BUSINESS OXYGEN LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
SC338189 · ltd · incorporated 2008-02-20
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 Feb 2026
Net worth
£53.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with exceptional profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 59). 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: high (81/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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, 1 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
46 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 · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £53,727
Cash YoY
+38%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£82k
↑ 38% YoY
Net Worth
£54k
↑ 44% YoY
Current Assets
£100k
↑ 41% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2026-02-28 | 2025-02-28 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £53.8k | £38.2k |
| Current assets | £99.9k | £71.1k |
| Cash | £82.2k | £59.5k |
| Debtors | £17.8k | £11.1k |
| Net assets | £53.7k | £37.4k |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-12-02📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-04-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-08-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-08-30📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2020-12-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-09-07📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2019-08-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-10-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-11-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2016-11-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-03-24📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2008-04-25➖PENMAN, David resignedsecretary
- 2008-02-20🏢Company incorporatedAs BUSINESS OXYGEN LIMITED
- 2008-02-20➕BERRY, Gordon William appointeddirector
- 2008-02-20➕PENMAN, David appointedsecretary
Owner dependency
93/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
78/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 18 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
cleanNo 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 Gordon William Berry Individual · British · DOB 11/1967 · age 59 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
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🔒Tailored diligence questions
7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2008-02-20
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Registered office
Unit 4, Dunnikier Business Park Midfield Drive
Mitchelston Industrial Estate
Kirkcaldy
KY1 3LW
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-11-30
Last made up to: 2026-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-06
Last: 2026-02-20
Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)
BERRY, Gordon William→
Activedirector · ~59y · appointed 2008-02-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
PENMAN, David→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2008-02-20 · resigned 2008-04-25
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (46 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-02
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-12-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-08-30
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-08-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-12-29