BEAULIEU GARAGE LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
03344173 · ltd · incorporated 1997-04-02
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
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45112
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
9 officers (4 active, 9 linked, 6 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
96 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
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years 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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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees4400

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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
11
filings
  • • 8 officers
  • • 1 address
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-10
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  2. 2026-04-10
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2026-04-10
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2026-04-10
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2026-04-10
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2026-04-03
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    replacement-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name
    officers · RP01AP01
  7. 2026-03-16
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2026-03-16
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  9. 2026-03-16
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  10. 2026-03-16
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  11. 2025-10-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2024-12-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2024-02-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2023-04-25
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    second-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name
    officers · RP04AP01
  15. 2023-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2022-08-18
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  17. 2022-08-16
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  18. 2022-04-19
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  19. 2022-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2016-08-31
    ➕
    HARMER, Claire Jennifer appointed
    director
  21. 2016-08-31
    ➕
    HARMER, Diane Elizabeth appointed
    director
  22. 2016-08-31
    ➕
    HARMER, Julie Elizabeth appointed
    director
  23. 2016-08-31
    ➕
    HARMER, Keith appointed
    director
  24. 2016-08-31
    ➖
    SCOTT, Philip resigned
    secretary
  25. 2016-08-31
    ➖
    SCOTT, Philip resigned
    director
  26. 2016-08-31
    ➖
    STOKES, James Rory Clifford resigned
    director
  27. 2001-04-20
    ➕
    SCOTT, Philip appointed
    secretary
  28. 2001-04-20
    ➖
    AA COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  29. 2001-04-20
    ➕
    SCOTT, Philip appointed
    director
  30. 2001-04-20
    ➕
    STOKES, James Rory Clifford appointed
    director
  31. 2001-04-20
    ➖
    BUYVIEW LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  32. 1997-04-02
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BEAULIEU GARAGE LIMITED
  33. 1997-04-02
    ➕
    AA COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  34. 1997-04-02
    ➕
    BUYVIEW LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

63/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 73 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

70/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 73 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 29 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Keith Harmer
Individual · British · DOB 08/1953 · age 73
——sig. influencesignificant influence31/08/2016

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1997-04-02
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45112 — SIC 45112

Registered office

1 Airfield Road
Christchurch
Dorset
BH23 3TH
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-03
Last: 2026-03-20

Officers (4 active · 5 resigned)

HARMER, Claire Jennifer→
director · ~38y · appointed 2016-08-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HARMER, Diane Elizabeth→
director · ~68y · appointed 2016-08-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HARMER, Julie Elizabeth→
director · ~36y · appointed 2016-08-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HARMER, Keith→
director · ~73y · appointed 2016-08-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SCOTT, Philip→
secretary · appointed 2001-04-20 · resigned 2016-08-31
Resigned
AA COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1997-04-02 · resigned 2001-04-20
Resigned
SCOTT, Philip→
director · ~72y · appointed 2001-04-20 · resigned 2016-08-31
Resigned
STOKES, James Rory Clifford→
director · ~73y · appointed 2001-04-20 · resigned 2016-08-31
Resigned
BUYVIEW LTD→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1997-04-02 · resigned 2001-04-20
Resigned

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Recent filings (96 total)

change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-04-10
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-04-10
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-04-10
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-04-10
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-04-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-07
replacement-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name
officers · RP01AP01
2026-04-03
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-03-16
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-03-16
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-03-16
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-03-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-15