Aug 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-08-312023-08-31

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • 1 gazette
Last 90 days
3
filings
  • 1 gazette
  • 1 dissolution
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • 1 gazette
  • 1 dissolution
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (7 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-16
    📄
    gazette-notice-voluntary
    gazette · GAZ1(A)
  2. 2026-06-08
    📄
    dissolution-application-strike-off-company
    dissolution · DS01
  3. 2025-05-01
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-11-16
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-08-26
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BOURNELEA LTD
  6. 2022-08-26
    LEATHES, Nicholas Peter De Mussenden appointed
    director
  7. 2022-08-26
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

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 ·
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: 2026-05-31

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Nicholas Peter De Mussenden Leathes
Individual · British · DOB 06/1978 · age 48
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control26/08/2022

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
Incorporated2022-08-26
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64991 — Security dealing on own account

Registered office

Level 1 Brockbourne House
77 Mount Ephraim
Tunbridge Wells
Kent
TN4 8BS
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-05-31OVERDUE
Last made up to: 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-14
Last: 2026-04-30

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

LEATHES, Nicholas Peter De Mussenden
director · ~48y · appointed 2022-08-26
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Recent filings (9 total)

gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2026-06-16
dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2026-06-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-05-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-11-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-25
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2022-08-26