BRITVAULT LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

SC207010 · ltd · incorporated 2000-05-10

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 May 2025

Net worth

£-97.1k

book net assets

Opportunity

75/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 49320

Sector: Transportation & storage

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

49410Freight transport by road
62012Business and domestic software development
63110Data processing, hosting and related activities

Investor take

Pass (distressed without resilience)

Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 75/100 (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: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

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, 4 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

4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 1 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

75 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

75/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Negative net assets

Liabilities exceed assets by £97,112

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

-£97k

↓ 41% YoY

Current Assets

£489

↓ 53% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-05-09	2024-05-09
Total assets	£490	£1.0k
Current assets	£489	£1.0k
Net assets	£-97.1k	£-68.8k

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

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand

2025-06-27
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2023-08-01
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2022-06-14
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2021-06-09
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2020-07-24
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2019-07-24
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2018-07-26
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2017-08-05
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2016-07-29
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2016-07-27
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2016-05-31
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2016-05-31
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2015-05-21
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2008-10-27
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SKINNER, Deborah Anne resigned
secretary
2000-05-10
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Company incorporated
As BRITVAULT LIMITED
2000-05-10
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SKINNER, Craig Reuben appointed
director
2000-05-10
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SKINNER, Deborah Anne appointed
secretary
2000-05-10
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HCS SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2000-05-10
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HCS SECRETARIAL LIMITED resigned
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2000-05-10
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HANOVER DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
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2000-05-10
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HANOVER DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
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Owner dependency

85/100

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.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100

Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS

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 26 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%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Craig Reuben Skinner Individual · New Zealander · DOB 02/1970 · age 56	75–100%	—	75-100% shares	10/05/2016

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

Incorporated2000-05-10

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC49320 — SIC 49320

Registered office

79c Main Street

Bainsford

Falkirk

FK2 7NZ

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-02-09

Last made up to: 2025-05-09

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-05-24

Last: 2025-05-10

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

SKINNER, Craig Reuben→

director · ~56y · appointed 2000-05-10

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Active

SKINNER, Deborah Anne→

secretary · appointed 2000-05-10 · resigned 2008-10-27

Resigned

HCS SECRETARIAL LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2000-05-10 · resigned 2000-05-10

Resigned

HANOVER DIRECTORS LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2000-05-10 · resigned 2000-05-10

Resigned

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