HY-SAVE (UK) LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
03494663 · ltd · incorporated 1998-01-19
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and stalled — no momentum either way. Needs an approach trigger.
What changed my view
Last 30 days
No material changes in the last 30 days.
Last 90 days
No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.
Last 180 days
No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 35300
Sector: Electricity, gas & energy
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 59). 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
2 live charges · oldest 8.3y
45/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 8.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (56/100)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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 1 with DOB)
75
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
82 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.
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
- 2025-10-10📄accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AAMD
- 2025-10-09📄accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AAMD
- 2025-10-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-09📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-02-09📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2024-01-10📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2023-12-13➖FIGUEIRA, Susana resignedsecretary
- 2023-10-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-02-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-10-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-10-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-10-29📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2019-10-29📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2019-07-15📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2019-07-15📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2019-07-15📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2018-05-04🔒Charge registered #2Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2018-04-03🔒Charge registered #1Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 1998-01-19🏢Company incorporatedAs HY-SAVE (UK) LIMITED
- 1998-01-19➕BECKER, Calvin appointeddirector
- 1998-01-19➕FIGUEIRA, Susana appointedsecretary
- 1998-01-19➕COURT SECRETARIES LTD appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1998-01-19➖COURT SECRETARIES LTD resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1998-01-19➕COURT BUSINESS SERVICES LTD appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 1998-01-19➖COURT BUSINESS SERVICES LTD resignedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
93/100
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
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 29 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
85/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. 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 29 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Calvin Becker Individual · British · DOB 04/1967 · age 59 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Susana Figueiraceased 13/12/2023· 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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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1998-01-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC35300 — SIC 35300
Registered office
Hy-Save House Second Avenue, Westfield Trading Estate
Midsomer Norton,
Radstock
BA3 4BH
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-02
Last: 2026-01-19
Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)
BECKER, Calvin→
Activedirector · ~59y · appointed 1998-01-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
FIGUEIRA, Susana→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1998-01-19 · resigned 2023-12-13
COURT SECRETARIES LTD→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1998-01-19 · resigned 1998-01-19
COURT BUSINESS SERVICES LTD→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 1998-01-19 · resigned 1998-01-19
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 04/05/2018 | — | |
| outstanding | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 03/04/2018 | — |
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Recent filings (82 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-03
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AAMD
2025-10-10
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AAMD
2025-10-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-09
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-02-09
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-02-09
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-01-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-02-28