BEACON CORPORATION LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
03221336 · ltd · incorporated 1996-07-08
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
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 28.5y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£193.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
83/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 25940
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 64-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 64). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · oldest 28.5y
85/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 28.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
9 officers (4 active, 9 linked, 6 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
87 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
83/100Exceptional
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £193,333
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£193k
↑ 63% YoY
Current Assets
£376k
↑ 6.6% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £193.6k | £118.9k |
| Current assets | £376.5k | £353.1k |
| Net assets | £193.3k | £118.6k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
4
filings
- • 4 officers
Last 90 days
4
filings
- • 4 officers
Last 180 days
4
filings
- • 4 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (35 events)Click to expand
- 2026-06-17📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-06-17📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-06-17📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-06-17📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2025-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-08-11📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2021-08-11📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2021-08-11🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2021-08-11🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2020-12-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-09-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-09-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-01-08📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2018-01-01➕THOMAS, Peter George appointeddirector
- 2017-09-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 1997-12-28➕THOMAS, Martyn Roy appointedsecretary
- 1997-12-19🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Mortgage Trust Limited
- 1997-12-19🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Mortgage Trust Limited
- 1997-12-08➕THOMAS, Jacqueline Elizabeth appointeddirector
- 1997-12-08➖HYDE, Mark resignedsecretary
- 1997-12-08➖HYDE, Mark resigneddirector
- 1996-12-13➖SIDHU, Gurinder Singh resigneddirector
- 1996-12-12➕THOMAS, Martyn Roy appointeddirector
- 1996-12-01➕HYDE, Mark appointeddirector
- 1996-07-12➖BREWER, Suzanne resignednominee-secretary
- 1996-07-12➕HYDE, Mark appointedsecretary
- 1996-07-12➖BREWER, Kevin, Dr resignednominee-director
- 1996-07-12➕SIDHU, Gurinder Singh appointeddirector
- 1996-07-08🏢Company incorporatedAs BEACON CORPORATION LIMITED
- 1996-07-08➕BREWER, Suzanne appointednominee-secretary
- 1996-07-08➕BREWER, Kevin, Dr appointednominee-director
Owner dependency
76/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 30 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
80/100
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 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 30 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 30 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Martyn Roy Thomas Individual · British · DOB 03/1962 · age 64 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 11/07/2016 |
Mrs Jacqueline Elizabeth Thomas Individual · British · DOB 05/1962 · age 64 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 11/07/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1996-07-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC25940 — SIC 25940
Registered office
The Hollies
16 St John Street
Bridgnorth
Shropshire
WV15 6AG
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-21
Last: 2025-07-07
Officers (4 active · 5 resigned)
THOMAS, Martyn Roy→
Activesecretary · appointed 1997-12-28
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THOMAS, Jacqueline Elizabeth→
Activedirector · ~64y · appointed 1997-12-08
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THOMAS, Martyn Roy→
Activedirector · ~64y · appointed 1996-12-12
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THOMAS, Peter George→
Activedirector · ~36y · appointed 2018-01-01
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BREWER, Suzanne→
Resignednominee-secretary · appointed 1996-07-08 · resigned 1996-07-12
HYDE, Mark→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1996-07-12 · resigned 1997-12-08
BREWER, Kevin, Dr→
Resignednominee-director · ~74y · appointed 1996-07-08 · resigned 1996-07-12
HYDE, Mark→
Resigneddirector · ~59y · appointed 1996-12-01 · resigned 1997-12-08
SIDHU, Gurinder Singh→
Resigneddirector · ~58y · appointed 1996-07-12 · resigned 1996-12-13
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Mortgage Trust Mortgage Trust Limited | Legal charge | 2 properties | 19/12/1997 | 11/08/2021 | |
| satisfied | Mortgage Trust Mortgage Trust Limited | Legal charge | 1 property | 19/12/1997 | 11/08/2021 |
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