BYK INVESTMENTS NO.3 LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

08492470 · ltd · incorporated 2013-04-17

Investment thesis

Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.

Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.

Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.

🔒Estimated value

—

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Turnover

—

year to Mar 2025

Net worth

£1.75M

book net assets

Opportunity

75/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Activities of open-ended investment companies

Sector: Financial & insurance

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle with a 74-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 74). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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

1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

7 officers (5 active, 7 linked, 7 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

3 active PSC(s) of 5 total, 5 with control declared

Director network

14 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

50 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

75/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102

Positive net assets

Net assets £1,752,465

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£27k

Net Worth

£1.8m

Current Assets

£28k

Current Liabilities

—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-03-31
Total assets	£1.84M
Current assets	£27.8k
Cash	£27.4k
Debtors	£375
Net assets	£1.75M

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

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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

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 90 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 miscellaneous
• 1 persons-with-significant-control

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 miscellaneous
• 1 persons-with-significant-control

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand

2026-05-07
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legacy
miscellaneous · RPCH01
2026-04-21
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-12-17
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-08
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-11-03
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-11-03
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-10-30
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-10-30
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-10-30
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-10-30
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-10-30
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-10-10
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HAYNES, John Eric Martin appointed
director
2025-10-10
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ROBB, Stuart James appointed
director
2025-10-10
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JENNINGS, Richard Alexander resigned
director
2025-10-10
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WILLIAMS, John William resigned
director
2024-12-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-18
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-07
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-02-25
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-10-21
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-10-09
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2021-10-09
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2021-10-09
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2016-01-06
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JENNINGS, Richard Alexander appointed
director
2013-04-17
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Company incorporated
As BYK INVESTMENTS NO.3 LIMITED
2013-04-17
➕
BYK, Annabel Lucilla appointed
director
2013-04-17
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BYK, David Charles appointed
director
2013-04-17
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LEWIN, Stephen Richard appointed
director
2013-04-17
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WILLIAMS, John William appointed
director

Owner dependency

55/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS

-5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 74 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

73/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 74 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 years.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 med ·

2 director resignations in last 12 months

medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: JENNINGS, Richard Alexander resigned 2025-10-10; WILLIAMS, John William resigned 2025-10-10

Shareholders & ownership

3 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Stuart Robb Individual · British · DOB 10/1960 · age 66	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	10/10/2025
Mrs Annabel Lucilla Byk Individual · British · DOB 09/1971 · age 55	75–100%	75–100%	board controlsig. influence75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence · trust interest	06/04/2016
David Charles Byk Individual · British · DOB 10/1967 · age 59	75–100%	—	75-100% shares	06/04/2016

2 historic (ceased) PSCs

Mr John William Williamsceased 10/10/2025· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence · trust interest
Mr Stephen Richard Lewinceased 10/10/2025· 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control · significant influence · trust interest

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

Incorporated2013-04-17

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC64304 — Activities of open-ended investment companies

Registered office

Swan Mill

Goldsel Road

Swanley

Kent

BR8 8EU

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-05-01

Last: 2026-04-17