5663 LIMITED
🌿Early-stageactive
14458026 · ltd · incorporated 2022-11-02
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Nov 2025
Net worth
£-6.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Book publishing
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Active trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
17 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
60
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.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £6,885
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
-£7k
↓ 36% YoY
Current Assets
£160
↑ 88% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2025-11-30 | 2024-11-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-6.0k | £-4.3k |
| Current assets | £160 | £85 |
| Net assets | £-6.9k | £-5.1k |
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
3
filings
- • 1 gazette
- • 1 dissolution
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
5
filings
- • 1 gazette
- • 1 dissolution
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-14📄gazette-notice-voluntarygazette · GAZ1(A)
- 2026-04-01📄dissolution-application-strike-off-companydissolution · DS01
- 2026-03-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2026-01-12📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-01-09➖FERRIS, Simon James Elliott Spencer resigneddirector
- 2025-08-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-12➕FERRIS, Simon James Elliott Spencer appointeddirector
- 2024-12-12📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-10-04➖MCCABE, Conor resigneddirector
- 2024-10-04📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-10-04📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-04-25➕BESEMER, Grace Jacqueline Joan appointeddirector
- 2024-04-25📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-04-25📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-03-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-22📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-02-12➕MCCABE, Conor appointeddirector
- 2022-11-02🏢Company incorporatedAs 5663 LIMITED
- 2022-11-02➕BESEMER, Laurence Peter Francis appointeddirector
- 2022-11-02📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
81/100
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
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
16/100
No succession signalNo meaningful acquirability indicators from public data.
SIGNALS
- primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — BESEMER, Grace Jacqueline Joan (same surname) appointed 2024-04-25. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Laurence Peter Francis Besemer Individual · British · DOB 10/1960 · age 66 | 50–75% | 50–75% | board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control | 02/11/2022 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Conor Mccabeceased 04/10/2024· 25-50% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2022-11-02
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC58110 — Book publishing
Registered office
1 Esher Close
Basingstoke
RG22 6JP
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-08-31
Last made up to: 2025-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-26
Last: 2025-12-12
Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)
BESEMER, Grace Jacqueline Joan→
Activedirector · ~21y · appointed 2024-04-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BESEMER, Laurence Peter Francis→
Activedirector · ~66y · appointed 2022-11-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
FERRIS, Simon James Elliott Spencer→
Resigneddirector · ~65y · appointed 2024-12-12 · resigned 2026-01-09
MCCABE, Conor→
Resigneddirector · ~60y · appointed 2023-02-12 · resigned 2024-10-04
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Recent filings (17 total)
gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2026-04-14
dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2026-04-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-03-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-13
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-01-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-08-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-12
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-12-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-20
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-10-04
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-10-04
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-04-25
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-04-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-03-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-02