BEACON HOME CARE SERVICES LIMITED

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04585887 · ltd · incorporated 2002-11-08
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
£45.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other human health activities
Sector: Human health & social work
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

3 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 18.1y

15/100
under pressure

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 18.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · 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
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
8 officers (1 active, 8 linked, 4 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
90 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
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
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £45,016
Net assets shrinking
Down £46,821 YoY
Cash YoY
+742%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£53k
↑ 742% YoY
Net Worth
£45k
↓ 51% YoY
Current Assets
£207k
↓ 35% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£63k£126k£190k£253k£316kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£830.9k£828.5k
Current assets£206.7k£316.0k
Cash£53.4k£6.3k
Debtors£153.3k£309.7k
Net assets£45.0k£91.8k

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (41 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  2. 2024-09-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-03-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-01-29
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    second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
    confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
  5. 2023-10-26
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    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  6. 2023-10-26
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  7. 2023-10-10
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  8. 2023-10-09
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    mortgage · MR04
  9. 2023-10-09
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  10. 2023-10-09
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Sme Lending Limited
  11. 2023-10-09
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    Charge satisfied #2
  12. 2023-10-09
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    Charge satisfied #1
  13. 2023-10-02
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  14. 2023-10-02
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  15. 2023-09-28
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  16. 2023-09-28
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  17. 2023-09-28
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  18. 2023-09-28
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  19. 2023-04-26
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  20. 2023-02-16
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    CRISP, Julie Ann resigned
    secretary
  21. 2023-02-16
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    CRISP, Julie Ann resigned
    director
  22. 2022-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  23. 2022-10-17
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    confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
  24. 2022-10-17
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    second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
    confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
  25. 2021-06-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  26. 2021-02-24
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Archover Limited
  27. 2020-10-21
    ➕
    TOMKINS, Ross William appointed
    director
  28. 2020-10-21
    ➕
    CRISP, Julie Ann appointed
    secretary
  29. 2020-10-21
    ➖
    CRISP, Sandra resigned
    secretary
  30. 2020-10-21
    ➖
    CRISP, Sandra resigned
    director
  31. 2008-04-18
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  32. 2003-06-01
    ➕
    CRISP, Julie Ann appointed
    director
  33. 2003-05-31
    ➖
    CRISP, Mary resigned
    director
  34. 2002-11-12
    ➖
    HCS SECRETARIAL LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  35. 2002-11-12
    ➖
    HANOVER DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  36. 2002-11-08
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    Company incorporated
    As BEACON HOME CARE SERVICES LIMITED
  37. 2002-11-08
    ➕
    CRISP, Sandra appointed
    secretary
  38. 2002-11-08
    ➕
    HCS SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  39. 2002-11-08
    ➕
    CRISP, Mary appointed
    director
  40. 2002-11-08
    ➕
    CRISP, Sandra appointed
    director
  41. 2002-11-08
    ➕
    HANOVER DIRECTORS 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

55/100
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.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 24 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

1 med ·
Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Group structure

Ahg Advisory Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Ahg Advisory Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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BEACON HOME CARE SERVICES LIMITED
This company · 04585887

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
Ahg Advisory Ltd
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control16/02/2023
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Ross Tomkinsceased 16/02/2023· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
  • Ms Julie Ann Crispceased 16/02/2023· 25-50% shares
  • Mrs Sandra Crispceased 21/10/2020· 25-50% shares

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

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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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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2002-11-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC86900 — Other human health activities

Registered office

Unit 36a Allans Buildings
Gilwilly Industrial Estate
Penrith
Cumbria
CA11 9BF
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last: 2025-12-17

Officers (1 active · 7 resigned)

TOMKINS, Ross William→
director · ~49y · appointed 2020-10-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CRISP, Julie Ann→
secretary · appointed 2020-10-21 · resigned 2023-02-16
Resigned
CRISP, Sandra→
secretary · appointed 2002-11-08 · resigned 2020-10-21
Resigned
HCS SECRETARIAL LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-11-08 · resigned 2002-11-12
Resigned
CRISP, Julie Ann→
director · ~54y · appointed 2003-06-01 · resigned 2023-02-16
Resigned
CRISP, Mary→
director · ~85y · appointed 2002-11-08 · resigned 2003-05-31
Resigned
CRISP, Sandra→
director · ~76y · appointed 2002-11-08 · resigned 2020-10-21
Resigned
HANOVER DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-11-08 · resigned 2002-11-12
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

3
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Sme Lending
Sme Lending Limited
A registered charge—09/10/2023—
satisfied
Archover
Archover Limited
A registered charge1 property24/02/202109/10/2023
satisfied
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Legal charge1 property18/04/200809/10/2023
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Recent filings (90 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-27
second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
2024-01-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-10
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2023-10-26
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-10-26
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2023-10-10
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2023-10-09
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2023-10-09
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-10-02
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2023-10-02
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2023-09-28