BROMLEY & BOLTON LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
SC724177 · ltd · incorporated 2022-02-23
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
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year to Sept 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. 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 (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
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
18 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-09-30 | 2023-09-30 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
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filings
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
- 2025-06-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-31➕CANNON, Martin appointeddirector
- 2024-01-31➖DONALDSON, Philip Kenneth resigneddirector
- 2024-01-31📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-01-31📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-05-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-07📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-06-30📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2022-05-23📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2022-05-23📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-05-23📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-05-23📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-05-19➖CANNON, Nicola resigneddirector
- 2022-05-19➕DONALDSON, Philip Kenneth appointeddirector
- 2022-02-23🏢Company incorporatedAs BROMLEY & BOLTON LIMITED
- 2022-02-23➕CANNON, Nicola appointeddirector
- 2022-02-23📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2022-02-23📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
83/100
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.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
65/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Philip Kenneth Donaldson Individual · British · DOB 12/1982 · age 44 | 50–75% | 50–75% | board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control | 19/05/2022 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mrs Nicola Cannonceased 19/05/2022· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2022-02-23
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Registered office
14 City Quay
Dundee
DD1 3JA
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-06
Last: 2025-06-22
Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)
CANNON, Martin→
Activedirector · ~63y · appointed 2024-01-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
CANNON, Nicola→
Resigneddirector · ~62y · appointed 2022-02-23 · resigned 2022-05-19
DONALDSON, Philip Kenneth→
Resigneddirector · ~44y · appointed 2022-05-19 · resigned 2024-01-31
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Recent filings (18 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-06-06
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-01-31
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-05-19
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-10-07
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2022-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-24
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-05-23
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-05-23
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-05-23