BEST ONE BROUGHTY FERRY LTD
Opportunity 67/100 (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 (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (69/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsFinancials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-02-28 |
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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
- • 2 confirmation-statement
- • 2 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Corporate timeline (7 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-05-27📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-05-27📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-01-08✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2024-02-09🏢Company incorporatedAs BEST ONE BROUGHTY FERRY LTD
- 2024-02-09➕ABDUL HAMEED, Muhammad Zeeshan appointeddirector
- 2024-02-09📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Young company: Only 2.2 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
Succession & seller-readiness
Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
Red flags
1 med ·Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.
Evidence: 2025-01-08: certificate-change-of-name-company
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Muhammad Zeeshan Abdul Hameed Individual · British · DOB 12/1982 · age 44 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 27/05/2025 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mrs Saman Zeeshanceased 27/05/2025· 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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