BEEHIVE JOINERY LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
04603863 · ltd · incorporated 2002-11-28
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 13.8y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£272.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other manufacturing n.e.c.
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · oldest 13.8y
85/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 13.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
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
75
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
83 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £272,472
Net assets shrinking
Down £19 YoY
Cash YoY
+19%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£228k
↑ 19% YoY
Net Worth
£272k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£358k
↑ 16% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £308.2k | £324.8k |
| Current assets | £357.9k | £308.3k |
| Cash | £227.7k | £191.3k |
| Debtors | £74.4k | £51.4k |
| Net assets | £272.5k | £272.5k |
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.
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See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 capital
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 capital
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 capital
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
- 2026-06-02📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2025-09-16📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-09-16📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-07-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-20📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-12-20📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-12-08📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-12-08📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-12-08📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-10-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-20📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2023-05-01📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2023-05-01📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2023-05-01📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2023-05-01📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2023-05-01📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2023-04-27📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2022-12-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2012-10-23🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2012-10-11🔒Charge registered #2Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2012-09-05🔒Charge registered #1Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2002-11-28🏢Company incorporatedAs BEEHIVE JOINERY LIMITED
- 2002-11-28➕GUPPY, Antony Mark appointedsecretary
- 2002-11-28➕GUPPY, Antony Mark appointeddirector
- 2002-11-28➕GUPPY, Matthew John appointeddirector
- 2002-11-28➕QA REGISTRARS LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2002-11-28➖QA REGISTRARS LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2002-11-28➕QA NOMINEES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2002-11-28➖QA NOMINEES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
76/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
66/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Antony Mark Guppy Individual · British · DOB 12/1975 · age 51 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
Mr Mathew Guppy Individual · English · DOB 09/1974 · age 52 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2002-11-28
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC32990 — Other manufacturing n.e.c.
Registered office
Unit2 Station Road Business Park
Station Road
Stalbridge
Dorset
DT10 2RN
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-12
Last: 2025-11-28
Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)
GUPPY, Antony Mark→
Activesecretary · appointed 2002-11-28
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GUPPY, Antony Mark→
Activedirector · ~51y · appointed 2002-11-28
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GUPPY, Matthew John→
Activedirector · ~52y · appointed 2002-11-28
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QA REGISTRARS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-11-28 · resigned 2002-11-28
QA NOMINEES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-11-28 · resigned 2002-11-28
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 11/10/2012 | — | |
| satisfied | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 05/09/2012 | 23/10/2012 |
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Recent filings (83 total)
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2026-06-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-09
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-09-16
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-09-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-07-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-07-09
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-12-20
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-08
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-12-08
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-12-08
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-12-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-26
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-05-20