BROXBURN OPTICAL LTD
💤Zombieactive
SC259298 · ltd · incorporated 2003-11-14
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
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other human health activities
Sector: Human health & social work
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 17.1y
30/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 17.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: high (82/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
8 officers (1 active, 8 linked, 5 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
83 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation
Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
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| Gross profit | — | £376.1k |
| Operating profit | — | £29.8k |
| Profit before tax | — | £28.3k |
| Average employees | 1100 | 900 |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (36 events)Click to expand
- 2025-08-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-29📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2023-04-17📄accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AAMD
- 2022-12-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-23📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-11-17📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2022-11-16📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-11-16📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-11-16📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-11-15➕SHARIF, Zagham appointeddirector
- 2022-11-15➖STEVENSON, Paul David resigneddirector
- 2022-09-13📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2022-07-02📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2022-06-27📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-06-27📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-06-14➖STEVENSON, Tokoni Bridget resigneddirector
- 2022-05-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2020-03-26📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2019-12-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2017-06-27🔒Charge registered #2Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2015-08-01➕STEVENSON, Tokoni Bridget appointeddirector
- 2013-06-02➖HARRY, Anthony Amaebi resigneddirector
- 2009-03-07➕HARRY, Anthony Amaebi appointeddirector
- 2009-03-05➖HARRY, Tokoni Bridget resigneddirector
- 2009-03-05🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2008-11-16➕STEVENSON, Paul David appointeddirector
- 2008-11-15➖HARRY, Adrian resignedsecretary
- 2003-11-14🏢Company incorporatedAs BROXBURN OPTICAL LTD
- 2003-11-14➕HARRY, Adrian appointedsecretary
- 2003-11-14➕BRIAN REID LTD. appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2003-11-14➖BRIAN REID LTD. resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2003-11-14➕HARRY, Tokoni Bridget appointeddirector
- 2003-11-14➕STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2003-11-14➖STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. resignedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
75/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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
55/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 22 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
Ilharia Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Ilharia Holdings Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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BROXBURN OPTICAL LTD
This company · SC259298
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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Ilharia Holdings Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 15/11/2022 |
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mrs Tokoni Bridget Stevensonceased 15/11/2022· 50-75% shares
- Mr Paul David Stevensonceased 15/11/2022· significant influence
- Mrs Tokoni Bridget Stevensonceased 28/02/2022· 50-75% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
7 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.
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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
Incorporated2003-11-14
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC86900 — Other human health activities
Registered office
25 Hopetoun Road
South Queensferry
EH30 9RB
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-27
Last: 2025-11-13
Officers (1 active · 7 resigned)
SHARIF, Zagham→
Activedirector · ~48y · appointed 2022-11-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
HARRY, Adrian→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2003-11-14 · resigned 2008-11-15
BRIAN REID LTD.→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-11-14 · resigned 2003-11-14
HARRY, Anthony Amaebi→
Resigneddirector · ~78y · appointed 2009-03-07 · resigned 2013-06-02
HARRY, Tokoni Bridget→
Resigneddirector · ~47y · appointed 2003-11-14 · resigned 2009-03-05
STEVENSON, Paul David→
Resigneddirector · ~41y · appointed 2008-11-16 · resigned 2022-11-15
STEVENSON, Tokoni Bridget→
Resigneddirector · ~47y · appointed 2015-08-01 · resigned 2022-06-14
STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD.→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-11-14 · resigned 2003-11-14
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 27/06/2017 | — | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Floating charge | 1 property | 05/03/2009 | — |
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Recent filings (83 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-09-08
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2024-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-27
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AAMD
2023-04-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-12-16
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-11-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-18
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2022-11-17
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-11-16
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-11-16
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-11-16
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-09-13