BEER GAS EXPRESS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
03644670 · ltd · incorporated 1998-10-06
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 Mar 2026
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. 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 (58/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 7.6y

45/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 7.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
9 officers (1 active, 9 linked, 6 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
91 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
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 2025Mar 2026

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2026-03-312025-03-31
Average employees111100

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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (35 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-07-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-07-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-07-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-08-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-03-14
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2021-08-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-08-10
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  9. 2021-08-10
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  10. 2021-08-10
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  11. 2021-08-10
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  12. 2020-08-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-08-08
    ➖
    GLEDHILL, Lyn resigned
    secretary
  14. 2020-08-08
    ➖
    GLEDHILL, Lyn resigned
    director
  15. 2019-06-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-12-04
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  17. 2018-11-28
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Barclays Security Trustee Limited
  18. 2018-04-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2017-06-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2013-11-08
    ➕
    GLEDHILL, Sharlene Faye appointed
    director
  21. 2012-05-25
    ➖
    HEPPENSTALL, Joan Eileen resigned
    director
  22. 2010-05-05
    ➖
    GLEDHILL, Christine Anne resigned
    director
  23. 2009-07-09
    ➖
    BARLOW, Dereck Paul resigned
    director
  24. 2007-05-09
    ➕
    BARLOW, Dereck Paul appointed
    director
  25. 2006-02-28
    ➕
    HEPPENSTALL, Joan Eileen appointed
    director
  26. 2004-03-01
    ➕
    GLEDHILL, Christine Anne appointed
    director
  27. 2004-03-01
    ➖
    SEELEY, Janice resigned
    director
  28. 1998-10-07
    ➖
    ON LINE REGISTRARS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  29. 1998-10-07
    ➖
    ON LINE FORMATIONS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  30. 1998-10-06
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    Company incorporated
    As BEER GAS EXPRESS LIMITED
  31. 1998-10-06
    ➕
    GLEDHILL, Lyn appointed
    secretary
  32. 1998-10-06
    ➕
    ON LINE REGISTRARS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  33. 1998-10-06
    ➕
    GLEDHILL, Lyn appointed
    director
  34. 1998-10-06
    ➕
    SEELEY, Janice appointed
    director
  35. 1998-10-06
    ➕
    ON LINE FORMATIONS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

68/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 28 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.)

Group structure

William Faye Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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William Faye Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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BEER GAS EXPRESS LIMITED
This company · 03644670

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
William Faye Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · firm interest14/03/2017
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Lyn Gledhillceased 14/03/2017· 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting

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

🔒Co-director network graph

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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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Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1998-10-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Unit B6,Warhurst Road
Lowfields Business Park
Elland
West Yorkshire
HX5 9DF

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-12-31
Last made up to: 2026-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-20
Last: 2025-10-06

Officers (1 active · 8 resigned)

GLEDHILL, Sharlene Faye→
director · ~46y · appointed 2013-11-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GLEDHILL, Lyn→
secretary · appointed 1998-10-06 · resigned 2020-08-08
Resigned
ON LINE REGISTRARS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1998-10-06 · resigned 1998-10-07
Resigned
BARLOW, Dereck Paul→
director · ~60y · appointed 2007-05-09 · resigned 2009-07-09
Resigned
GLEDHILL, Christine Anne→
director · ~75y · appointed 2004-03-01 · resigned 2010-05-05
Resigned
GLEDHILL, Lyn→
director · ~76y · appointed 1998-10-06 · resigned 2020-08-08
Resigned
HEPPENSTALL, Joan Eileen→
director · ~69y · appointed 2006-02-28 · resigned 2012-05-25
Resigned
SEELEY, Janice→
director · ~78y · appointed 1998-10-06 · resigned 2004-03-01
Resigned
ON LINE FORMATIONS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1998-10-06 · resigned 1998-10-07
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Barclays
Barclays Security Trustee Limited
A registered charge—28/11/2018—
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Recent filings (91 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-06-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-08-09
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-03-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-08-20
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-08-10
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2021-08-10
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2021-08-10