FRIENDS LIFE BHA LIMITED

⚰️Wound downdissolved
02774803 · ltd · incorporated 1992-12-18
Investment thesis
Company dissolved — not a live target.
Why interesting: Historical record only; useful for precedent research.
Why risky: Not transactable.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
—
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Opportunity
50/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed unclear — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 50/100 (worth a look), bankability 50/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 76). Asset purchase likely safer than share purchase given structural signals. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Company dissolved. Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (50/100). Current lenders should be on monthly review.

Data confidence

Overall: low (52/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
51 officers (3 active, 51 linked, 45 with DOB)
88
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
20 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
256 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
50/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
10
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
49
Multiple red flags — proceed with caution.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

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 (126 events)Click to expand
  1. 2017-10-06
    ⚠️
    gazette-dissolved-liquidation
    gazette · GAZ2
  2. 2017-10-06
    🏁
    Company dissolved
  3. 2017-07-06
    ⚠️
    liquidation-voluntary-members-return-of-final-meeting
    insolvency · LIQ13
  4. 2017-05-03
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2017-01-06
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2017-01-03
    ⚠️
    liquidation-voluntary-appointment-of-liquidator
    insolvency · 600
  7. 2017-01-03
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  8. 2017-01-03
    ⚠️
    liquidation-voluntary-declaration-of-solvency
    insolvency · 4.70
  9. 2016-10-27
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2016-05-13
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  11. 2016-03-15
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  12. 2016-03-15
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  13. 2016-03-10
    ➕
    MARSHALL, Clair Louise appointed
    director
  14. 2016-03-10
    ➖
    PAYKEL, Jonathan Charles resigned
    director
  15. 2016-02-23
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  16. 2016-02-10
    ➕
    ROSE, David Rowley appointed
    director
  17. 2016-02-10
    ➖
    WILLIAMS, Ian resigned
    director
  18. 2016-02-10
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  19. 2016-02-10
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  20. 2015-12-07
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  21. 2015-11-30
    ➖
    MOSS, Jonathan Stephen resigned
    director
  22. 2015-10-05
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    change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
    address · AD02
  23. 2015-09-15
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  24. 2015-04-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  25. 2015-01-28
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  26. 2015-01-23
    ➕
    PAYKEL, Jonathan Charles appointed
    director
  27. 2014-08-20
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  28. 2014-08-06
    ➖
    SISSON, Amanda resigned
    director
  29. 2014-07-15
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  30. 2014-06-13
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  31. 2013-10-31
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name
    officers · AP01
  32. 2013-10-31
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name
    officers · AP01
  33. 2013-10-17
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name
    officers · TM01
  34. 2013-09-27
    ➖
    BLACK, James Masson resigned
    director
  35. 2013-09-27
    ➖
    DOWNIE, Michael Ronald resigned
    director
  36. 2013-09-27
    ➖
    PAYNE, Stephen John resigned
    director
  37. 2013-09-27
    ➕
    SISSON, Amanda appointed
    director
  38. 2013-09-27
    ➖
    WILLIAMS, David resigned
    director
  39. 2013-09-27
    ➕
    WILLIAMS, Ian appointed
    director
  40. 2012-09-21
    ➕
    BLACK, James Masson appointed
    director
  41. 2012-09-21
    ➖
    BOURKE, Evelyn Brigid resigned
    director
  42. 2012-09-21
    ➕
    DOWNIE, Michael Ronald appointed
    director
  43. 2012-09-10
    ➕
    MOSS, Jonathan Stephen appointed
    director
  44. 2012-03-30
    ➖
    PARSONS, Andrew Mark resigned
    director
  45. 2011-06-02
    ➖
    MATTHEWS, Trevor John resigned
    director
  46. 2011-01-31
    ➕
    FRIENDS LIFE SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  47. 2011-01-31
    ➖
    SANDERS, Julian Philip resigned
    secretary
  48. 2011-01-31
    ➖
    ASLET, Graham Kenneth resigned
    director
  49. 2011-01-31
    ➕
    BOURKE, Evelyn Brigid appointed
    director
  50. 2011-01-31
    ➖
    CHURCHILL, Lawrence resigned
    director
Showing most recent 50 of 126 events

Owner dependency

73/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 76 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

81/100
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 76 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 33 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

2 high ·
Company dissolved
high

Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only.

