BELHAM LIMITED

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07401124 · ltd · incorporated 2010-10-08
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.
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
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Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (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: strategic trade sale (65/100).

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
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
53 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
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£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-09-06
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2024-09-06
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2024-09-06
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2023-05-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-06-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-04-15
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2020-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-09-03
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  12. 2020-09-03
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  13. 2020-09-03
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  14. 2020-01-09
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    legacy
    miscellaneous · RP04CS01
  15. 2019-12-19
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  16. 2019-12-19
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  17. 2019-09-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2019-07-09
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  19. 2016-11-02
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    BELHAM, Sarah Elizabeth resigned
    director
  20. 2013-01-09
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    BELHAM, Richard John appointed
    director
  21. 2013-01-09
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    BELHAM, Sarah Elizabeth appointed
    director
  22. 2013-01-09
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    RAVEN, Paul Vernon resigned
    director
  23. 2010-10-08
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    Company incorporated
    As BELHAM LIMITED
  24. 2010-10-08
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    FARZANEH-SHARIF-LONG, Afsaneh appointed
    director
  25. 2010-10-08
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    FARZANEH-SHARIF-LONG, Afsaneh resigned
    director
  26. 2010-10-08
    ➕
    LONG, Phillip Andrew Peter appointed
    director
  27. 2010-10-08
    ➖
    LONG, Phillip Andrew Peter resigned
    director
  28. 2010-10-08
    ➕
    RAVEN, Paul Vernon appointed
    director

Owner dependency

90/100
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.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "BELHAM" — strong identity link between founder and business.

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 13 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 16 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 Sarah Elizabeth Belham
Individual · British · DOB 04/1978 · age 48
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting30/11/2018
Mr Richard John Belham
Individual · British · DOB 06/1981 · age 45
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2010-10-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64999 — Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified

Registered office

Dovedale Thwaite Road
Thorndon
Eye
Suffolk
IP23 7JJ
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-10
Last: 2025-08-27

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

BELHAM, Richard John→
director · ~45y · appointed 2013-01-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BELHAM, Sarah Elizabeth→
director · ~48y · appointed 2013-01-09 · resigned 2016-11-02
Resigned
FARZANEH-SHARIF-LONG, Afsaneh→
director · ~58y · appointed 2010-10-08 · resigned 2010-10-08
Resigned
LONG, Phillip Andrew Peter→
director · ~57y · appointed 2010-10-08 · resigned 2010-10-08
Resigned
RAVEN, Paul Vernon→
director · ~69y · appointed 2010-10-08 · resigned 2013-01-09
Resigned

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Recent filings (53 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-06
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-09-06
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-09-06
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-09-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-05-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-06-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-27
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-04-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-12-21