BEDROCKS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC165414 · ltd · incorporated 1996-05-07
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 Jun 2025
Net worth
£-241.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Licenced clubs
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 75). 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 (77/100)

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
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 5 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
77 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £241,471
Net assets shrinking
Down £445,931 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
-£241k
↓ 218% YoY
Current Assets
£15k
↑ 5.1% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
-£241k-£152k-£63k£26k£115k£204kJun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Total assets£-136.4k£99.5k
Current assets£15.3k£14.5k
Net assets£-241.5k£204.5k

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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-05-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-04-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-05-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-09-14
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  7. 2021-09-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-09-07
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    dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
  9. 2021-08-24
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  10. 2020-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-03-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-03-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-01-16
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  15. 2016-12-23
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    ROCHESTER, Alison Elizabeth resigned
    director
  16. 2016-05-10
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  17. 2016-03-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  18. 2006-01-16
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    RANKIN, Bryan John resigned
    director
  19. 2004-02-11
    ➖
    MUIR, Ian Stewart resigned
    director
  20. 2004-02-11
    ➕
    RANKIN, Bryan John appointed
    director
  21. 1999-11-02
    ➕
    ARMSTRONG, Robert appointed
    director
  22. 1996-06-06
    ➖
    LOWE, Ian Douglas resigned
    director
  23. 1996-06-03
    ➕
    MUIR, Ian Stewart appointed
    director
  24. 1996-06-03
    ➕
    ROCHESTER, Alison Elizabeth appointed
    director
  25. 1996-05-07
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    Company incorporated
    As BEDROCKS LIMITED
  26. 1996-05-07
    ➕
    MELVILLE MANAGEMENT appointed
    corporate-secretary
  27. 1996-05-07
    ➕
    LOWE, Ian Douglas appointed
    director

Owner dependency

100/100
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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 26 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 75 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

100/100
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 75 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 26 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 30 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • 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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Robert Armstrong
Individual · British · DOB 01/1951 · age 75
75–100%
—75-100% shares23/12/2016

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
Incorporated1996-05-07
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC56301 — Licenced clubs

Registered office

27 Hill Street Lane North
Edinburgh
EH2 3LQ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-21
Last: 2025-05-07

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

MELVILLE MANAGEMENT→
corporate-secretary · appointed 1996-05-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ARMSTRONG, Robert→
director · ~75y · appointed 1999-11-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LOWE, Ian Douglas→
director · ~89y · appointed 1996-05-07 · resigned 1996-06-06
Resigned
MUIR, Ian Stewart→
director · ~93y · appointed 1996-06-03 · resigned 2004-02-11
Resigned
RANKIN, Bryan John→
director · ~80y · appointed 2004-02-11 · resigned 2006-01-16
Resigned
ROCHESTER, Alison Elizabeth→
director · ~61y · appointed 1996-06-03 · resigned 2016-12-23
Resigned

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Recent filings (77 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-04-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-05-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-03-31
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2021-09-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-09-13
dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2021-09-07
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2021-08-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-05-21