BEYER, PEACOCK & CO LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

03609929 · ltd · incorporated 1998-08-05

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

—

year to Aug 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Non-trading company

Sector: Professional, scientific & technical

Investor take

Pursue

Dormant / non-trading with a 63-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 63). 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 (78/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

9 officers (2 active, 9 linked, 1 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

4 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

82 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

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

Metric	2025-08-31	2024-08-31

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand

2026-04-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-05-01
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-05-30
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appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2024-05-30
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-05-30
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-05-30
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-05-28
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LEA, Stephen appointed
secretary
2024-05-28
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OLIVER, Dena resigned
secretary
2024-02-26
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-02-26
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-02-13
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-03-24
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-08-16
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change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2021-08-16
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2020-09-23
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-09-17
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-08-03
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-04-25
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2018-05-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2011-08-01
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GARSIDE, Claire resigned
secretary
2011-08-01
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OLIVER, Dena appointed
secretary
2003-08-31
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GARSIDE, Claire appointed
secretary
2003-08-31
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HOPWOOD, Zhian Faye resigned
secretary
2002-07-30
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HOPWOOD, Zhian Faye appointed
secretary
2002-07-30
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PRIOR, Jane Margaret resigned
secretary
1999-08-03
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MALSKI, Peter Victor George resigned
secretary
1999-08-03
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PRIOR, Jane Margaret appointed
secretary
1998-08-05
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Company incorporated
As BEYER, PEACOCK & CO LIMITED
1998-08-05
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PRIOR, Andrew Timothy appointed
director
1998-08-05
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MALSKI, Peter Victor George appointed
secretary
1998-08-05
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CORPORATE ADMINISTRATION SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
1998-08-05
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CORPORATE ADMINISTRATION SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
1998-08-05
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CORPORATE ADMINISTRATION SERVICES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-director
1998-08-05
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CORPORATE ADMINISTRATION SERVICES LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

93/100

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.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 28 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100

Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 28 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Stephen Lea Individual · British · DOB 07/1950 · age 76	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	28/05/2024

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Mrs Dena Harriet Elspeth Pagni Oliverceased 28/05/2024· significant influence

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

Incorporated1998-08-05

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company

Registered office

7 Domville Close

Lymm

WA13 0JR

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-05-31

Last made up to: 2025-08-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-08-19

Last: 2025-08-05

Officers (2 active · 7 resigned)

LEA, Stephen→

secretary · appointed 2024-05-28

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

PRIOR, Andrew Timothy→

director · ~63y · appointed 1998-08-05

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

GARSIDE, Claire→

secretary · appointed 2003-08-31 · resigned 2011-08-01

Resigned

HOPWOOD, Zhian Faye→

secretary · appointed 2002-07-30 · resigned 2003-08-31

Resigned

MALSKI, Peter Victor George→

secretary · appointed 1998-08-05 · resigned 1999-08-03

Resigned

OLIVER, Dena→

secretary · appointed 2011-08-01 · resigned 2024-05-28

Resigned

PRIOR, Jane Margaret→

secretary · appointed 1999-08-03 · resigned 2002-07-30

Resigned

CORPORATE ADMINISTRATION SECRETARIES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1998-08-05 · resigned 1998-08-05

Resigned

CORPORATE ADMINISTRATION SERVICES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1998-08-05 · resigned 1998-08-05

Resigned

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Recent filings (82 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2026-04-28

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-08-15

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2025-05-01

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-08-14

appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date

officers · AP03

2024-05-30

termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM02

2024-05-30

notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC01

2024-05-30

cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC07

2024-05-30

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2024-02-26

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2024-02-26

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-08-11

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2023-02-13

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-08-10

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2022-03-24

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2021-08-16