B D GURNER HOLDINGS LTD

💤Zombieactive
14925374 · ltd · incorporated 2023-06-09
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
Upgrade to see
Turnover
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
🔔
Follow this company (free)
Email alerts on filings, charges, director changes, gazette notices. No account needed.

Unsubscribe any time from any email. GDPR-respectful.

What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 70/100 (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 (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
70/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
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£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

Hover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

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

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (8 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-02-27
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-01-07
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2024-11-27
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  5. 2024-07-09
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2023-06-09
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As B D GURNER HOLDINGS LTD
  7. 2023-06-09
    GURNER, Benjamin David appointed
    director
  8. 2023-06-09
    📄
    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 "GURNER" — 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

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
Mr Benjamin David Gurner
Individual · British · DOB 03/1985 · age 41
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control09/06/2023

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

Similar companies

Active · Holding company · CF postcode area
CompanyEst. valueTurnoverNet worthStaffAgeOppDirector
B.& C.FINANCE LIMITED
00555655 · est 1955 · no financials extracted
70y
B&B BUSINESS CENTRE LIMITED
06259110 · est 2007 · no financials extracted
18y
BACK-ON-TRACK HOLDINGS LIMITED
12774170 · est 2020 · no financials extracted
5y
BADA BING HOLDINGS LTD
15525131 · est 2024 · no financials extracted
2y
BADGERHOLT HOLDINGS LTD
16532363 · est 2025 · no financials extracted
BADUHENNA BIDCO LIMITED
13436336 · est 2021 · no financials extracted
4y
BADUHENNA HOLDCO LIMITED
13433738 · est 2021 · no financials extracted
4y
BAGP HOLDINGS LTD
15241242 · est 2023 · no financials extracted
2y
BAILEY HODGE INVESTMENTS LIMITED
06397063 · est 2007 · no financials extracted
18y
BAJM LIMITED
09272808 · est 2014 · no financials extracted
11y
BAKELITE UK HOLDING LTD.
12815027 · est 2020 · no financials extracted
5y
BAKELITE UK INTERMEDIATE LTD.
12946749 · est 2020 · no financials extracted
5y
Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions

8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →
🔒Advanced scoring suite

Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →

Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2023-06-09
Jurisdictionwales
Primary SIC64209 — Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.

Registered office

14-15 Cambrian Industrial Estate Coedcae Lane
Pontyclun
CF72 9EW
Wales

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-19
Last: 2025-07-05

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

GURNER, Benjamin David
director · ~41y · appointed 2023-06-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active

Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.

Recent filings (9 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-27
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-01-07
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-11-27
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-07-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-25
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-06-09