HIGH BIELDS MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
04270627 · ltd · incorporated 2001-08-15
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£27.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 37000
Sector: Water supply & waste
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 82-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 82). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (70/100)

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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
10 officers (3 active, 10 linked, 6 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
76 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £27,838

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£28k
↑ 1.2% YoY
Current Assets
£19k
↑ 4.8% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£6k£11k£17k£22k£28kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£27.8k£27.5k
Current assets£18.7k£17.8k
Net assets£27.8k£27.5k

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
3
filings
  • • 2 officers
  • • 1 address
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 2 officers
  • • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (33 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-21
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2026-04-21
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  3. 2026-04-21
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  4. 2026-04-20
    ➕
    MOONEY, Erland appointed
    secretary
  5. 2026-04-20
    ➖
    VOLCKMAN, Peter Anthony resigned
    secretary
  6. 2025-06-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-06-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  8. 2023-08-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-07-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  10. 2021-07-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-07-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-07-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  13. 2018-06-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-07-04
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  15. 2017-07-04
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  16. 2017-07-01
    ➕
    MOONEY, Erland appointed
    director
  17. 2017-07-01
    ➖
    CONWAY, Ian resigned
    director
  18. 2017-06-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  19. 2016-06-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  20. 2009-08-01
    ➕
    VOLCKMAN, Peter Anthony appointed
    director
  21. 2009-08-01
    ➕
    VOLCKMAN, Peter Anthony appointed
    secretary
  22. 2009-07-31
    ➖
    ATKINSON, Susan Jane resigned
    secretary
  23. 2009-07-31
    ➖
    ATKINSON, Susan Jane resigned
    director
  24. 2004-07-12
    ➕
    ATKINSON, Susan Jane appointed
    secretary
  25. 2004-07-12
    ➖
    POTTER, Royston Gregory resigned
    secretary
  26. 2004-07-12
    ➖
    POTTER, Royston Francis resigned
    director
  27. 2004-04-01
    ➕
    ATKINSON, Susan Jane appointed
    director
  28. 2004-04-01
    ➕
    CONWAY, Ian appointed
    director
  29. 2004-03-31
    ➖
    POTTER, Royston Gregory resigned
    director
  30. 2001-08-15
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As HIGH BIELDS MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED
  31. 2001-08-15
    ➕
    POTTER, Royston Gregory appointed
    secretary
  32. 2001-08-15
    ➕
    POTTER, Royston Gregory appointed
    director
  33. 2001-08-15
    ➕
    POTTER, Royston Francis appointed
    director

Owner dependency

83/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 82 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

79/100
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 82 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 years.
  • 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.)
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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2001-08-15
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC37000 — SIC 37000

Registered office

6 High Bields
Yapham
York
YO42 1PL
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-15
Last: 2025-08-01

Officers (3 active · 7 resigned)

MOONEY, Erland→
secretary · appointed 2026-04-20
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Active
MOONEY, Erland→
director · ~67y · appointed 2017-07-01
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Active
VOLCKMAN, Peter Anthony→
director · ~82y · appointed 2009-08-01
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Active
ATKINSON, Susan Jane→
secretary · appointed 2004-07-12 · resigned 2009-07-31
Resigned
POTTER, Royston Gregory→
secretary · appointed 2001-08-15 · resigned 2004-07-12
Resigned
VOLCKMAN, Peter Anthony→
secretary · appointed 2009-08-01 · resigned 2026-04-20
Resigned
ATKINSON, Susan Jane→
director · ~63y · appointed 2004-04-01 · resigned 2009-07-31
Resigned
CONWAY, Ian→
director · ~81y · appointed 2004-04-01 · resigned 2017-07-01
Resigned
POTTER, Royston Gregory→
director · ~64y · appointed 2001-08-15 · resigned 2004-03-31
Resigned
POTTER, Royston Francis→
director · ~87y · appointed 2001-08-15 · resigned 2004-07-12
Resigned

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Recent filings (76 total)

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-04-21
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2026-04-21
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2026-04-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-08-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-07-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-07-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-07-19