BASTION GLOBAL RESILIENCE LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
SC477274 · ltd · incorporated 2014-05-09
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
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Turnover
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year to May 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 78/100 (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: 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: high (80/100)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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
25 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
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 | 2025-05-31 | 2024-05-31 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-02-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-02-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-02-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-01-25📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2019-01-25📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2018-02-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-02-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-06-06📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2016-01-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2015-05-28📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2014-05-09🏢Company incorporatedAs BASTION GLOBAL RESILIENCE LIMITED
- 2014-05-09➕BARNETT, Douglas Edward appointeddirector
- 2014-05-09📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
88/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.
- +No director turnover: Company is 12 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
60/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mrs Janet Barnett Individual · British · DOB 04/1961 · age 65 | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 06/04/2016 |
Mr Douglas Edward Barnett Individual · British · DOB 12/1964 · age 62 | — | — | board controlboard control | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| BARNETT MANAGEMENT CONSULTING LTD→ SC875758 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| BASICS AND BEYOND LIMITED→ SC522457 · est 2015 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 10y | — | — |
| BAXTER ACCOUNTING & TAX SERVICES LIMITED→ SC444781 · est 2013 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 13y | — | — |
| BCA ENGINEERING LTD→ SC848128 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| BEATTIE ENERGY COMPLIANCE LTD→ SC821113 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| BENJAMIN & ISAAC TAX CONSULTANTS LTD→ SC743340 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| BETR CONSULTANCY LIMITED→ SC808133 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| BEWARE OF THE DOG LTD→ SC875187 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| BHO NÀDAR LTD→ SC604020 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| BIEN CONSULTANTS LIMITED→ SC115400 · est 1988 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 37y | — | — |
| BIG COUNTRY CAMPERS LTD→ SC761644 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| BILLKI LIMITED→ SC545530 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2014-05-09
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Registered office
14 Kenmure Avenue
Bishopbriggs
Glasgow
G64 2RG
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-23
Last: 2025-05-09
Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)
BARNETT, Douglas Edward→
Activedirector · ~62y · appointed 2014-05-09
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Recent filings (25 total)
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2026-02-10
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-01-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-01-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-01-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-02-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-05-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-02-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-05-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-02-28