BEELAND CONTROLS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
04396206 · ltd · incorporated 2002-03-15
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.
🔒Estimated value
—
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Turnover
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£522.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 26512
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 76-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 76). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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
7 officers (4 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
76 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
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £522,482
Net assets shrinking
Down £70,473 YoY
Cash YoY
-29%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£390k
↓ 29% YoY
Net Worth
£522k
↓ 12% YoY
Current Assets
£588k
↓ 30% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£169k£338k£507k£676k£845kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£526.8k£598.4k
Current assets£588.1k£844.7k
Cash£390.1k£547.0k
Debtors£175.5k£261.5k
Net assets£522.5k£593.0k

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
2
filings
  • • 2 officers
Last 90 days
9
filings
  • • 5 officers
  • • 3 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
10
filings
  • • 6 officers
  • • 3 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-08
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  2. 2026-05-08
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2026-04-29
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  4. 2026-04-28
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2026-04-28
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2026-04-23
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2026-04-09
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  8. 2026-04-09
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    change-person-secretary-company
    officers · CH03
  9. 2026-02-20
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  10. 2025-11-07
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  11. 2025-11-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2025-10-20
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    default-companies-house-service-address-applied-officer
    address · RP09
  13. 2025-10-20
    📍
    default-companies-house-service-address-applied-officer
    address · RP09
  14. 2025-10-10
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  15. 2025-10-10
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  16. 2025-10-10
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  17. 2025-10-10
    📄
    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  18. 2024-07-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2023-06-02
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2022-12-06
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  21. 2015-12-09
    ➕
    CHARD, Isabel appointed
    director
  22. 2015-12-09
    ➕
    CHARD, Julian appointed
    director
  23. 2002-09-03
    ➕
    CHARD, Isabel appointed
    secretary
  24. 2002-09-03
    ➖
    BEER, Lynn resigned
    secretary
  25. 2002-09-03
    ➖
    BEER, Peter resigned
    director
  26. 2002-03-15
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BEELAND CONTROLS LIMITED
  27. 2002-03-15
    ➕
    BEER, Lynn appointed
    director
  28. 2002-03-15
    ➕
    BEER, Lynn appointed
    secretary
  29. 2002-03-15
    ➕
    SECRETARIAL APPOINTMENTS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  30. 2002-03-15
    ➖
    SECRETARIAL APPOINTMENTS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  31. 2002-03-15
    ➕
    BEER, Peter appointed
    director

Owner dependency

83/100
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
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 76 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

90/100
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 76 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 24 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 24 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 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Julian Chard
Individual · British · DOB 08/1972 · age 54
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting03/08/2023
Isabel Chard
Individual · British · DOB 04/1974 · age 52
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting03/08/2023
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs Lynn Beerceased 03/08/2023· 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2002-03-15
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC26512 — SIC 26512

Registered office

Units 9-14 Marcon House
Wyther Lane
Leeds
West Yorkshire
LS5 3BT

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-28
Last: 2026-03-14

Officers (4 active · 3 resigned)

CHARD, Isabel→
secretary · appointed 2002-09-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BEER, Lynn→
director · ~76y · appointed 2002-03-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CHARD, Isabel→
director · ~52y · appointed 2015-12-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CHARD, Julian→
director · ~54y · appointed 2015-12-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BEER, Lynn→
secretary · appointed 2002-03-15 · resigned 2002-09-03
Resigned
SECRETARIAL APPOINTMENTS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-03-15 · resigned 2002-03-15
Resigned
BEER, Peter→
director · ~74y · appointed 2002-03-15 · resigned 2002-09-03
Resigned

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Recent filings (76 total)

change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2026-05-08
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-05-08
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2026-04-29
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-04-28
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-04-28
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-04-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-15
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-04-09
change-person-secretary-company
officers · CH03
2026-04-09
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2026-02-20
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-11-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-05
default-companies-house-service-address-applied-officer
address · RP09
2025-10-20
default-companies-house-service-address-applied-officer
address · RP09
2025-10-20
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-10-10