BEVANS QUALITY MEATS LTD
🌳Matureactive
01499247 · ltd · incorporated 1980-05-30
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Processing and preserving of meat
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 69-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 77/100. Strong seller-intent signal (93/100, director aged 69). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
3 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 39.5y
35/100
too messy
Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.
- · Oldest live charge is 39.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (55/100)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
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
116 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
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
10
filings
- • 6 persons-with-significant-control
- • 3 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-15📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC08
- 2026-01-15📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2026-01-14📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2026-01-14📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2026-01-14📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-01-13📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-11-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-10📄accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AAMD
- 2022-11-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-23➖BEVAN, John resignedsecretary
- 2022-11-23➖BEVAN, John resigneddirector
- 2022-11-23➖BEVAN, Pamela resigneddirector
- 2022-11-23📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-11-23📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-11-23📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2022-11-23📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-11-23📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-08-22📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-11-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-07-20🔓Charge satisfied #3
- 2020-07-20🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2020-07-20🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2007-04-12🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
- 2007-03-01➕BEVAN, Nigel Keith appointeddirector
- 2007-03-01➕BEVAN, Philip Glanville appointeddirector
- 1992-11-03🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC.
- 1986-10-31🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
- 1980-05-30🏢Company incorporatedAs BEVANS QUALITY MEATS LTD
Owner dependency
100/100
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
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "BEVAN" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
79/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 46 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
1 med ·Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
mediumMultiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Nigel Keith Bevan Individual · British · DOB 09/1961 · age 65 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 23/11/2025 |
Mr Philip Glanville Bevan Individual · British · DOB 05/1957 · age 69 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 22/11/2025 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Phillip John Bevanceased 22/11/2025· 25-50% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1980-05-30
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC10110 — Processing and preserving of meat
Registered office
75 Thurston Road
Pontypridd
Rhondda Cynon Taff
CF37 4RL
Wales
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-06
Last: 2026-02-20
Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)
BEVAN, Nigel Keith→
Activedirector · ~65y · appointed 2007-03-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BEVAN, Philip Glanville→
Activedirector · ~69y · appointed 2007-03-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BEVAN, John→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 2022-11-23
BEVAN, John→
Resigneddirector · ~98y · resigned 2022-11-23
BEVAN, Pamela→
Resigneddirector · ~92y · resigned 2022-11-23
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Mortgages & charges
3
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 12/04/2007 | 20/07/2020 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC. | Mortgage | 1 property | 03/11/1992 | 20/07/2020 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC | Mortgage | 1 property | 31/10/1986 | 20/07/2020 |
Recent filings (116 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-15
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
2026-01-15
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-01-15
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-01-14
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-01-14
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-01-14
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-01-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-30
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AAMD
2023-08-10