BREAKWATER BAY LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
07448145 · ltd · incorporated 2010-11-23
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 Aug 2025
Net worth
£341.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other transportation support activities
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 67). 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 (79/100)

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 (2 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)
82
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
43 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £341,595
Cash YoY
+140%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£63k
↑ 140% YoY
Net Worth
£342k
↑ 9.6% YoY
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
—
£0£68k£137k£205k£273k£342kAug 2024Aug 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-08-312024-08-31
Cash£63.4k£26.4k
Net assets£341.6k£311.6k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

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

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-19
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    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-10-31
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    YEOWARD, Rosie resigned
    director
  4. 2024-10-31
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2023-12-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-04-28
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  7. 2022-04-25
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    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-06-16
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    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-09-10
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    officers · TM01
  10. 2020-08-16
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    YEOWARD, Charles Peter resigned
    director
  11. 2020-06-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-03-26
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  13. 2018-05-15
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  14. 2018-05-15
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
  15. 2018-05-04
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    YEOWARD, Anne Louise appointed
    secretary
  16. 2018-05-04
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    YEOWARD, Charles Peter resigned
    secretary
  17. 2018-05-04
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  18. 2018-05-04
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  19. 2018-03-09
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  20. 2018-03-07
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    YEOWARD, Rosie appointed
    director
  21. 2018-01-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  22. 2012-02-21
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    YEOWARD, Anne Louise appointed
    director
  23. 2012-02-21
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    YEOWARD, Charles Peter appointed
    secretary
  24. 2010-11-23
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    Company incorporated
    As BREAKWATER BAY LIMITED
  25. 2010-11-23
    ➕
    YEOWARD, Charles Peter 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 age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

88/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 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

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Anne Louise Yeoward
Individual · British · DOB 02/1959 · age 67
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting05/04/2018

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
Incorporated2010-11-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC52290 — Other transportation support activities

Registered office

14 Island Street
Salcombe
Devon
TQ8 8DP

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-05
Last: 2025-11-21

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

YEOWARD, Anne Louise→
secretary · appointed 2018-05-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
YEOWARD, Anne Louise→
director · ~67y · appointed 2012-02-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
YEOWARD, Charles Peter→
secretary · appointed 2012-02-21 · resigned 2018-05-04
Resigned
YEOWARD, Charles Peter→
director · ~67y · appointed 2010-11-23 · resigned 2020-08-16
Resigned
YEOWARD, Rosie→
director · ~31y · appointed 2018-03-07 · resigned 2024-10-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (43 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-21
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-10-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-04-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-25
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-09-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-06-27