BANK CHECK (U.K.) LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
03162912 · ltd · incorporated 1996-02-22
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
- · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
—
Upgrade to see
Turnover
—
year to Feb 2025
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 74990Non-trading company
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 78-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 78). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, 2 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 (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
62 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.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
—
Net Worth
—
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
—
Hover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-02-28 | 2024-02-28 |
|---|
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
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-11-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-11-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-11-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-12-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-03-10📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-11-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2015-03-13📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2014-11-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2014-03-20📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 1996-02-22🏢Company incorporatedAs BANK CHECK (U.K.) LIMITED
- 1996-02-22➕SERIEYS, Peter appointedsecretary
- 1996-02-22➕SERIEYS, Pauline Alison appointeddirector
- 1996-02-22➕SERIEYS, Peter appointeddirector
Owner dependency
91/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 30 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 78 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
96/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 78 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 30 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 30 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
cleanNo 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Pauline Alison Serieys Individual · British · DOB 01/1948 · age 78 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
Mr Peter Serieys Individual · British · DOB 04/1949 · age 77 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Similar companies
Active · Professional services · WV postcode area| Company | Est. value | Turnover | Net worth | Staff | Age | Opp | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASCEND BIM LTD→ 16593491 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ASK IMMIGRATION LAWYERS LTD→ 11975522 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| AVIA-E LTD→ 15875227 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| AYESHA & MAY LTD→ 15769939 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| AZIZ DAR CONSULT LTD→ 15821718 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| BANKS MECHANICAL SERVICES LIMITED→ 05960151 · est 2006 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 19y | — | — |
| BARNETT MANAGEMENT SERVICES LTD→ 13553906 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| BARTON STORAGE SYSTEMS LIMITED→ 04998042 · est 2003 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 22y | — | — |
| BASRA ENGINEERING CONSULTANCY LTD→ 16561854 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| BAYLEY NEEDHAM LIMITED→ 04405020 · est 2002 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 24y | — | — |
| BB ACCONSULT LIMITED→ 17111879 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| BB FD SERVICES LIMITED→ 14195946 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →🔒Advanced scoring suite
Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1996-02-22
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Registered office
273 Henwood Road
Tettenhall
Wolverhampton
WV6 8PL
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-08
Last: 2026-02-22
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
Active
SERIEYS, Pauline Alison→
Activedirector · ~78y · appointed 1996-02-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
SERIEYS, Peter→
Activedirector · ~77y · appointed 1996-02-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (62 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-10-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-10-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-11-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-10-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-11-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-02-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-03-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-11-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-03-02