A J BETTERIDGE INVESTMENTS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
09506969 · ltd · incorporated 2015-03-24
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of venture and development capital companies
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. 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).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 10.4y

45/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 10.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
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
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
35 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
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
100
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£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees00

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal 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
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 (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-03-29
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  6. 2022-06-15
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2022-06-15
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2022-06-15
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  9. 2022-06-14
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  10. 2022-06-14
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2021-10-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-05-05
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2021-03-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2020-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-03-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-12-30
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  17. 2018-03-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2016-01-08
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Hsbc Private Bank (UK) Limited
  19. 2015-03-24
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    Company incorporated
    As A J BETTERIDGE INVESTMENTS LIMITED
  20. 2015-03-24
    ➕
    BETTERIDGE, Alan James appointed
    director

Owner dependency

100/100
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.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "BETTERIDGE" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 11 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • 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
Mr Alan James Betteridge
Individual · British · DOB 12/1967 · age 59
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2015-03-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64303 — Activities of venture and development capital companies

Registered office

Suite 1, First Floor
1 Duchess Street
London
W1W 6AN
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-19
Last: 2026-03-05

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

BETTERIDGE, Alan James→
director · ~59y · appointed 2015-03-24
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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
HSBC
Hsbc Private Bank (UK) Limited
A registered charge1 property08/01/2016—
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Recent filings (35 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-02-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-31
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2023-03-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-08
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-06-15
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-06-15
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-06-15
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-06-14
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-06-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-10