BEACON BOOKS & CRAFTS LIMITED

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02030402 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 1986-06-23
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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year to Jan 2025
Net worth
£3.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 47610
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 86-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 86). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (69/100)

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
31 officers (6 active, 31 linked, 28 with DOB)
88
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
121 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
81/100Exceptional
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
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £3,556

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£4k
↑ 11753% YoY
Current Assets
£10k
↓ 3.2% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£2k£4k£6k£8k£10kJan 2024Jan 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-01-312024-01-31
Total assets£6.1k£2.5k
Current assets£9.6k£9.9k
Net assets£3.6k£30

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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Corporate timeline (58 events)Click to expand
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  2. 2024-10-15
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  3. 2023-10-17
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  4. 2022-10-16
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  5. 2021-10-02
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  6. 2020-10-15
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  7. 2019-10-25
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  8. 2018-10-19
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  9. 2018-10-19
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  10. 2018-10-15
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    CRABB, Huw David appointed
    director
  11. 2017-10-25
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  13. 2017-07-03
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    DAVIES, Brian Charles resigned
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  14. 2016-10-15
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  15. 2015-11-16
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  18. 2015-01-01
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    THOMAS, Arthur Robert appointed
    director
  19. 2015-01-01
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    BRAMWELL, Dennis Frank resigned
    director
  20. 2015-01-01
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    JONES, James Trevor resigned
    director
  21. 2011-08-08
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    PHILLIPS, Steven Paul resigned
    director
  22. 2010-02-17
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    SWIRES HENNESSY, Edward resigned
    director
  23. 2006-02-20
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    SWIRES HENNESSY, Edward appointed
    director
  24. 2006-01-10
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    ROSSER, Anthony James resigned
    director
  25. 2005-10-01
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    COX, John Albert appointed
    director
  26. 2005-10-01
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    THOMAS, Arthur Robert appointed
    director
  27. 2005-10-01
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    PHILLIPS, Steven Paul appointed
    director
  28. 2005-06-01
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    EDMUNDS, John Gethin resigned
    director
  29. 2005-06-01
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    MILSOM, Peter Geoffrey resigned
    director
  30. 2005-01-01
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    HART, Michael resigned
    director
  31. 2005-01-01
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    MOSS, Graham William resigned
    director
  32. 2003-01-01
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    EDMUNDS, John Gethin appointed
    director
  33. 2003-01-01
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    MOSS, Graham William appointed
    director
  34. 2003-01-01
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    ROSSER, Anthony James appointed
    director
  35. 2002-12-31
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    MORGAN, Timothy Gwyn resigned
    director
  36. 2002-01-01
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    JONES, Cyril resigned
    director
  37. 2001-01-01
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    CLOSE, Brian, Rev resigned
    director
  38. 2001-01-01
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    CUTLER, Gordon resigned
    director
  39. 2001-01-01
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    PARRY, Peter James resigned
    director
  40. 2001-01-01
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    WEENINK, Lambertus, Rev resigned
    director
  41. 2001-01-01
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    WILLIAMS, Glyndwr resigned
    director
  42. 2000-10-02
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    DAVIES, Brian Charles appointed
    director
  43. 1999-07-30
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    JONES, Brynmor Pierce, Rev resigned
    director
  44. 1999-01-01
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    JONES, Trevor James appointed
    secretary
  45. 1999-01-01
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    MORGAN, Timothy Gwyn resigned
    secretary
  46. 1999-01-01
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    MILSOM, Peter Geoffrey appointed
    director
  47. 1996-09-01
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    ROBINSON, Ralph John resigned
    director
  48. 1996-01-31
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    MEREDITH, Jean resigned
    director
  49. 1995-02-17
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    JEFFREYS, Glyn resigned
    director
  50. 1994-09-02
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    ROSAM, Stephen Leonard resigned
    director
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Owner dependency

73/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • -5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 86 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

90/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 86 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 21 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 40 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.)

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated1986-06-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47610 — SIC 47610

Registered office

28 The Parade
Cwmbran
Torfaen
Gwent
NP44 1PT

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-29
Last: 2025-10-15

Officers (6 active · 25 resigned)

JONES, Trevor James→
secretary · appointed 1999-01-01
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Active
COX, John Albert→
director · ~86y · appointed 2005-10-01
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Active
CRABB, Huw David→
director · ~49y · appointed 2018-10-15
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Active
MCGOWAN, Joyce, Dr→
director · ~84y
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Active
THOMAS, Arthur Robert→
director · ~82y · appointed 2015-01-01
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Active
THOMAS, Arthur Robert→
director · ~82y · appointed 2005-10-01
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Active
BRAMWELL, Dennis Frank→
secretary · resigned 1993-07-01
Resigned
MORGAN, Timothy Gwyn→
secretary · appointed 1993-07-01 · resigned 1999-01-01
Resigned
BRAMWELL, Dennis Frank→
director · ~96y · resigned 2015-01-01
Resigned
CLOSE, Brian, Rev→
director · ~89y · resigned 2001-01-01
Resigned
CUTLER, Gordon→
director · ~102y · resigned 2001-01-01
Resigned
DAVIES, Brian Charles→
director · ~81y · appointed 2000-10-02 · resigned 2017-07-03
Resigned
EDMUNDS, John Gethin→
director · ~67y · appointed 2003-01-01 · resigned 2005-06-01
Resigned
HART, Michael→
director · ~73y · resigned 2005-01-01
Resigned
JEFFREYS, Glyn→
director · ~97y · resigned 1995-02-17
Resigned
JONES, Brynmor Pierce, Rev→
director · ~101y · resigned 1999-07-30
Resigned
JONES, Cyril→
director · ~96y · appointed 1993-11-20 · resigned 2002-01-01
Resigned
JONES, James Trevor→
director · ~80y · appointed 1993-11-20 · resigned 2015-01-01
Resigned
MEREDITH, Jean→
director · ~93y · resigned 1996-01-31
Resigned
MILSOM, Peter Geoffrey→
director · ~79y · appointed 1999-01-01 · resigned 2005-06-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (121 total)

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2023-10-17
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2020-10-15
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2020-10-15
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2019-10-25
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