THE EMPLOYEE BENEFITS BUREAU LIMITED
- · Distress / opportunity: speculative → attractive
No material changes in the last 30 days.
Mixed signals in the last 90 days — 0 improved, 0 worsened.
- ·Distress / opportunity: speculative → attractive
No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.
Opportunity 61/100 (worth a look), bankability 70/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Company dissolved. Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2020-03-31 | 2019-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £1.6k | £-890 |
| Current assets | £1.4k | £-21.8k |
| Net assets | £1.1k | £-440 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
- 2021-03-30📄gazette-dissolved-voluntarygazette · GAZ2(A)
- 2021-03-30🏁Company dissolved
- 2021-01-12📄gazette-notice-voluntarygazette · GAZ1(A)
- 2021-01-05📄dissolution-application-strike-off-companydissolution · DS01
- 2020-12-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-08-03📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2018-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-12-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-06-05📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2016-12-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-12-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-10-27📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-02-04📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2015-01-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2014-10-20📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2014-01-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2013-10-14📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2012-10-02📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2012-04-25🏢Company incorporatedAs THE EMPLOYEE BENEFITS BUREAU LIMITED
- 2012-04-25➕COLES, Johnathan Mark appointeddirector
- 2012-04-25➕SKINNER, Harriet Kate appointeddirector
- 2012-04-25➕TISSHAW, Gavin Olaf William appointeddirector
- 2012-04-25📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.
- +No director turnover: Company is 14 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
1 high ·Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only.
Evidence: Dissolved on 2021-03-30
Shareholders & ownership
3 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Johnathan Mark Coles Individual · British · DOB 05/1963 · age 63 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 06/04/2016 |
Mr Gavin Olaf William Tisshaw Individual · British · DOB 04/1961 · age 65 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 06/04/2016 |
Miss Harriet Kate Skinner Individual · British · DOB 12/1960 · age 66 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Similar companies
Active · Trade services · SL postcode area| Company | Est. value | Turnover | Net worth | Staff | Age | Opp | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A.R.G LOCATION SERVICES LIMITED→ 15008738 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| ALWAYS PAID LTD→ 15502137 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| ANNA VERGHESE CONSULTING LTD→ 11684248 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| ANYTIME RESOURCES LIMITED→ 06651159 · est 2008 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 17y | — | — |
| APNA VIRSA ORGANISATION CIC→ 15947592 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| AR GOLF LTD→ 11147568 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| ARCHIVE ZOO LIMITED→ 11441819 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| ARIES CONCIERGE LIMITED→ 14383882 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| ARL SERVICES (UK) LIMITED→ 07328455 · est 2010 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 15y | — | — |
| ARLERON LTD→ 16567981 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ARMOURED PEST CONTROL LTD→ 16715952 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ARNAV CONSULTING SERVICES LIMITED→ 09301044 · est 2014 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 11y | — | — |
8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Company details
Registered office
Filing status
Officers (0 active · 0 resigned)
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.