BETA TOOLS (UK) LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
02505286 · ltd · incorporated 1990-05-24
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 Dec 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Non-specialised wholesale trade
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 70100Activities of head offices
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company 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 (55/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
No charge records returned
50
Directors & officers
12 officers (2 active, 12 linked, 5 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
No PSC data returned
40
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
117 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

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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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
Metric2025-12-31
Average employees22

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 (35 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-02-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-03-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-05-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-05-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-07-16
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  9. 2019-03-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-03-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  11. 2017-05-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-03-17
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    THOMAS, Carrie Louise appointed
    secretary
  13. 2017-03-17
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    DOHERTY, Hayley Louise resigned
    secretary
  14. 2017-03-17
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  15. 2017-03-17
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    officers · AP03
  16. 2016-06-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  17. 2016-06-17
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  18. 2016-03-17
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    CICERI, Alessandro resigned
    director
  19. 2016-03-16
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    CICERI, Roberto appointed
    director
  20. 2014-05-16
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    DOHERTY, Hayley Louise appointed
    secretary
  21. 2014-05-16
    ➖
    PARKES, Katie resigned
    secretary
  22. 2008-09-09
    ➖
    BIRD, Amanda Frances resigned
    secretary
  23. 2008-09-09
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    PARKES, Katie appointed
    secretary
  24. 2007-02-01
    ➕
    BIRD, Amanda Frances appointed
    secretary
  25. 2007-01-31
    ➖
    FOULKES, Geoffrey Stephen resigned
    secretary
  26. 2005-07-29
    ➕
    FOULKES, Geoffrey Stephen appointed
    secretary
  27. 2005-07-29
    ➖
    HOWGATE, Allison Jayne resigned
    secretary
  28. 2002-10-01
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    CICERI, Alessandro appointed
    director
  29. 2002-09-30
    ➖
    SHAW, Edward Herbert resigned
    director
  30. 2000-12-29
    ➖
    CICERI, Alessandro resigned
    secretary
  31. 2000-12-29
    ➕
    HOWGATE, Allison Jayne appointed
    secretary
  32. 2000-12-29
    ➖
    CICERI, Alessandro resigned
    director
  33. 2000-12-29
    ➖
    CICERI, Massimo resigned
    director
  34. 2000-12-29
    ➕
    SHAW, Edward Herbert appointed
    director
  35. 1990-05-24
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    Company incorporated
    As BETA TOOLS (UK) LIMITED

Owner dependency

83/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

70/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. 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 36 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
Typeltd
Incorporated1990-05-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46900 — Non-specialised wholesale trade

Registered office

Unit D Horton Enterprise Park
Hortonwood 50
Telford
Shropshire
TF1 7GZ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-06
Last: 2026-05-23

Officers (2 active · 10 resigned)

THOMAS, Carrie Louise→
secretary · appointed 2017-03-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CICERI, Roberto→
director · ~62y · appointed 2016-03-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BIRD, Amanda Frances→
secretary · appointed 2007-02-01 · resigned 2008-09-09
Resigned
CICERI, Alessandro→
secretary · resigned 2000-12-29
Resigned
DOHERTY, Hayley Louise→
secretary · appointed 2014-05-16 · resigned 2017-03-17
Resigned
FOULKES, Geoffrey Stephen→
secretary · appointed 2005-07-29 · resigned 2007-01-31
Resigned
HOWGATE, Allison Jayne→
secretary · appointed 2000-12-29 · resigned 2005-07-29
Resigned
PARKES, Katie→
secretary · appointed 2008-09-09 · resigned 2014-05-16
Resigned
CICERI, Alessandro→
director · ~63y · appointed 2002-10-01 · resigned 2016-03-17
Resigned
CICERI, Alessandro→
director · ~63y · resigned 2000-12-29
Resigned
CICERI, Massimo→
director · ~63y · resigned 2000-12-29
Resigned
SHAW, Edward Herbert→
director · ~89y · appointed 2000-12-29 · resigned 2002-09-30
Resigned

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Recent filings (117 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-03
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accounts · AA
2026-03-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-03-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-02-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-03-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2022-05-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2021-05-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2020-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-05-28
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2019-07-16