BEARDVALE LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
02789676 · ltd · incorporated 1993-02-12
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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 31.4y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£420.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of head offices
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 89-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (93/100, director aged 89). 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 · 2 lenders · oldest 31.4y

50/100
clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

  • · Oldest live charge is 31.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Legal-friction score 35/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
8 officers (2 active, 8 linked, 5 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
93 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £420,560
Net assets shrinking
Down £10,775 YoY
Cash YoY
+17%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£15k
↑ 17% YoY
Net Worth
£421k
↓ 2.5% YoY
Current Assets
£73k
↓ 12% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£86k£173k£259k£345k£431kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£497.4k£508.1k
Current assets£72.9k£83.0k
Cash£15.1k£12.9k
Debtors£57.8k£70.1k
Net assets£420.6k£431.3k

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (35 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-12-10
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  3. 2025-12-09
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    GODFREY, Dan Frederick resigned
    director
  4. 2024-12-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-11-14
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2022-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-06-17
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  9. 2022-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-03-10
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  11. 2021-03-10
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  12. 2021-02-27
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    COLES, John Robert resigned
    secretary
  13. 2021-02-27
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    COLES, John Robert resigned
    director
  14. 2020-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-12-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  16. 2018-11-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2017-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2016-12-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2007-03-31
    ➕
    GODFREY, Irene appointed
    director
  20. 1999-03-11
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    Charge satisfied #2
  21. 1999-03-11
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    Charge satisfied #1
  22. 1999-01-11
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Irene Godfrey
  23. 1998-10-12
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    GODFREY, Helen Elizabeth appointed
    director
  24. 1997-12-16
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    KILMISTER, Paul Michael resigned
    director
  25. 1995-02-06
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  26. 1995-02-06
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  27. 1995-01-24
    ➕
    KILMISTER, Paul Michael appointed
    director
  28. 1994-03-23
    ➕
    COLES, John Robert appointed
    secretary
  29. 1994-03-23
    ➖
    L & A SECRETARIAL LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  30. 1994-03-23
    ➕
    COLES, John Robert appointed
    director
  31. 1994-03-23
    ➕
    GODFREY, Dan Frederick appointed
    director
  32. 1994-03-23
    ➖
    L & A REGISTRARS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  33. 1993-02-12
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BEARDVALE LIMITED
  34. 1993-02-12
    ➕
    L & A SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  35. 1993-02-12
    ➕
    L & A REGISTRARS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

91/100
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 28 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 89 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

96/100
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 89 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 28 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 33 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
medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Dan Frederick Godfrey
Individual · British · DOB 01/1936 · age 90
50–75%
50–75%board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control12/02/2017

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

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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1993-02-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70100 — Activities of head offices

Registered office

12 Market Street
Hebden Bridge
West Yorkshire
HX7 6AD
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-26
Last: 2026-02-12

Officers (2 active · 6 resigned)

GODFREY, Helen Elizabeth→
director · ~58y · appointed 1998-10-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GODFREY, Irene→
director · ~89y · appointed 2007-03-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
COLES, John Robert→
secretary · appointed 1994-03-23 · resigned 2021-02-27
Resigned
L & A SECRETARIAL LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1993-02-12 · resigned 1994-03-23
Resigned
COLES, John Robert→
director · ~80y · appointed 1994-03-23 · resigned 2021-02-27
Resigned
GODFREY, Dan Frederick→
director · ~90y · appointed 1994-03-23 · resigned 2025-12-09
Resigned
KILMISTER, Paul Michael→
director · ~69y · appointed 1995-01-24 · resigned 1997-12-16
Resigned
L & A REGISTRARS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1993-02-12 · resigned 1994-03-23
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

3
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Irene Godfrey / Dan Frederick Godfrey
Debenture2 properties11/01/1999—
satisfied
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Mortgage debenture1 property06/02/199511/03/1999
satisfied
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Legal mortgage1 property06/02/199511/03/1999
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Recent filings (93 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-02-16
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-12-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-31
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-11-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-23
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-06-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-23
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-03-10
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2021-03-10