NGB MANAGEMENT LTD

💤Zombieactive

SC417530 · ltd · incorporated 2012-02-21

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 Feb 2026

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

78/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 99999

Sector: Extraterritorial bodies

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 76-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 76). 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 (73/100).

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

32 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

78/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

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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	2026-02-28	2025-02-28

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand

2026-03-02
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2025-03-03
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2024-02-29
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2023-02-28
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2022-02-28
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2021-03-01
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2020-02-28
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2019-03-01
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2018-03-02
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2017-03-02
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2016-03-04
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2016-03-04
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2015-06-30
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2015-02-23
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2014-08-04
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2012-02-21
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Company incorporated
As NGB MANAGEMENT LTD
2012-02-21
➕
BENNETT, Neil Gavin appointed
secretary
2012-02-21
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BENNETT, Neil Gavin appointed
director

Owner dependency

95/100

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 age: Director aged approximately 76 — succession pressure is live.
+No director turnover: Company is 14 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

88/100

Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 76 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

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%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Neil Gavin Bennett Individual · British · DOB 04/1950 · age 76	75–100%	—	75-100% shares	21/02/2017

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

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OXWOOD PROJECTS L.P.→ SL014494 · est 2013 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	12y	—	—
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PACIFIC WALL LP→ SL027630 · est 2016 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	9y	—	—
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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2012-02-21

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

Summit House

4-5 Mitchell Street

Edinburgh

EH6 7BD

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-11-30

Last made up to: 2026-02-28

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-03-07

Last: 2026-02-21

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

BENNETT, Neil Gavin→

secretary · appointed 2012-02-21

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Active

BENNETT, Neil Gavin→

director · ~76y · appointed 2012-02-21

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