BEACH ROAD GARAGE (FLEETWOOD) LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
00870963 · ltd · incorporated 1966-02-09
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 38.7y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£71.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45200
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 80-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (73/100, director aged 80). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · oldest 38.7y
85/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 38.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (4 active, 6 linked, 5 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
101 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £71,530
Net assets shrinking
Down £52,493 YoY
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£72k
↓ 42% YoY
Current Assets
£83k
↓ 36% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £76.6k | £129.1k |
| Current assets | £83.1k | £129.8k |
| Net assets | £71.5k | £124.0k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
4
filings
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-28📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2026-01-28📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-12-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-17📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-07-09➕STEPHENSON, Michael Anthony appointeddirector
- 2023-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-29📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-11-29📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-11-17➖ROSKELL, Ian resigneddirector
- 2022-12-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-09-02📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2020-08-21➖PILLING, Michael resigneddirector
- 2019-12-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-12-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-12-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2016-12-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2007-01-19➕ROSKELL, Carl Robert appointeddirector
- 2007-01-19➕PILLING, Michael appointeddirector
- 1998-04-29🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 1993-04-30🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 1993-03-30🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Total Oil Great Britain Limited
- 1987-10-12🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Total Oil Great Britain Limited
- 1966-02-09🏢Company incorporatedAs BEACH ROAD GARAGE (FLEETWOOD) LIMITED
Owner dependency
83/100
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
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 80 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
73/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 80 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
- 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.)
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Michael Anthony Stephenson Individual · British · DOB 06/1984 · age 42 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 11/04/2025 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mrs Beryl Roskellceased 11/04/2025· 50-75% shares
- Mr Ian Roskellceased 17/11/2023· 50-75% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1966-02-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45200 — SIC 45200
Registered office
61 Beach Road
Fleetwood
FY7 8PW
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-18
Last: 2025-12-04
Officers (4 active · 2 resigned)
Active
Active
ROSKELL, Carl Robert→
Activedirector · ~54y · appointed 2007-01-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
STEPHENSON, Michael Anthony→
Activedirector · ~42y · appointed 2024-07-09
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PILLING, Michael→
Resigneddirector · ~57y · appointed 2007-01-19 · resigned 2020-08-21
ROSKELL, Ian→
Resigneddirector · ~80y · resigned 2023-11-17
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Total Oil Great Britain Total Oil Great Britain Limited | Legal charge | 1 property | 30/03/1993 | 29/04/1998 | |
| satisfied | Total Oil Great Britain Total Oil Great Britain Limited | Legal charge | 1 property | 12/10/1987 | 30/04/1993 |
Recent filings (101 total)
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-01-28
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-01-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-25
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-07-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-22
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-11-29
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-11-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-31