BRITANNIA GUIDE LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
14890407 · ltd · incorporated 2023-05-24
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 May 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Security dealing on own account
Sector: Financial & insurance
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 96090Other service activities n.e.c.
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 71/100 (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: strategic trade sale (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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

Company profile
address, 2 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
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
13 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
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
85
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£20£40£60£80£100May 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Total assets£100
Current assets£100
Net assets£100

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 (14 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-02-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-07-28
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2023-07-17
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2023-07-14
    MUDEDE, Davison Simbarashe appointed
    director
  6. 2023-07-14
    SYMES, Darren resigned
    director
  7. 2023-07-14
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  8. 2023-07-14
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  9. 2023-07-14
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  10. 2023-07-14
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  11. 2023-07-14
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2023-05-24
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BRITANNIA GUIDE LIMITED
  13. 2023-05-24
    SYMES, Darren appointed
    director
  14. 2023-05-24
    📄
    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

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Davison Simbarashe Mudede
Individual · Zimbabwean · DOB 08/1993 · age 33
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control14/07/2023
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Darren Symesceased 14/07/2023· 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
Incorporated2023-05-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64991 — Security dealing on own account

Registered office

13 The Street The Street
Worlington
Bury St. Edmunds
IP28 8RU
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-04
Last: 2025-07-21

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

MUDEDE, Davison Simbarashe
director · ~33y · appointed 2023-07-14
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Active
SYMES, Darren
director · ~68y · appointed 2023-05-24 · resigned 2023-07-14
Resigned

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Recent filings (13 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-08-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-02-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-28
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-07-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-21
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-07-17
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-07-14
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-07-14
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-07-14
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-07-14
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-07-14
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-05-24