BENSUSAN BUTT LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
03701036 · ltd · incorporated 1999-01-26
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
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year to Jan 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 63-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 63). 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: 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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
72 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-01-31 | 2024-01-31 |
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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
3
filings
- • 2 officers
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-07➖MEARS, Martin resignedsecretary
- 2026-01-07➖MEARS, Martin resigneddirector
- 2026-01-07📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-01-07📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2025-10-23📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-10-22📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2025-10-22📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-10-22📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-10-22📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-10-22📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-03-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-02-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-02-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-02-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-02-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 1999-01-26🏢Company incorporatedAs BENSUSAN BUTT LIMITED
- 1999-01-26➕TYLER, Michael appointeddirector
- 1999-01-26➕MEARS, Martin appointedsecretary
- 1999-01-26➕SECRETARIAL APPOINTMENTS LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1999-01-26➖SECRETARIAL APPOINTMENTS LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1999-01-26➕MEARS, Martin appointeddirector
- 1999-01-26➕CORPORATE APPOINTMENTS LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 1999-01-26➖CORPORATE APPOINTMENTS LIMITED 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 27 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
95/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 27 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 27 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
1 med ·2 director resignations in last 12 months
mediumMultiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.
Evidence: MEARS, Martin resigned 2026-01-07; MEARS, Martin resigned 2026-01-07
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Michael Tyler Individual · British · DOB 08/1963 · age 63 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 26/01/2017 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1999-01-26
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999
Registered office
Middleborough House
16 Middleborough Colchester
Essex
CO1 1QT
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-26
Last: 2026-01-12
Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)
TYLER, Michael→
Activedirector · ~63y · appointed 1999-01-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MEARS, Martin→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1999-01-26 · resigned 2026-01-07
SECRETARIAL APPOINTMENTS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1999-01-26 · resigned 1999-01-26
MEARS, Martin→
Resigneddirector · ~73y · appointed 1999-01-26 · resigned 2026-01-07
CORPORATE APPOINTMENTS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 1999-01-26 · resigned 1999-01-26
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Recent filings (72 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-12
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-01-07
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2026-01-07
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-10-23
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2025-10-22
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-10-22
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-10-22
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-10-22
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-10-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-03-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-09-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-02-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-09