Evidence: Dissolved on 2017-10-06

4 insolvency-related filings on record
high

Filings relating to insolvency, liquidation, or administration exist in the company's history. Review before proceeding.

Evidence: 2017-10-06: gazette-dissolved-liquidation; 2017-07-06: liquidation-voluntary-members-return-of-final-meeting

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Company details

Statusdissolved
Typeltd
Incorporated1992-12-18
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

30 Finsbury Square
London
EC2P 2YU

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: —
Last made up to: 2015-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: —
Last: —

Officers (0 active · 48 resigned)

FRIENDS LIFE SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2011-01-31
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Active
MARSHALL, Clair Louise→
director · ~65y · appointed 2016-03-10
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Active
ROSE, David Rowley→
director · ~76y · appointed 2016-02-10
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Active
NEWTON, Paul Ramon→
secretary · appointed 1995-10-05 · resigned 2009-07-01
Resigned
SANDERS, Julian Philip→
secretary · appointed 2009-07-01 · resigned 2011-01-31
Resigned
WALFORD, Arthur David→
secretary · appointed 1993-01-12 · resigned 1995-10-05
Resigned
SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1992-12-18 · resigned 1993-01-12
Resigned
ASLET, Graham Kenneth→
director · ~78y · appointed 2007-03-05 · resigned 2011-01-31
Resigned
ASTLEY, Shaun Kingsley→
director · ~67y · appointed 1995-10-24 · resigned 1996-07-05
Resigned
BEATTY, Eric Desmond James→
director · ~89y · appointed 1993-11-25 · resigned 1997-08-22
Resigned
BLACK, James Masson→
director · ~62y · appointed 2012-09-21 · resigned 2013-09-27
Resigned
BOURKE, Evelyn Brigid→
director · ~61y · appointed 2011-01-31 · resigned 2012-09-21
Resigned
BOYLE, David Spencer→
director · ~84y · appointed 2001-03-06 · resigned 2002-01-14
Resigned
BRISCOE, Andrew Mark→
director · ~66y · appointed 1996-10-15 · resigned 1997-05-12
Resigned
BROWN, Geoffrey Allan→
director · ~79y · appointed 1993-11-25 · resigned 2009-07-01
Resigned
CHURCHILL, Lawrence→
director · ~80y · appointed 2009-09-17 · resigned 2011-01-31
Resigned
CLAISSE, Douglas Martin→
director · ~92y · appointed 2001-03-06 · resigned 2003-09-24
Resigned
DOWNIE, Michael Ronald→
director · ~50y · appointed 2012-09-21 · resigned 2013-09-27
Resigned
DUGDALE, Michael Ian→
director · ~64y · appointed 2005-12-12 · resigned 2009-07-01
Resigned
ELLERBY, Mark→
director · ~65y · appointed 1994-09-23 · resigned 1999-02-04
Resigned

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Recent filings (256 total)

gazette-dissolved-liquidation
gazette · GAZ2
2017-10-06
liquidation-voluntary-members-return-of-final-meeting
insolvency · LIQ13
2017-07-06
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2017-05-03
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2017-01-06
liquidation-voluntary-appointment-of-liquidator
insolvency · 600
2017-01-03
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2017-01-03
liquidation-voluntary-declaration-of-solvency
insolvency · 4.70
2017-01-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2016-10-27
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2016-05-13
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2016-03-15
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2016-03-15
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2016-02-23
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2016-02-10
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2016-02-10
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2015-12-07