BODYTECH (MACCLESFIELD) LIMITED

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02060903 · ltd · incorporated 1986-10-02
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 Feb 2025
Net worth
£95.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45200
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 61-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 61). 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 (77/100)

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
7 officers (1 active, 7 linked, 5 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
108 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
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
Positive net assets
Net assets £95,129
Cash YoY
-16%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£106k
↓ 16% YoY
Net Worth
£95k
↑ 4.7% YoY
Current Assets
£117k
↓ 15% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£27k£55k£82k£110k£137kFeb 2024Feb 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-02-282024-02-28
Total assets£95.1k£90.8k
Current assets£117.4k£137.5k
Cash£106.0k£125.8k
Debtors£3.2k£2.6k
Net assets£95.1k£90.8k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal 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 (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-24
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  2. 2025-11-24
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  3. 2025-06-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-10-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-01-26
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  6. 2024-01-17
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  7. 2023-11-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-08-14
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  9. 2023-08-11
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  10. 2023-07-22
    ➖
    FRITH, Richard Mark resigned
    secretary
  11. 2023-07-22
    ➖
    FRITH, Richard Mark resigned
    director
  12. 2022-11-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-11-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2020-11-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-11-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-02-27
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  17. 2019-02-26
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  18. 2018-11-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  19. 1996-03-04
    ➕
    ELLIOTT, John Adrian appointed
    director
  20. 1996-03-04
    ➕
    FRITH, Richard Mark appointed
    secretary
  21. 1996-03-04
    ➖
    HOLLAND, Peter resigned
    secretary
  22. 1996-03-04
    ➕
    FRITH, Richard Mark appointed
    director
  23. 1996-03-04
    ➖
    HOLLAND, Jennifer resigned
    director
  24. 1996-03-04
    ➖
    HOLLAND, Peter resigned
    director
  25. 1993-10-26
    ➕
    HOLLAND, Jennifer appointed
    director
  26. 1993-10-26
    ➖
    POOL, Robert William resigned
    director
  27. 1986-10-02
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BODYTECH (MACCLESFIELD) LIMITED

Owner dependency

93/100
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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 30 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 30 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 40 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Jayne Frith
Individual · British · DOB 10/1967 · age 59
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting22/07/2023
Mr John Adrian Elliott
Individual · British · DOB 11/1965 · age 61
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Richard Mark Frithceased 22/07/2023· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control

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
Incorporated1986-10-02
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45200 — SIC 45200

Registered office

109 Chestergate
Macclesfield
SK11 6DP

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-18
Last: 2026-01-04

Officers (1 active · 6 resigned)

ELLIOTT, John Adrian→
director · ~61y · appointed 1996-03-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FRITH, Richard Mark→
secretary · appointed 1996-03-04 · resigned 2023-07-22
Resigned
HOLLAND, Peter→
secretary · resigned 1996-03-04
Resigned
FRITH, Richard Mark→
director · ~64y · appointed 1996-03-04 · resigned 2023-07-22
Resigned
HOLLAND, Jennifer→
director · ~72y · appointed 1993-10-26 · resigned 1996-03-04
Resigned
HOLLAND, Peter→
director · ~73y · resigned 1996-03-04
Resigned
POOL, Robert William→
director · ~66y · resigned 1993-10-26
Resigned

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Recent filings (108 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-09
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-11-24
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-11-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-17
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-01-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-26
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-01-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-20
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2023-08-14
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-08-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-03