BELROY LTD
💤Zombieactive
06708988 · ltd · incorporated 2008-09-26
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 Sept 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 61-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 61). 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 (78/100)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
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 1 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
47 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.
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 | 2024-09-30 | 2023-09-30 |
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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
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-26📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-09-26📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-06-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-02📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-10-02📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-09-27📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-09-27📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-06-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-09-30📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-06-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-06-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-06-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-06-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2009-01-09➕CLARKE, Arthur John appointeddirector
- 2009-01-09➖UK SECRETARIES LTD resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2009-01-09➖UK DIRECTORS LTD resignedcorporate-director
- 2008-09-26🏢Company incorporatedAs BELROY LTD
- 2008-09-26➕UK SECRETARIES LTD appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2008-09-26➕UK DIRECTORS LTD appointedcorporate-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 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
78/100
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 61. Early succession window.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 18 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 · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Arthur John Clarke Individual · British · DOB 07/1965 · age 61 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| ACTION VIDEO SERVICES LTD→ 03301932 · est 1997 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 29y | — | — |
| ANGLOPLAS LIMITED→ 01723780 · est 1983 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 42y | — | — |
| ATELIER TEXTURE LTD→ 14566695 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| AUDRIUS GUDAS LTD→ 17001842 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| BEYOND LIMITS DRONES UK LTD→ 16084612 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
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| BLACKWATER FIRE SOLUTIONS LIMITED→ 16450533 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2008-09-26
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999
Registered office
820 The Crescent
Colchester Business Park
Colchester
Essex
CO4 9YQ
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-10
Last: 2025-09-26
Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)
CLARKE, Arthur John→
Activedirector · ~61y · appointed 2009-01-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
UK SECRETARIES LTD→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2008-09-26 · resigned 2009-01-09
UK DIRECTORS LTD→
Resignedcorporate-director · appointed 2008-09-26 · resigned 2009-01-09
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Recent filings (47 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-14
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-09-26
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-09-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-06-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-06-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-02
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-10-02
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-10-02
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-09-27
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-09-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-06-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-06-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-06