BRANDBYTE LTD

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16242985 · ltd · incorporated 2025-02-11
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
not disclosed
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
61/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 18203
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 73110Advertising agencies
  • 77330Renting and leasing of office machinery and equipment (including computers)
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 61/100 (worth a look), bankability 55/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (54/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile
address, 3 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
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
5 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
50
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • 1 gazette
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 gazette
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 gazette
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (7 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-26
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  2. 2025-02-11
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BRANDBYTE LTD
  3. 2025-02-11
    SMERDOV, Mykyta appointed
    director
  4. 2025-02-11
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2025-02-11
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2025-02-11
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2025-02-11
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

80/100
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.
  • +Young company: Only 1.3 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

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 ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-02-24

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mykyta Smerdov
Individual · Lithuanian · DOB 09/1998 · age 28
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control11/02/2025

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
Incorporated2025-02-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC18203 — SIC 18203

Registered office

International House
22-28 Wood Street
Doncaster
DN1 3LW
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-11
Last made up to:
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-02-24OVERDUE
Last:

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

SMERDOV, Mykyta
director · ~28y · appointed 2025-02-11
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Recent filings (5 total)

gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2026-05-26
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-02-11
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-02-11
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-02-11
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2025-02-11