BEACHTONE TRADING LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
04602250 · ltd · incorporated 2002-11-27
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
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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 58). 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 (56/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
7 officers (1 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
76 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

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 (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-10-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-10-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-08-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-08-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-02-05
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  7. 2021-02-05
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    withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
  8. 2020-09-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-06-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-09-21
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    STEWART, Philip Wilson resigned
    director
  11. 2018-09-21
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  12. 2018-09-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-11-28
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    change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
    address · AD02
  14. 2017-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-05-10
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  16. 2016-09-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  17. 2014-10-31
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    RIGONI, Alessandro resigned
    director
  18. 2014-10-31
    ➕
    STEWART, Philip Wilson appointed
    director
  19. 2013-08-15
    ➖
    PATEL, Ketan Bhupendra resigned
    secretary
  20. 2010-05-28
    ➖
    ZULBERG, Martin Ian resigned
    director
  21. 2004-10-26
    ➕
    ZULBERG, Martin Ian appointed
    director
  22. 2004-09-07
    ➕
    RIGONI, Alessandro appointed
    director
  23. 2002-11-27
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    Company incorporated
    As BEACHTONE TRADING LIMITED
  24. 2002-11-27
    ➕
    PATEL, Chirag Bupendrabhai appointed
    director
  25. 2002-11-27
    ➕
    PATEL, Ketan Bhupendra appointed
    secretary
  26. 2002-11-27
    ➕
    A.C. SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  27. 2002-11-27
    ➖
    A.C. SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  28. 2002-11-27
    ➕
    A.C. DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  29. 2002-11-27
    ➖
    A.C. DIRECTORS 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 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — 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
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • 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

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

Group structure

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

🏛️
Crest Leathers Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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BEACHTONE TRADING LIMITED
This company · 04602250

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
Crest Leathers Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
—75-100% shares25/11/2016

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
Incorporated2002-11-27
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

Suite A Ground Floor Meridian House
202-204 Fnchley Road
London
NW3 6BX
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-07
Last: 2025-11-23

Officers (1 active · 6 resigned)

PATEL, Chirag Bupendrabhai→
director · ~58y · appointed 2002-11-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PATEL, Ketan Bhupendra→
secretary · appointed 2002-11-27 · resigned 2013-08-15
Resigned
A.C. SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-11-27 · resigned 2002-11-27
Resigned
RIGONI, Alessandro→
director · ~56y · appointed 2004-09-07 · resigned 2014-10-31
Resigned
STEWART, Philip Wilson→
director · ~68y · appointed 2014-10-31 · resigned 2018-09-21
Resigned
ZULBERG, Martin Ian→
director · ~76y · appointed 2004-10-26 · resigned 2010-05-28
Resigned
A.C. DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-11-27 · resigned 2002-11-27
Resigned

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Recent filings (76 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-08-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-08-23
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2021-02-05
withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
2021-02-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-09-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-11-25