BENRICHES NOMINEES LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
01247574 · ltd · incorporated 1976-03-08
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 Apr 2025
Net worth
£100
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 79-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 79). 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
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
91 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
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £100

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£100
~ YoY
Current Assets
£100
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£20£40£60£80£100Apr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Total assets£100£100
Current assets£100£100
Net assets£100£100

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-11-05
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  3. 2025-11-05
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  4. 2025-09-10
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2025-09-10
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  6. 2025-09-01
    HIGGINS, Rhona resigned
    secretary
  7. 2025-09-01
    HIGGINS, Rhona resigned
    director
  8. 2024-11-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-11-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-11-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-11-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-11-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-11-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-01-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-01-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  17. 2015-11-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  18. 1976-03-08
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    Company incorporated
    As BENRICHES NOMINEES LIMITED

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 79 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100
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 79 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 50 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

1 med ·
2 director resignations in last 12 months
medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: HIGGINS, Rhona resigned 2025-09-01; HIGGINS, Rhona resigned 2025-09-01

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Michael John Higgins
Individual · British · DOB 11/1947 · age 79
75100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs Rhona Higginsceased 01/11/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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
Incorporated1976-03-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

45-51 High Street
Reigate
Surrey
RH2 9AE

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-19
Last: 2025-11-05

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

HIGGINS, Michael John
director · ~79y
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Active
HIGGINS, Rhona
secretary · resigned 2025-09-01
Resigned
HIGGINS, Rhona
director · ~76y · resigned 2025-09-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (91 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-05
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-11-05
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-11-05
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-09-10
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-09-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-11-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-11-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-11-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-11-09