BYK INVESTMENTS NO.2 LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
08502568 · ltd · incorporated 2013-04-24
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
£3.44M
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 (74/100)

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
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
6 officers (4 active, 6 linked, 6 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 5 total, 5 with control declared
90
Director network
8 connected companies via shared directors
69
Filing history
47 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
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
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £3,439,240

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£37k
Net Worth
£3.4m
Current Assets
£37k
Current Liabilities
—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-31
Total assets£3.64M
Current assets£37.4k
Cash£36.8k
Debtors£636
Net assets£3.44M

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-12-08
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2025-11-05
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  4. 2025-11-03
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  5. 2025-10-31
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  6. 2025-10-31
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  7. 2025-10-31
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2025-10-31
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  9. 2025-10-31
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  10. 2025-10-10
    ➕
    HAYNES, John Eric Martin appointed
    director
  11. 2025-10-10
    ➕
    ROBB, Stuart James appointed
    director
  12. 2025-10-10
    ➖
    JENNINGS, Richard Alexander resigned
    director
  13. 2025-10-10
    ➖
    WILLIAMS, John William resigned
    director
  14. 2024-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2024-01-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2023-01-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2022-02-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2021-10-09
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  19. 2021-10-09
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  20. 2021-10-09
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  21. 2021-10-09
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  22. 2020-12-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  23. 2020-12-01
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  24. 2016-01-06
    ➕
    JENNINGS, Richard Alexander appointed
    director
  25. 2013-04-24
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BYK INVESTMENTS NO.2 LIMITED
  26. 2013-04-24
    ➕
    BYK, Camilla Christian appointed
    director
  27. 2013-04-24
    ➕
    LEWIN, Stephen Richard appointed
    director
  28. 2013-04-24
    ➕
    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
  • -4 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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Stuart Robb
Individual · British · DOB 10/1960 · age 66
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control10/10/2025
Mr Robert Adam Byk
Individual · British · DOB 10/1973 · age 53
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
Mrs Camilla Christian Byk
Individual · British · DOB 06/1973 · age 53
25–50%
25–50%board controlsig. influence50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control · significant influence · trust interest06/04/2016
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr John William Williamsceased 10/10/2025· 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control · significant influence · trust interest
  • Mr Stephen Richard Lewinceased 10/10/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · 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
Incorporated2013-04-24
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

Officers (4 active · 2 resigned)

BYK, Camilla Christian→
director · ~53y · appointed 2013-04-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HAYNES, John Eric Martin→
director · ~63y · appointed 2025-10-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LEWIN, Stephen Richard→
director · ~74y · appointed 2013-04-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ROBB, Stuart James→
director · ~66y · appointed 2025-10-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
JENNINGS, Richard Alexander→
director · ~66y · appointed 2016-01-06 · resigned 2025-10-10
Resigned
WILLIAMS, John William→
director · ~80y · appointed 2013-04-24 · resigned 2025-10-10
Resigned

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Recent filings (47 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-17
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-12-08
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-11-05
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-11-03
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-10-31
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-10-31
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-10-31
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-10-31
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-18