BENFLEET SKIP HIRE LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
06308341 · ltd · incorporated 2007-07-10
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 Jul 2025
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (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 (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (68/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 1 with DOB)
75
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
52 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
—
Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-07-31

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 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-11-25
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  4. 2024-11-25
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2024-11-25
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2024-03-26
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-02-13
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-03-15
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-03-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-03-24
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2020-07-27
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2020-04-09
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-04-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-04-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-04-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  16. 2007-07-10
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BENFLEET SKIP HIRE LIMITED
  17. 2007-07-10
    ➕
    CLARK, Zoe Victoria appointed
    secretary
  18. 2007-07-10
    ➕
    CLARK, Stuart William appointed
    director
  19. 2007-07-10
    ➕
    BHARDWAJ, Ashok appointed
    secretary
  20. 2007-07-10
    ➖
    BHARDWAJ, Ashok resigned
    secretary
  21. 2007-07-10
    ➕
    BHARDWAJ CORPORATE SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director
  22. 2007-07-10
    ➖
    BHARDWAJ CORPORATE SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director

Owner dependency

85/100
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 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

68/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 19 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Zoe Victoria Clark
Individual · British · DOB 05/1976 · age 50
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting24/11/2024
Mr Stuart William Clark
Individual · British · DOB 06/1973 · age 53
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting10/07/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2007-07-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

9 Stock Road
Southend-On-Sea
SS2 5GF
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-08
Last: 2025-11-24

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

CLARK, Zoe Victoria→
secretary · appointed 2007-07-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CLARK, Stuart William→
director · ~53y · appointed 2007-07-10
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Active
BHARDWAJ, Ashok→
secretary · appointed 2007-07-10 · resigned 2007-07-10
Resigned
BHARDWAJ CORPORATE SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2007-07-10 · resigned 2007-07-10
Resigned

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Recent filings (52 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-04-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-03-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-25
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-11-25
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-11-25
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-11-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-03-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-02-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-03-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-03-31