BEE HIRED LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
08235258 · ltd · incorporated 2012-10-01
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
—
year to Oct 2025
Net worth
£-11.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Freight transport by road
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 78/100 (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: 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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
32 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
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £11,402

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
-£11k
↓ 6.9% YoY
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
—
-£11k-£11k-£11k-£11k-£11k-£11kOct 2024Oct 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-10-302024-10-30
Total assets£-11.4k£-8.7k
Net assets£-11.4k£-10.7k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-07-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-02-10
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  3. 2026-02-10
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2025-07-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-07-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-07-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-07-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-07-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-10-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-10-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-07-30
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  12. 2018-08-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-09-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-01-12
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AAMD
  15. 2016-07-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2012-10-01
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    Company incorporated
    As BEE HIRED LIMITED
  17. 2012-10-01
    ➕
    BALDERSON, Michael appointed
    director

Owner dependency

88/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 14 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

68/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. 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 14 years.
  • 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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Miss Gail Victoria Balderson
Individual · British · DOB 12/1966 · age 60
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% 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
Incorporated2012-10-01
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC49410 — Freight transport by road

Registered office

2 Heap Bridge
Bury
BL9 7HR
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-07-30
Last made up to: 2025-10-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-15
Last: 2025-10-01

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

BALDERSON, Michael→
director · ~62y · appointed 2012-10-01
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Recent filings (32 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-07-23
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-02-10
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-02-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-07-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-07-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-10-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-12