HELIX ACQUISITION LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
07428859 · ltd · incorporated 2010-11-03
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 15.5y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 76-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 76). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Deleverage or restructure. Leverage at 100% of assets — consider sale of non-core assets or equity injection. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · oldest 15.5y

85/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 15.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 20/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
39 officers (8 active, 39 linked, 37 with DOB)
89
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
26 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
135 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · IFRS
High leverage
Liabilities are 100% of total assets
Leverage
100%
Liabilities / Total assets

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · IFRS
Metric2025-03-31
Total assets£1630.50M

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

3 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 officers
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (94 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-06
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  2. 2025-08-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-07-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-group
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-05-02
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  5. 2024-04-25
    CARTER, Jonathan Laurence David appointed
    director
  6. 2024-03-25
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2024-03-04
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2024-02-23
    ROBSON, Patrick Thomas resigned
    director
  9. 2023-11-10
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  10. 2023-10-19
    GOULD, Caroline Mary appointed
    secretary
  11. 2023-07-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-group
    accounts · AA
  12. 2023-05-18
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  13. 2023-05-11
    CLARKE-BODICOAT, Lucy Ann resigned
    secretary
  14. 2022-10-06
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  15. 2022-10-06
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  16. 2022-09-30
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  17. 2022-09-22
    RACINE, Olivier-Marie Henri resigned
    director
  18. 2022-09-22
    ROBSON, Patrick Thomas appointed
    director
  19. 2022-07-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-group
    accounts · AA
  20. 2022-07-04
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  21. 2022-07-04
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  22. 2022-07-01
    OSBORNE, Michael Peter Francis appointed
    director
  23. 2022-07-01
    HARDING, David John resigned
    director
  24. 2022-04-27
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  25. 2022-03-10
    DEACON, Andrew Brian resigned
    director
  26. 2021-07-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-group
    accounts · AA
  27. 2021-06-15
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  28. 2021-06-15
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  29. 2021-06-15
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  30. 2021-06-11
    DEACON, Andrew Brian appointed
    director
  31. 2021-06-11
    RACINE, Olivier-Marie Henri appointed
    director
  32. 2021-06-11
    SPRINGETT, Scott resigned
    director
  33. 2021-06-11
    WOODHAMS, Mark Richard resigned
    director
  34. 2019-06-12
    HARDING, David John appointed
    director
  35. 2019-06-12
    ROBSON, Patrick Thomas appointed
    director
  36. 2019-06-12
    ROBSON, Patrick Thomas resigned
    director
  37. 2019-01-28
    LENESS, Amanda Vanderneth appointed
    director
  38. 2019-01-28
    BHUWANIA, Achal Prakash resigned
    director
  39. 2018-11-19
    LOOMES, Ben Robert resigned
    director
  40. 2018-07-20
    PITT, Andrew Christopher appointed
    director
  41. 2018-07-20
    WAYMENT, Mark Christopher resigned
    director
  42. 2018-04-30
    LUDEMAN, Keith Lawrence appointed
    director
  43. 2018-04-30
    O'HALLORAN, James Anthony resigned
    director
  44. 2018-04-30
    WOODHAMS, Mark Richard appointed
    director
  45. 2017-12-08
    HOOD, Colin resigned
    director
  46. 2017-12-08
    NEWTON, Robert James resigned
    director
  47. 2017-12-08
    SPRINGETT, Scott appointed
    director
  48. 2017-09-06
    JONES, Siôn Laurence appointed
    director
  49. 2017-09-06
    BHUWANIA, Achal Prakash appointed
    director
  50. 2017-09-06
    GUCCIONE, John Anthony resigned
    director
Showing most recent 50 of 94 events

Owner dependency

55/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • -7 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 76 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 76 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • 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.)

Group structure

2 corporate shareholders identified. Group structure is distributed.

🏛️
Betjeman Holdings Limited
Corporate parent
🏛️
Helix Bufferco Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
HELIX ACQUISITION LIMITED
This company · 07428859

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

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Helix Bufferco Limited
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting05/10/2016
Betjeman Holdings Limited
Corporate entity
sig. influencesignificant influence06/09/2017

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2010-11-03
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64209 — Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.

Registered office

5th Floor, Kings Place
90 York Way
London
N1 9AG
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-17
Last: 2025-11-03

Officers (8 active · 31 resigned)

GOULD, Caroline Mary
secretary · appointed 2023-10-19
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Active
CARTER, Jonathan Laurence David
director · ~37y · appointed 2024-04-25
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Active
CURLEY, John Hamilton Ainsworth
director · ~72y · appointed 2015-09-19
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Active
JONES, Siôn Laurence
director · ~52y · appointed 2017-09-06
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Active
LENESS, Amanda Vanderneth
director · ~59y · appointed 2019-01-28
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Active
LUDEMAN, Keith Lawrence
director · ~76y · appointed 2018-04-30
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Active
OSBORNE, Michael Peter Francis
director · ~46y · appointed 2022-07-01
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Active
PITT, Andrew Christopher
director · ~67y · appointed 2018-07-20
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Active
CLARKE-BODICOAT, Lucy Ann
secretary · appointed 2011-09-22 · resigned 2023-05-11
Resigned
BHUWANIA, Achal Prakash
director · ~47y · appointed 2017-09-06 · resigned 2019-01-28
Resigned
BRADBURY, Kenton Edward
director · ~56y · appointed 2015-12-04 · resigned 2017-05-05
Resigned
BUSSLINGER, Philippe Anastase
director · ~51y · appointed 2013-08-20 · resigned 2015-12-04
Resigned
BUSSLINGER, Philippe Anastase
director · ~51y · appointed 2010-11-11 · resigned 2012-02-16
Resigned
BYERS, Richard
director · ~67y · appointed 2010-11-11 · resigned 2011-04-14
Resigned
DEACON, Andrew Brian
director · ~46y · appointed 2021-06-11 · resigned 2022-03-10
Resigned
GOODING, Richard Ernest
director · ~79y · appointed 2012-09-20 · resigned 2015-06-19
Resigned
GUCCIONE, John Anthony
director · ~54y · appointed 2016-06-15 · resigned 2017-09-06
Resigned
HALL, Alastair Colin
director · ~44y · appointed 2017-05-05 · resigned 2017-09-06
Resigned
HARDING, David John
director · ~46y · appointed 2019-06-12 · resigned 2022-07-01
Resigned
HARGRAVE, Eric Vernon
director · ~49y · appointed 2015-06-19 · resigned 2017-09-06
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
Security agreement1 property14/02/2013
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
A security agreement1 property05/11/201018/02/2013
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Recent filings (135 total)

change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-01-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2024-07-18
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-05-02
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-03-25
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-03-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-15
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2023-11-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2023-07-15
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2023-05-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-09
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-10-06
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-10-06