BOWFIELD SOLUTIONS LTD.

💤Zombieactive
SC301691 · ltd · incorporated 2006-05-03
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and stalled — no momentum either way. Needs an approach trigger.
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Apr 2025
Net worth
£109.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Accounting and auditing activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 83-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 83). 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 (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
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
56 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
Positive net assets
Net assets £109,700

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£110k
↑ 1.3% YoY
Current Assets
£116k
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£23k£47k£70k£93k£117kApr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Total assets£109.7k£108.3k
Current assets£116.0k£116.5k
Net assets£109.7k£108.3k

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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-11-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-08-15
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2024-08-14
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  5. 2024-08-14
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  6. 2023-10-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-05-26
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2023-05-26
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  9. 2023-05-11
    ➖
    MELVILLE, Elizabeth resigned
    secretary
  10. 2023-05-11
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    MELVILLE, Elizabeth resigned
    director
  11. 2022-12-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2022-01-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-03-09
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  14. 2021-03-09
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  15. 2021-03-09
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  16. 2021-01-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2020-10-13
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  18. 2020-01-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  19. 2019-01-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  20. 2006-05-03
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    Company incorporated
    As BOWFIELD SOLUTIONS LTD.
  21. 2006-05-03
    ➕
    MELVILLE, Andrew William appointed
    director
  22. 2006-05-03
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    MELVILLE, Elizabeth appointed
    secretary
  23. 2006-05-03
    ➕
    BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  24. 2006-05-03
    ➖
    BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  25. 2006-05-03
    ➕
    MELVILLE, Elizabeth appointed
    director
  26. 2006-05-03
    ➕
    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  27. 2006-05-03
    ➖
    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-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 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 83 — 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 83 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 20 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 20 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 Andrew William Melville
Individual · Scottish · DOB 01/1943 · age 83
75–100%
—board control75-100% shares · board control12/08/2024
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Andrew William Melvilleceased 05/08/2024· 75-100% shares

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
Incorporated2006-05-03
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC69201 — Accounting and auditing activities

Registered office

Gatehouse
Glenfoot Estate
Ardrossan
KA22 8PQ
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-17
Last: 2025-05-03

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

MELVILLE, Andrew William→
director · ~83y · appointed 2006-05-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MELVILLE, Elizabeth→
secretary · appointed 2006-05-03 · resigned 2023-05-11
Resigned
BRIAN REID LTD.→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2006-05-03 · resigned 2006-05-03
Resigned
MELVILLE, Elizabeth→
director · ~82y · appointed 2006-05-03 · resigned 2023-05-11
Resigned
STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD.→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2006-05-03 · resigned 2006-05-03
Resigned

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Recent filings (56 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-11
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-08-15
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-08-14
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-08-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-28
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-05-26
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2023-05-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-01-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-04