BIGBYTES LTD

💤Zombieactive
SC479556 · ltd · incorporated 2014-06-09
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 Jun 2024
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
63/100
Worth a look
🔔
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: Repair of consumer electronics
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 63/100 (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: File overdue accounts. Clears statutory overdue flag — immediate bankability uplift for refinance conversations. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (38/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
22 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
63/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
55
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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Jun 2023Jun 2024

Hover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-06-302023-06-30
Average employees200200

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (15 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-03-18
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-03-22
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-06-21
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-03-18
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-06-04
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2020-03-17
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2019-03-22
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2018-03-07
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2017-03-22
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2016-07-04
    📄
    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  11. 2016-02-29
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  12. 2015-07-16
    📄
    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  13. 2014-06-09
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BIGBYTES LTD
  14. 2014-06-09
    RAFIQUE, Kamran appointed
    director
  15. 2014-06-09
    📄
    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.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 12 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

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 ·
Accounts overdue
high

Statutory accounts have not been filed by their due date. Can indicate admin breakdown, cash preservation, or deliberate delay.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-03-31

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Kamran Rafique
Individual · British · DOB 03/1973 · age 53
75100%
75-100% shares06/04/2016

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

Similar companies

Active · Trade services · G postcode area
CompanyEst. valueTurnoverNet worthStaffAgeOppDirector
BELLE HEX LIMITED
SC492284 · est 2014 · no financials extracted
11y
BH BUILDING (GLASGOW) LIMITED
SC607106 · est 2018 · no financials extracted
7y
BIGGMAC LTD
SC779811 · est 2023 · no financials extracted
2y
BISHOPBRIGGS HAIR AND MAKE UP LOUNGE LTD
SC606098 · est 2018 · no financials extracted
7y
BLOSSOM ON MANOR STREET LTD
SC736300 · est 2022 · no financials extracted
3y
BOLD TRAINING ACADEMY LTD
SC623062 · est 2019 · no financials extracted
7y
BORGIEGLEN INVESTIGATIONS LTD
SC815841 · est 2024 · no financials extracted
1y
BRACE ADVISORY LTD
SC836660 · est 2025 · no financials extracted
1y
BRAMMERS ENTERTAINMENT LTD
SC444187 · est 2013 · no financials extracted
13y
BRANDS TO MARKET LIMITED
SC360563 · est 2009 · no financials extracted
16y
BRAW SAUNAS LTD
SC787323 · est 2023 · no financials extracted
2y
BRAZUKITASBARBERS LTD
SC664328 · est 2020 · no financials extracted
5y
Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions

9 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
Incorporated2014-06-09
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC95210 — Repair of consumer electronics

Registered office

1371 Barrhead Road
Glasgow
G53 7DA

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-03-31OVERDUE
Last made up to: 2024-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-23
Last: 2025-06-09

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

RAFIQUE, Kamran
director · ~53y · appointed 2014-06-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active

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

Recent filings (22 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-03-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-06-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-03-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-07-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-03-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2018-06-21