BERESFORD (U.K.) LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
FC017867 · oversea-company · incorporated 1991-11-30
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
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company 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: low (44/100)Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.
Company profile
address, no SIC, incorporation date
80
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
17 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
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
80
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
- 2000-10-17📄miscellaneousmiscellaneous · MISC
- 1998-08-27📄legacyofficers · 692(1)(b)
- 1998-08-10📄legacyofficers · 692(1)(b)
- 1998-01-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 1997-11-19📄legacyofficers · FPA
- 1997-11-19📄legacycertificate · 692(1)(c)
- 1997-11-03📍legacyaddress · BUSADDCH
- 1997-05-23➖VELASQUEZ, Sergio Alberto Rodriquez resigneddirector
- 1997-04-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 1995-11-15📄legacyincorporation · 692(1)(a)
- 1995-11-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 1995-07-08➖HOLMES, Nicholas Hilton resigneddirector
- 1995-01-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 1995-01-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 1995-01-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 1995-01-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 1994-05-26✏️legacychange-of-name · 694(4)(a)
- 1994-03-25➕MCLAUGHLIN, Maureen appointedsecretary
- 1994-03-25➕HERITABLE INVESTMENTS appointedcorporate-director
- 1994-03-25➕HOLMES, Nicholas Hilton appointeddirector
- 1994-03-25➕VELASQUEZ, Sergio Alberto Rodriquez appointeddirector
- 1994-03-25📍legacyaddress · BUSADD
- 1994-03-25📄legacyincorporation · 691
- 1991-11-30🏢Company incorporatedAs BERESFORD (U.K.) LIMITED
Owner dependency
85/100
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.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 32 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
75/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 32 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 35 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeoversea-company
Incorporated1991-11-30
Jurisdictionunited-kingdom
Primary SIC—
Registered office
Mrs Maureen Mclaughlin
Swan Court
Swan Street
Old Isleworth Middx
TW7 6RT
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: —
Last made up to: 1996-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: —
Last: —
Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)
MCLAUGHLIN, Maureen→
Activesecretary · appointed 1994-03-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
HERITABLE INVESTMENTS→
Activecorporate-director · appointed 1994-03-25
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HOLMES, Nicholas Hilton→
Resigneddirector · ~68y · appointed 1994-03-25 · resigned 1995-07-08
VELASQUEZ, Sergio Alberto Rodriquez→
Resigneddirector · ~61y · appointed 1994-03-25 · resigned 1997-05-23
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Recent filings (17 total)
miscellaneous
miscellaneous · MISC
2000-10-17
legacy
officers · 692(1)(b)
1998-08-27
legacy
officers · 692(1)(b)
1998-08-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
1998-01-07
legacy
officers · FPA
1997-11-19
legacy
certificate · 692(1)(c)
1997-11-19
legacy
address · BUSADDCH
1997-11-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
1997-04-03
legacy
incorporation · 692(1)(a)
1995-11-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
1995-11-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
1995-01-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
1995-01-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
1995-01-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
1995-01-23
legacy
change-of-name · 694(4)(a)
1994-05-26