BEST OF BRITISH HOLDINGS LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
10439907 · ltd · incorporated 2016-10-21
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 Oct 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 80-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 80). 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 (73/100)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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
36 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-10-31 |
|---|---|
| Average employees | 100 |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-10-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-20📍move-registers-to-sail-company-with-new-addressaddress · AD03
- 2023-10-20📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-07-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-30📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-10-25📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2021-08-11📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-08-11📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-07-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-19📍move-registers-to-registered-office-company-with-new-addressaddress · AD04
- 2021-07-19📍move-registers-to-sail-company-with-new-addressaddress · AD03
- 2021-07-19📍change-sail-address-company-with-new-addressaddress · AD02
- 2021-07-19📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-07-19📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-07-16📄withdrawal-of-the-persons-with-significant-control-register-information-from-the-public-registerpersons-with-significant-control · EW04
- 2021-07-16📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2016-10-21🏢Company incorporatedAs BEST OF BRITISH HOLDINGS LIMITED
- 2016-10-21➕MILLER, John Albert appointeddirector
Owner dependency
95/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 age: Director aged approximately 80 — succession pressure is live.
- +No director turnover: Company is 10 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
75/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 80 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
Red flags
cleanNo 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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
John Miller Individual · British · DOB 03/1946 · age 80 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 21/10/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr John Millerceased 20/10/2021· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2016-10-21
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999
Registered office
Unit 2 Binbrook Technical Park Brookenby Business Park
Brookenby
Market Rasen
Lincolnshire
LN8 6HF
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-07-31
Last made up to: 2025-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-03
Last: 2025-10-20
Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)
MILLER, John Albert→
Activedirector · ~80y · appointed 2016-10-21
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Recent filings (36 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-04-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-10-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-10-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-20
move-registers-to-sail-company-with-new-address
address · AD03
2024-10-20
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-10-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-07-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-07-28
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-10-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-25
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-10-25
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-08-11