BRIDGE EMPLOYMENT SOLICITORS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC498885 · ltd · incorporated 2015-02-25
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£306.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
65/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Solicitors
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Special-situation opportunity
Distressed professional-services with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

Opportunity 65/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. 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: 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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
32 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
65/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £306,310

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£306k
↑ 1.6% YoY
Current Assets
£306k
↑ 36% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£61k£123k£184k£245k£306kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£306.3k£301.4k
Current assets£306.3k£224.5k
Net assets£306.3k£301.4k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-11-04
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  3. 2024-11-04
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  4. 2024-11-04
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  5. 2024-11-04
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2024-10-25
    WOOLFSON, Giles Ian appointed
    director
  7. 2024-10-25
    GRIBBON, Margaret resigned
    director
  8. 2024-05-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-08-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-11-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-07-05
    📄
    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  13. 2021-07-05
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  14. 2021-07-02
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  15. 2021-07-02
    ✏️
    change-of-name-request-comments
    change-of-name · NM06
  16. 2021-06-23
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  17. 2021-04-12
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  18. 2020-11-17
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  19. 2019-11-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  20. 2018-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  21. 2015-02-25
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BRIDGE EMPLOYMENT SOLICITORS LIMITED
  22. 2015-02-25
    GRIBBON, Margaret appointed
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material 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

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: 2026-02-06

Group structure

Mcgrade & Co. Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
Mcgrade & Co. Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
BRIDGE EMPLOYMENT SOLICITORS LIMITED
This company · SC498885

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mcgrade & Co. Limited
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control25/10/2024
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Ms Margaret Gribbonceased 25/10/2024· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2015-02-25
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC69102 — Solicitors

Registered office

Radleigh House 1 Golf Road
Clarkston
Glasgow
G76 7HU
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-02-06OVERDUE
Last: 2025-01-23

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

WOOLFSON, Giles Ian
director · ~52y · appointed 2024-10-25
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Active
GRIBBON, Margaret
director · ~59y · appointed 2015-02-25 · resigned 2024-10-25
Resigned

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Recent filings (32 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-06
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2024-11-04
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-11-04
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-11-04
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-11-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-08-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-11-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-23
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2021-07-05
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2021-07-05