BSPOKE MANAGEMENT SERVICES LTD

💤Zombieactive
14669649 · ltd · incorporated 2023-02-17
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
not disclosed
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
68/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of financial services holding companies
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle. Reasonable fundamentals — worth a memo before deciding.

Opportunity 68/100 (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 (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (60/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
14 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
68/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 officers
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 officers
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-18
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  2. 2026-05-31
    HUNTER, Craig Richard resigned
    director
  3. 2026-04-04
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-09-09
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  5. 2025-08-27
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2025-08-06
    SMYTH, Timothy John resigned
    director
  7. 2024-11-22
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-12-08
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  9. 2023-12-08
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  10. 2023-12-01
    GILL, Ryan Mark appointed
    director
  11. 2023-12-01
    SMYTH, Timothy John appointed
    director
  12. 2023-10-17
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  13. 2023-06-30
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  14. 2023-06-29
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  15. 2023-02-17
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BSPOKE MANAGEMENT SERVICES LTD
  16. 2023-02-17
    HUNTER, Craig Richard appointed
    director
  17. 2023-02-17
    📄
    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 med ·
2 director resignations in last 12 months
medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: HUNTER, Craig Richard resigned 2026-05-31; SMYTH, Timothy John resigned 2025-08-06

Group structure

Bspoke Insurance Group Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Bspoke Insurance Group Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
BSPOKE MANAGEMENT SERVICES LTD
This company · 14669649

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Bspoke Insurance Group Ltd
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control17/02/2023

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
Incorporated2023-02-17
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64205 — Activities of financial services holding companies

Registered office

Brookfield Court Selby Road
Garforth
Leeds
LS25 1NB
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-03-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-14
Last: 2025-10-31

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

GILL, Ryan Mark
director · ~43y · appointed 2023-12-01
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Active
HUNTER, Craig Richard
director · ~51y · appointed 2023-02-17 · resigned 2026-05-31
Resigned
SMYTH, Timothy John
director · ~59y · appointed 2023-12-01 · resigned 2025-08-06
Resigned

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Recent filings (14 total)

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-06-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-04
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-09-09
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-08-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-22
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-12-08
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-12-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-31
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2023-10-17
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2023-06-30
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2023-06-29
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-02-17