BBN AGENCY X LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC756464 · ltd · incorporated 2023-01-25
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
£-99.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Public relations and communications 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 72). 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 (76/100)

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
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
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
11 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 · accounting standard not declared
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £99,646
Cash YoY
-11%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£14k
↓ 11% YoY
Net Worth
-£100k
↓ 26% YoY
Current Assets
£111k
↑ 55% YoY
Current Liabilities
-£100k-£57k-£15k£27k£69k£111kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£-99.6k£-79.3k
Current assets£111.2k£71.6k
Cash£14.2k£16.1k
Debtors£97.0k£55.5k
Net assets£-99.6k£-79.3k

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (12 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-05
    RANDALL LIMITED, Clive, Dr resigned
    secretary
  3. 2025-03-05
    📄
    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  4. 2024-09-03
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-04-15
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  6. 2024-01-22
    📄
    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  7. 2024-01-11
    📄
    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  8. 2024-01-11
    📄
    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  9. 2024-01-10
    RANDALL LIMITED, Clive, Dr appointed
    secretary
  10. 2023-01-25
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BBN AGENCY X LIMITED
  11. 2023-01-25
    COLLIER, Clifton George appointed
    director
  12. 2023-01-25
    📄
    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 72 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
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 72 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • 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
Mr Clifton George Collier
Individual · British · DOB 03/1954 · age 72
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control25/01/2023

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
Incorporated2023-01-25
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC70210 — Public relations and communications activities

Registered office

5 Carden Place
Aberdeen
AB10 1UT
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-07
Last: 2026-01-24

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

COLLIER, Clifton George
director · ~72y · appointed 2023-01-25
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Active
RANDALL LIMITED, Clive, Dr
secretary · appointed 2024-01-10 · resigned 2025-03-05
Resigned

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Recent filings (11 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-01
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-03-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-03
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-04-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-05
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2024-01-22
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2024-01-11
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2024-01-11
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-01-25