BEWCRAFT SIGNS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
01233092 · ltd · incorporated 1975-11-11
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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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other manufacturing n.e.c.
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 63-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 63). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
9 officers (3 active, 9 linked, 7 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
105 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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal 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
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-12-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-01-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-09-29
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  7. 2021-09-24
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    dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
  8. 2021-09-14
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  9. 2021-07-23
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2021-04-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-07-20
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  12. 2020-04-26
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    officers · AP01
  13. 2020-04-24
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    officers · TM01
  14. 2020-04-24
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  15. 2020-04-18
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    REGAN, Melanie Joan appointed
    director
  16. 2020-04-17
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    COVENTRY, David Garry resigned
    director
  17. 2019-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2018-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  19. 2000-08-30
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    REGAN, Michael Thomas appointed
    secretary
  20. 2000-08-30
    ➕
    REGAN, Michael Thomas appointed
    director
  21. 2000-08-30
    ➖
    MURFET, Derek Arthur resigned
    secretary
  22. 2000-08-30
    ➕
    COVENTRY, David Garry appointed
    director
  23. 2000-08-30
    ➖
    MURFET, Derek Arthur resigned
    director
  24. 2000-08-30
    ➖
    MURFET, Estelle Marina resigned
    director
  25. 1997-10-21
    ➖
    ANSELL, Kenneth Gerald resigned
    director
  26. 1991-11-07
    ➕
    MURFET, Estelle Marina appointed
    director
  27. 1991-11-07
    ➖
    THOMPSON, Jack resigned
    director
  28. 1975-11-11
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    Company incorporated
    As BEWCRAFT SIGNS LIMITED

Owner dependency

84/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 26 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

86/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 26 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 51 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Michael Thomas Regan
Individual · British · DOB 07/1968 · age 58
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr David Garry Coventryceased 17/04/2020· 25-50% shares

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1975-11-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC32990 — Other manufacturing n.e.c.

Registered office

Unit 18 Vantage Point Bumpers Lane
Sealand Industrial Estate
Chester
CH1 4LT
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-07-10
Last: 2026-06-26

Officers (3 active · 6 resigned)

REGAN, Michael Thomas→
secretary · appointed 2000-08-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
REGAN, Melanie Joan→
director · ~63y · appointed 2020-04-18
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Active
REGAN, Michael Thomas→
director · ~58y · appointed 2000-08-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MURFET, Derek Arthur→
secretary · resigned 2000-08-30
Resigned
ANSELL, Kenneth Gerald→
director · ~83y · resigned 1997-10-21
Resigned
COVENTRY, David Garry→
director · ~65y · appointed 2000-08-30 · resigned 2020-04-17
Resigned
MURFET, Derek Arthur→
director · ~91y · resigned 2000-08-30
Resigned
MURFET, Estelle Marina→
director · ~88y · appointed 1991-11-07 · resigned 2000-08-30
Resigned
THOMPSON, Jack→
director · ~86y · resigned 1991-11-07
Resigned

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Recent filings (105 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-07-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-02-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-01-17
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2021-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-28
dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2021-09-24
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2021-09-14
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-07-23