THE HEYBRIDGE (B) MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED

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05112043 · ltd · incorporated 2004-04-26
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 Jun 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 81100
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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: medium (73/100)

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
15 officers (2 active, 15 linked, 9 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
80 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
70
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 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£0Jun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30

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
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (45 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-02-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-02-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-01-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-10-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-04-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-04-20
    📄
    change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH04
  8. 2020-03-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-08-10
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  10. 2019-08-02
    ➕
    GATEWAY CORPORATE SOLUTIONS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  11. 2019-08-02
    ➕
    DEAN, Antony John appointed
    director
  12. 2019-08-02
    ➖
    ISEC SECRETARIAL AND CORPORATE SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  13. 2019-08-02
    ➖
    MASSEY, Tracy resigned
    director
  14. 2019-08-02
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2019-08-02
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  16. 2019-08-02
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  17. 2019-08-02
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  18. 2019-08-02
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  19. 2019-07-16
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  20. 2019-05-31
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  21. 2019-04-01
    ➖
    COOPER, Grant resigned
    director
  22. 2019-04-01
    ➕
    MASSEY, Tracy appointed
    director
  23. 2017-03-06
    ➕
    COOPER, Grant appointed
    director
  24. 2017-03-06
    ➖
    O'CONNOR, Russell Nicholas resigned
    director
  25. 2015-06-02
    ➕
    ISEC SECRETARIAL AND CORPORATE SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  26. 2015-06-02
    ➖
    ISEC SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  27. 2013-11-01
    ➖
    COOPER, Grant resigned
    director
  28. 2013-11-01
    ➕
    O'CONNOR, Russell Nicholas appointed
    director
  29. 2013-07-19
    ➖
    GADSDEN, Jeffrey Terence resigned
    secretary
  30. 2013-07-19
    ➕
    ISEC SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  31. 2013-07-19
    ➕
    COOPER, Grant appointed
    director
  32. 2013-07-19
    ➖
    GADSDEN, Jeffrey Terence resigned
    director
  33. 2010-03-01
    ➖
    FRANKLIN, Sheila Margaret resigned
    secretary
  34. 2010-03-01
    ➕
    GADSDEN, Jeffrey Terence appointed
    secretary
  35. 2010-03-01
    ➕
    GADSDEN, Jeffrey Terence appointed
    director
  36. 2010-03-01
    ➖
    TRIGG, Mary Rose resigned
    director
  37. 2006-07-07
    ➖
    BALL, Geoffrey William resigned
    director
  38. 2006-07-07
    ➕
    TRIGG, Mary Rose appointed
    director
  39. 2004-05-07
    ➖
    ADAMS, Timothy resigned
    secretary
  40. 2004-05-07
    ➕
    FRANKLIN, Sheila Margaret appointed
    secretary
  41. 2004-05-07
    ➕
    BALL, Geoffrey William appointed
    director
  42. 2004-05-07
    ➖
    JACKSON, David Jonathan resigned
    director
  43. 2004-04-26
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As THE HEYBRIDGE (B) MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED
  44. 2004-04-26
    ➕
    ADAMS, Timothy appointed
    secretary
  45. 2004-04-26
    ➕
    JACKSON, David Jonathan 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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 22 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

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
Incorporated2004-04-26
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC81100 — SIC 81100

Registered office

Gateway House 10 Coopers Way
Temple Farm Industrial Estate
Southend-On-Sea
SS2 5TE
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-21
Last: 2026-04-07

Officers (2 active · 13 resigned)

GATEWAY CORPORATE SOLUTIONS LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2019-08-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DEAN, Antony John→
director · ~61y · appointed 2019-08-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ADAMS, Timothy→
secretary · appointed 2004-04-26 · resigned 2004-05-07
Resigned
FRANKLIN, Sheila Margaret→
secretary · appointed 2004-05-07 · resigned 2010-03-01
Resigned
GADSDEN, Jeffrey Terence→
secretary · appointed 2010-03-01 · resigned 2013-07-19
Resigned
ISEC SECRETARIAL AND CORPORATE SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2015-06-02 · resigned 2019-08-02
Resigned
ISEC SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2013-07-19 · resigned 2015-06-02
Resigned
BALL, Geoffrey William→
director · ~83y · appointed 2004-05-07 · resigned 2006-07-07
Resigned
COOPER, Grant→
director · ~65y · appointed 2017-03-06 · resigned 2019-04-01
Resigned
COOPER, Grant→
director · ~65y · appointed 2013-07-19 · resigned 2013-11-01
Resigned
GADSDEN, Jeffrey Terence→
director · ~78y · appointed 2010-03-01 · resigned 2013-07-19
Resigned
JACKSON, David Jonathan→
director · ~74y · appointed 2004-04-26 · resigned 2004-05-07
Resigned
MASSEY, Tracy→
director · ~54y · appointed 2019-04-01 · resigned 2019-08-02
Resigned
O'CONNOR, Russell Nicholas→
director · ~46y · appointed 2013-11-01 · resigned 2017-03-06
Resigned
TRIGG, Mary Rose→
director · ~74y · appointed 2006-07-07 · resigned 2010-03-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (80 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-03-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-02-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-02-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-01-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-10-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-04-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-04-20
change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH04
2020-04-20