BRUCE BIRNIE SOLUTIONS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

SC582681 · ltd · incorporated 2017-11-29

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 Nov 2024

Net worth

£45.9k

book net assets

Opportunity

71/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Sector: Administrative & support services

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 71/100 (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: 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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

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

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

18 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

71/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

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

Positive net assets

Net assets £45,926

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£46k

↑ 132% YoY

Current Assets

£190k

↑ 81% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2024-11-30	2023-11-30
Total assets	£55.9k	£35.8k
Current assets	£189.5k	£104.8k
Net assets	£45.9k	£19.8k

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

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 officers
• 1 persons-with-significant-control

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (12 events)Click to expand

2026-01-07
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-01-07
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-08-31
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accounts · AA
2024-08-26
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accounts · AA
2023-08-31
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accounts · AA
2022-08-31
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accounts · AA
2021-08-30
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accounts · AA
2020-11-02
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accounts · AA
2019-08-06
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accounts · AA
2017-11-29
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Company incorporated
As BRUCE BIRNIE SOLUTIONS LIMITED
2017-11-29
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BIRNIE, Bruce Ronald appointed
director
2017-11-29
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incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

95/100

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.
+Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "BIRNIE" — strong identity link between founder and business.
+No director turnover: Company is 8 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

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

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 Bruce Ronald Birnie Individual · British · DOB 04/1975 · age 51	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	29/11/2017

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

Incorporated2017-11-29

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

New Farm House Knowes Of Boysack

By Friockheim

Arbroath

Angus

DD11 3SA

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-08-31

Last made up to: 2024-11-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-12-12

Last: 2025-11-28

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

BIRNIE, Bruce Ronald→

director · ~51y · appointed 2017-11-29

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Active

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Recent filings (18 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-01-15

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2026-01-07

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC04

2026-01-07