BEHRE DOLBEAR UK LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
03387156 · ltd · incorporated 1997-06-16
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.
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 08990
Sector: Mining & quarrying
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 62-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 62). 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).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 25.4y

45/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 25.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
20 officers (2 active, 20 linked, 12 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
123 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2024Dec 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-12-312024-12-31
Average employees100100

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (57 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-09-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-04-07
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  4. 2024-09-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-07-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-10-06
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    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  7. 2022-10-06
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    change-of-name-notice
    change-of-name · CONNOT
  8. 2022-02-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-12-13
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  10. 2021-08-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-04-04
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    ACHESON, Denis resigned
    director
  12. 2020-10-22
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  13. 2020-10-22
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  14. 2020-10-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2020-03-20
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    CONNOCHIE, Robert Gordon resigned
    director
  16. 2020-03-20
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  17. 2019-04-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2018-05-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2011-04-01
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    CONNOCHIE, Robert Gordon appointed
    director
  20. 2009-10-02
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    TEMPLE, Alan Keith resigned
    director
  21. 2009-01-09
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #1
  22. 2007-08-01
    ➖
    ACHESON, Denis resigned
    secretary
  23. 2007-02-20
    ➖
    GUARNERA, Bernard John resigned
    director
  24. 2007-02-20
    ➕
    TEMPLE, Alan Keith appointed
    director
  25. 2006-11-20
    ➕
    HANSEN, Robert appointed
    secretary
  26. 2006-11-20
    ➕
    HANSEN, Robert appointed
    director
  27. 2004-01-19
    ➕
    ACHESON, Denis appointed
    secretary
  28. 2004-01-19
    ➖
    NESBITT, Mark Thomas resigned
    secretary
  29. 2004-01-19
    ➕
    ACHESON, Denis appointed
    director
  30. 2002-01-31
    ➕
    NESBITT, Mark Thomas appointed
    secretary
  31. 2002-01-31
    ➖
    BAUER, Terry Duane resigned
    director
  32. 2001-09-28
    ➖
    MARSHALL, Jacqui resigned
    secretary
  33. 2001-07-25
    ➖
    ACHESON, Denis resigned
    director
  34. 2001-07-25
    ➕
    BAUER, Terry Duane appointed
    director
  35. 2001-07-25
    ➖
    CHAPMAN, Colin Norton resigned
    director
  36. 2001-07-25
    ➖
    DIMOCK JNR, Robert Roden resigned
    director
  37. 2001-07-25
    ➖
    HALL, Christopher Raymond John resigned
    director
  38. 2001-07-25
    ➖
    TEMPLE, Alan Keith resigned
    director
  39. 2001-03-09
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Guy Sydney Osborn Rippon
  40. 2000-07-10
    ➖
    ACHESON, Denis resigned
    secretary
  41. 2000-07-10
    ➕
    MARSHALL, Jacqui appointed
    secretary
  42. 2000-06-01
    ➕
    HALL, Christopher Raymond John appointed
    director
  43. 1998-10-15
    ➕
    CHAPMAN, Colin Norton appointed
    director
  44. 1998-06-26
    ➕
    DIMOCK JNR, Robert Roden appointed
    director
  45. 1998-06-26
    ➕
    TEMPLE, Alan Keith appointed
    director
  46. 1998-06-26
    ➖
    VAN RIPER, Gary resigned
    director
  47. 1997-09-05
    ➕
    VAN RIPER, Gary appointed
    director
  48. 1997-07-14
    ➕
    ACHESON, Denis appointed
    secretary
  49. 1997-07-14
    ➖
    PEMBERTON NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  50. 1997-06-20
    ➕
    PEMBERTON NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
Showing most recent 50 of 57 events

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 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

78/100
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 62. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 29 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.)

Group structure

Behre Dolbear & Company Inc is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Behre Dolbear & Company Inc
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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BEHRE DOLBEAR UK LIMITED
This company · 03387156

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Behre Dolbear & Company Inc
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting30/04/2016

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.

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🔒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.

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🔒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.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1997-06-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC08990 — SIC 08990

Registered office

Henwood House
Henwood
Ashford
Kent
TN24 8DH

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-17
Last: 2026-04-03

Officers (2 active · 18 resigned)

HANSEN, Robert→
secretary · appointed 2006-11-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HANSEN, Robert→
director · ~62y · appointed 2006-11-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ACHESON, Denis→
secretary · appointed 2004-01-19 · resigned 2007-08-01
Resigned
ACHESON, Denis→
secretary · appointed 1997-07-14 · resigned 2000-07-10
Resigned
MARSHALL, Jacqui→
secretary · appointed 2000-07-10 · resigned 2001-09-28
Resigned
NESBITT, Mark Thomas→
secretary · appointed 2002-01-31 · resigned 2004-01-19
Resigned
PEMBERTON NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 1997-06-20 · resigned 1997-07-14
Resigned
WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1997-06-16 · resigned 1997-06-20
Resigned
ACHESON, Denis→
director · ~95y · appointed 2004-01-19 · resigned 2021-04-04
Resigned
ACHESON, Denis→
director · ~95y · appointed 1997-06-20 · resigned 2001-07-25
Resigned
BAUER, Terry Duane→
director · ~78y · appointed 2001-07-25 · resigned 2002-01-31
Resigned
CHAPMAN, Colin Norton→
director · ~92y · appointed 1998-10-15 · resigned 2001-07-25
Resigned
CONNOCHIE, Robert Gordon→
director · ~85y · appointed 2011-04-01 · resigned 2020-03-20
Resigned
DIMOCK JNR, Robert Roden→
director · ~85y · appointed 1998-06-26 · resigned 2001-07-25
Resigned
GUARNERA, Bernard John→
director · ~83y · appointed 1997-06-20 · resigned 2007-02-20
Resigned
HALL, Christopher Raymond John→
director · ~77y · appointed 2000-06-01 · resigned 2001-07-25
Resigned
TEMPLE, Alan Keith→
director · ~95y · appointed 2007-02-20 · resigned 2009-10-02
Resigned
TEMPLE, Alan Keith→
director · ~95y · appointed 1998-06-26 · resigned 2001-07-25
Resigned
VAN RIPER, Gary→
director · ~81y · appointed 1997-09-05 · resigned 1998-06-26
Resigned
WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1997-06-16 · resigned 1997-06-20
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Guy Sydney Osborn Rippon
Rent deposit deed1 property09/03/200109/01/2009

Recent filings (123 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-06-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-07
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2025-04-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-14
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2022-10-06
change-of-name-notice
change-of-name · CONNOT
2022-10-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-02-23
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-12-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-08-25