BOARD ENVELOPES LTD
💤Zombieactive
08077329 · ltd · incorporated 2012-05-21
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 May 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 80-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 80). 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: high (82/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
38 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.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-05-31 | 2024-05-31 |
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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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-05📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-03-05📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-01-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-10📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-01-10📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-12-27➕HEYGATE-BROWNE, John Howard Carter appointeddirector
- 2023-12-27➖GAUNT HAYDEN, James Ashley resigneddirector
- 2023-10-23📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-10-11📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-10-11📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-10-01➕GAUNT HAYDEN, James Ashley appointeddirector
- 2023-10-01➖HAYDEN, Richard Andrew resigneddirector
- 2023-01-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-02📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2020-02-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-03-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-08-25📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2012-05-21🏢Company incorporatedAs BOARD ENVELOPES LTD
- 2012-05-21➕HAYDEN, Richard Andrew appointeddirector
Owner dependency
90/100
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.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 80 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
75/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 80 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
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 John Howard Carter Heygate-Browne Individual · British · DOB 09/1946 · age 80 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board controlsig. influence75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence · firm interest | 28/02/2025 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Richard Andrew Haydenceased 28/02/2025· 75-100% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2012-05-21
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999
Registered office
Unit 16 Newark Storage Industrial Estate
Bowbridge Road
Newark
Nottinghamshire
NG24 4EQ
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-10
Last: 2026-01-27
Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)
HEYGATE-BROWNE, John Howard Carter→
Activedirector · ~80y · appointed 2023-12-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
GAUNT HAYDEN, James Ashley→
Resigneddirector · ~42y · appointed 2023-10-01 · resigned 2023-12-27
HAYDEN, Richard Andrew→
Resigneddirector · ~73y · appointed 2012-05-21 · resigned 2023-10-01
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (38 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-01-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-05
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-03-05
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-03-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-01-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-01-23
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-01-10
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-01-10
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-10-23
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-10-11
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-10-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-01-30