BANDM TECHNICAL SERVICES LTD

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SC751880 · ltd · incorporated 2022-11-30
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
£-15.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other engineering activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 68). 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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
10 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £15,776
Net assets shrinking
Down £16,119 YoY
Cash YoY
+2314%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£33k
↑ 2314% YoY
Net Worth
-£16k
↓ 4699% YoY
Current Assets
£35k
↑ 929% YoY
Current Liabilities
-£16k-£6k£5k£15k£25k£35kNov 2023Nov 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-11-302023-11-30
Total assets£-15.8k£343
Current assets£35.5k£3.4k
Cash£33.1k£1.4k
Debtors£2.3k£2.1k
Net assets£-15.8k£343

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (9 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-10-30
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  3. 2024-10-29
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  4. 2024-10-25
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-04-20
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  6. 2024-02-20
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  7. 2022-11-30
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BANDM TECHNICAL SERVICES LTD
  8. 2022-11-30
    ANDERSON, William appointed
    director
  9. 2022-11-30
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

90/100
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 age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. 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

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
William Anderson
Individual · Scottish · DOB 08/1958 · age 68
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control30/11/2022

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
Incorporated2022-11-30
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC71129 — Other engineering activities

Registered office

11, Barbados Belmont Lane
Dunoon
Argyll And Bute
PA23 7JA
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-26
Last: 2025-11-12

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

ANDERSON, William
director · ~68y · appointed 2022-11-30
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Recent filings (10 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-08-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-19
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-10-30
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-10-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-10-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-20
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-04-20
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-02-20
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2022-11-30