BEST TRUSTEE SERVICES LTD

💤Zombieactive
08989658 · ltd · incorporated 2014-04-10
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 Aug 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Non-trading company
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: dormant / non-trading with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (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 (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

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
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
40 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Aug 2024Aug 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-08-312024-08-31

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
4
filings
  • • 2 officers
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-26
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  2. 2026-03-26
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  3. 2026-03-24
    ➕
    HANKIN, Jeffrey Roger appointed
    director
  4. 2026-03-24
    ➖
    LINCOLN, Bradley James resigned
    director
  5. 2026-02-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2025-04-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-05-16
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-02-10
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-10-12
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-05-10
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-04-15
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-05-16
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-07-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-05-15
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  15. 2018-03-07
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  16. 2018-03-07
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  17. 2018-03-07
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  18. 2018-02-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  19. 2017-04-06
    ➖
    GREYFRIARS ASSET MANAGEMENT LLP resigned
    corporate-director
  20. 2014-10-01
    ➖
    HANKIN, Jeffrey Roger resigned
    director
  21. 2014-10-01
    ➕
    LINCOLN, Bradley James appointed
    director
  22. 2014-10-01
    ➖
    LINCOLN, Bradley James resigned
    director
  23. 2014-10-01
    ➕
    GREYFRIARS ASSET MANAGEMENT LLP appointed
    corporate-director
  24. 2014-04-10
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BEST TRUSTEE SERVICES LTD
  25. 2014-04-10
    ➕
    HANKIN, Jeffrey Roger appointed
    director
  26. 2014-04-10
    ➕
    LINCOLN, Bradley James appointed
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

Best International Group Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
Best International Group Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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BEST TRUSTEE SERVICES LTD
This company · 08989658

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Best International Group Ltd
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control31/10/2017
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Jeffrey Roger Hankinceased 31/10/2017· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
  • Mr Bradley James Lincolnceased 31/10/2017· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
  • Mr Gareth Charles Robertsceased 06/04/2016· significant influence

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
Incorporated2014-04-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company

Registered office

Moseley Hall Farm
Chelford Road
Knutsford
Cheshire
WA16 8RB
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-20
Last: 2026-03-06

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

HANKIN, Jeffrey Roger→
director · ~55y · appointed 2026-03-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HANKIN, Jeffrey Roger→
director · ~55y · appointed 2014-04-10 · resigned 2014-10-01
Resigned
LINCOLN, Bradley James→
director · ~59y · appointed 2014-10-01 · resigned 2026-03-24
Resigned
LINCOLN, Bradley James→
director · ~59y · appointed 2014-04-10 · resigned 2014-10-01
Resigned
GREYFRIARS ASSET MANAGEMENT LLP→
corporate-director · appointed 2014-10-01 · resigned 2017-04-06
Resigned

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Recent filings (40 total)

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-03-26
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-03-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-02-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-04-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-05-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-02-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-10-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-05-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-04-15