BEVIE HANDCRAFT UK LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
01805952 · ltd · incorporated 1984-04-04
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
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
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Opportunity
73/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Non-specialised wholesale trade
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).
Data confidence
Overall: low (51/100)Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.
Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
No charge records returned
50
Directors & officers
13 officers (3 active, 13 linked, 10 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
155 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
2
filings
- • 2 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 2 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (40 events)Click to expand
- 2026-06-18📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2026-05-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2025-10-07📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2025-09-30➖SHEEHAN, Elizabeth Christina Leach resignedsecretary
- 2025-05-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-02📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2025-01-28➕SHEEHAN, Elizabeth Christina Leach appointedsecretary
- 2025-01-07➖KILHAM, Warren John resignedsecretary
- 2025-01-07📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2024-11-05📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-11-05📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-10-21➕ASTRIDGE, Loren Anne appointeddirector
- 2024-10-21➖KILHAM, Warren John resigneddirector
- 2024-04-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-05📄auditors-resignation-companyauditors · AUD
- 2022-02-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2021-08-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-18📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-03-10📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2021-03-10📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2020-12-13📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2020-07-29➕KILHAM, Warren John appointedsecretary
- 2020-07-09✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2020-06-17📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2020-03-18➕KILHAM, Warren John appointeddirector
- 2020-03-17➖KILHAM, Warren John resigneddirector
- 2020-03-03➕BRAMWELL, Matthew Manley appointeddirector
- 2020-03-03➕DITCHAM, David Andrew appointeddirector
- 2020-03-03➕KILHAM, Warren John appointeddirector
- 2020-03-03➖RITCHIE, John Malcolm resigneddirector
- 2020-03-03➖SHELTON, Colin resigneddirector
- 2011-07-13➖PEARMAN, Neil Andrew resigneddirector
- 2009-07-27➕PEARMAN, Neil Andrew appointeddirector
- 2009-02-28➖SHELTON, Colin resignedsecretary
- 2006-02-08➖BLACKWELL, Richard Arthur Alan resigneddirector
- 2005-12-31➖KEAR, Stephen resigneddirector
- 2004-02-01➕KEAR, Stephen appointeddirector
- 1996-05-01➕SHELTON, Colin appointeddirector
- 1984-04-04🏢Company incorporatedAs BEVIE HANDCRAFT UK LIMITED
Owner dependency
50/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
Succession & seller-readiness
30/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
Bevie Partners Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Bevie Partners Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
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BEVIE HANDCRAFT UK LIMITED
This company · 01805952
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Bevie Partners Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 03/03/2020 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr John Malcolm Ritchieceased 03/03/2020· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
- Mr Colin Sheltonceased 03/03/2020· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1984-04-04
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46900 — Non-specialised wholesale trade
Registered office
Philip Jones House
Poole Hall Industrial Estate
Ellesmere Port
CH66 1ST
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-16
Last: 2025-10-02
Officers (3 active · 10 resigned)
ASTRIDGE, Loren Anne→
Activedirector · ~54y · appointed 2024-10-21
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BRAMWELL, Matthew Manley→
Activedirector · ~49y · appointed 2020-03-03
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DITCHAM, David Andrew→
Activedirector · ~46y · appointed 2020-03-03
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KILHAM, Warren John→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2020-07-29 · resigned 2025-01-07
SHEEHAN, Elizabeth Christina Leach→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2025-01-28 · resigned 2025-09-30
SHELTON, Colin→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 2009-02-28
BLACKWELL, Richard Arthur Alan→
Resigneddirector · ~71y · resigned 2006-02-08
KEAR, Stephen→
Resigneddirector · ~60y · appointed 2004-02-01 · resigned 2005-12-31
KILHAM, Warren John→
Resigneddirector · ~40y · appointed 2020-03-18 · resigned 2024-10-21
KILHAM, Warren John→
Resigneddirector · ~46y · appointed 2020-03-03 · resigned 2020-03-17
PEARMAN, Neil Andrew→
Resigneddirector · ~62y · appointed 2009-07-27 · resigned 2011-07-13
RITCHIE, John Malcolm→
Resigneddirector · ~63y · resigned 2020-03-03
SHELTON, Colin→
Resigneddirector · ~64y · appointed 1996-05-01 · resigned 2020-03-03
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Recent filings (155 total)
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2026-06-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2026-05-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-24
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-10-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-05-06
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2025-02-02
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-01-07
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-11-05
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-11-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-04-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-10
auditors-resignation-company
auditors · AUD
2022-07-05