B.S.O.C LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
14505097 · ltd · incorporated 2022-11-24
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 Nov 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Technical and vocational secondary education
Sector: Education
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
14 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
82
Few red 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£10k£20k£30k£40k£50kNov 2024Nov 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-11-302024-11-30
Total assets£119.3k
Current assets£33.5k
Net assets£50.1k
Average employees1500

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (14 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-02-11
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  3. 2026-01-11
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  4. 2026-01-11
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2026-01-09
    WOOTTON, Marcelle Grace appointed
    director
  6. 2026-01-09
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  7. 2026-01-09
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2025-11-28
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  9. 2025-11-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2025-10-31
    GRIFFITHS, Dean Donavan resigned
    director
  11. 2024-07-17
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2022-11-24
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As B.S.O.C LIMITED
  13. 2022-11-24
    GRIFFITHS, Dean Donavan appointed
    director
  14. 2022-11-24
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

83/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

1 low
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 Marcelle Grace Wootton
Individual · British · DOB 10/1968 · age 58
75100%
75-100% shares09/01/2026
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Dean Donavan Griffithsceased 01/02/2026· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2022-11-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85320 — Technical and vocational secondary education

Registered office

Bsoc Ltd, Silverdale Road
Silverdale Road
Hayes
UB3 3BN
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-08-31
Last made up to: 2025-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-22
Last: 2025-12-08

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

WOOTTON, Marcelle Grace
director · ~58y · appointed 2026-01-09
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Active
GRIFFITHS, Dean Donavan
director · ~58y · appointed 2022-11-24 · resigned 2025-10-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (14 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-12
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-02-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-14
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-01-11
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-01-11
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-01-09
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-01-09
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-11-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-07
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2022-11-24