BEAUMONT GRAVEL LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
00939431 · ltd · incorporated 1968-09-26
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
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year to Jun 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Non-trading company
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: dormant / non-trading with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 78/100 (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 (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
93 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-06-30 | 2024-06-30 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-01📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-01-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-11-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-12-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-02-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-04-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-02-01📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-10-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2015-01-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2012-04-11➖VALLANCE DECEASED, William Alexander resigneddirector
- 1992-02-27➕VALLANCE, Richard Scott appointedsecretary
- 1992-02-27➖RAFFERTY, Catherine Anne Kerr resignedsecretary
- 1968-09-26🏢Company incorporatedAs BEAUMONT GRAVEL 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
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
65/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 58 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
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 |
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Mr Richard Scott Vallance Individual · British · DOB 05/1966 · age 60 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 01/07/2016 |
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
Incorporated1968-09-26
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company
Registered office
5 Clifford Court Cooper Way
Parkhouse
Carlisle
CA3 0JG
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-19
Last: 2025-12-05
Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)
VALLANCE, Richard Scott→
Activesecretary · appointed 1992-02-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
RAFFERTY, Catherine Anne Kerr→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 1992-02-27
VALLANCE DECEASED, William Alexander→
Resigneddirector · ~98y · resigned 2012-04-11
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Recent filings (93 total)
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2026-01-15
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2025-12-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
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2024-12-10
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2024-12-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-01-04
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-08
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-07-14
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-02-01
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-01-31
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-12-31
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-14
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-01-14