BEECHWOOD KITCHENS LTD

💤Zombieactive

04639095 · ltd · incorporated 2003-01-16

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 2025

Net worth

£100

book net assets

Opportunity

82/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 99999

Sector: Extraterritorial bodies

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 72-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 72). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 22.7y

45/100

under pressure

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

· Oldest live charge is 22.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

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

Lenders & charges

1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)

Directors & officers

4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 1 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

56 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

82/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

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 £100

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£100

~ YoY

Current Assets

£100

~ 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	£100	£100
Current assets	£100	£100
Net assets	£100	£100

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand

2025-11-18
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2024-12-16
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2023-10-25
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2022-12-01
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accounts · AA
2021-11-25
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accounts · AA
2020-12-14
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2019-12-02
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accounts · AA
2019-01-04
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accounts · AA
2017-12-08
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accounts · AA
2016-11-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2016-01-20
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annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2015-12-02
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2015-01-16
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annual-return · AR01
2014-12-22
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2014-01-16
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annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2003-11-18
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Charge registered #1
Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
2003-01-16
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Company incorporated
As BEECHWOOD KITCHENS LTD
2003-01-16
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NASH, Yasmin appointed
secretary
2003-01-16
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NASH, Barry Edward appointed
director
2003-01-16
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WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2003-01-16
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WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2003-01-16
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WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-director
2003-01-16
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WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

100/100

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.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 72 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

100/100

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 72 years old. Natural succession window is now.
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.)

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Barry Edward Nash Individual · British · DOB 11/1954 · age 72	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	16/01/2017
Mrs Yasmin Nash Individual · British · DOB 08/1955 · age 71	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	16/01/2017

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

Incorporated2003-01-16

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

Dunraven House 6 Meadow Court

41-43 High Street

Witney

Oxfordshire

OX28 6ER

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-11-27

Last: 2025-11-13

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

NASH, Yasmin→

secretary · appointed 2003-01-16

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Active

NASH, Barry Edward→

director · ~72y · appointed 2003-01-16

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Active

WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-01-16 · resigned 2003-01-16

Resigned

WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-01-16 · resigned 2003-01-16

Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown

			Type	Properties
	outstanding	National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC	Debenture	1 property	18/11/2003	—

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