BEECH GROVE HOLDINGS

🌳Matureactive
00561892 · private-unlimited · incorporated 1956-02-25
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (56/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
7 officers (4 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
80 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-30
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  2. 2025-07-30
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  3. 2025-07-30
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2025-07-30
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  5. 2025-07-30
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2024-07-30
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  7. 2022-03-21
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    PORTER, George Gerald Ossian appointed
    director
  8. 2022-03-21
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  9. 2017-07-27
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  10. 2015-07-29
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    annual-return · AR01
  11. 2014-07-31
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    annual-return · AR01
  12. 2013-12-20
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    accounts · AA
  13. 2013-08-01
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    annual-return · AR01
  14. 2012-11-20
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    accounts · AA
  15. 2012-08-08
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    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2011-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  17. 1998-06-27
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    PORTER, Ian Stephen resigned
    director
  18. 1998-06-22
    ➕
    PORTER, Mary Isabel appointed
    secretary
  19. 1998-06-22
    ➖
    PORTER, Ian Stephen resigned
    secretary
  20. 1997-07-07
    ➕
    PORTER, Christopher Ian appointed
    director
  21. 1996-06-04
    ➕
    PORTER, Ian Stephen appointed
    secretary
  22. 1996-06-04
    ➖
    PORTER, Mary Isabel resigned
    secretary
  23. 1956-02-25
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    Company incorporated
    As BEECH GROVE HOLDINGS

Owner dependency

83/100
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
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 29 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 95 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

50/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — PORTER, George Gerald Ossian (same surname) appointed 2022-03-21. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 95 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 29 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 70 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

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

Successors To Wilson & Co Barnsley,Limited holds 25-50% — a significant corporate investor but not a controlling parent.

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Successors To Wilson & Co Barnsley,Limited
Corporate parent · holds 25-50% shares
significant stake
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BEECH GROVE HOLDINGS
This company · 00561892

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

Shareholders & ownership

3 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Mary Isabel Porter
Individual · British · DOB 08/1931 · age 95
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
Successors To Wilson & Co Barnsley,Limited
Corporate entity
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
Mr Christopher Ian Porter
Individual · British · DOB 10/1959 · age 67
——sig. influencesignificant influence06/04/2016

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-unlimited
Incorporated1956-02-25
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64999 — Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified

Registered office

Gresham House
5-7 St Pauls Street
Leeds
LS1 2JG

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: —
Last made up to: 2013-04-05
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-10
Last: 2025-07-27

Officers (4 active · 3 resigned)

PORTER, Mary Isabel→
secretary · appointed 1998-06-22
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Active
PORTER, Christopher Ian→
director · ~67y · appointed 1997-07-07
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Active
PORTER, George Gerald Ossian→
director · ~28y · appointed 2022-03-21
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Active
PORTER, Mary Isabel→
director · ~95y
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Active
PORTER, Ian Stephen→
secretary · appointed 1996-06-04 · resigned 1998-06-22
Resigned
PORTER, Mary Isabel→
secretary · resigned 1996-06-04
Resigned
PORTER, Ian Stephen→
director · ~101y · resigned 1998-06-27
Resigned

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Recent filings (80 total)

change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-07-30
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2025-07-30
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-07-30
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2025-07-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-30
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-07-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-30
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-07-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-28
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-03-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-28
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-29
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-08-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2018-08-01