BEAVER GARAGES (WEST SOMERSET) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

04689967 · ltd · incorporated 2003-03-07

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

hardening · 12-months

Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.

· Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Mar 2025

Net worth

£346.7k

book net assets

Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 45112

Sector: Wholesale & retail

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

45200SIC 45200

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 65). 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: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

8 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 22.9y

35/100

too messy

Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.

· Oldest live charge is 22.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
· Legal-friction score 35/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile

address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

8 charges (8/8 with lender, 8/8 with type)

Directors & officers

7 officers (5 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

83 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

79/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

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 £346,731

Cash YoY

+49%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£78k

↑ 49% YoY

Net Worth

£347k

↑ 23% YoY

Current Assets

£681k

↑ 5.4% 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	£358.6k	£292.6k
Current assets	£681.0k	£646.2k
Cash	£78.1k	£52.5k
Debtors	£146.9k	£75.4k
Net assets	£346.7k	£281.2k

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

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1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (43 events)Click to expand

2025-12-10
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officers · CH01
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officers · CH01
2025-12-03
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resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-12-02
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capital · SH08
2025-11-21
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accounts · AA
2025-09-24
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officers · CH01
2025-09-24
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officers · CH01
2025-09-24
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-12-19
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accounts · AA
2023-11-17
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accounts · AA
2022-12-07
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accounts · AA
2021-12-07
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accounts · AA
2021-10-18
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officers · CH01
2021-10-18
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officers · CH01
2021-10-18
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officers · CH03
2021-10-18
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2021-10-13
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JOHNSON, Kristy Louise appointed
director
2021-10-13
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JOHNSON, Wayne David appointed
director
2021-10-13
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officers · AP01
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officers · AP01
2012-07-31
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Charge satisfied #6
2012-07-31
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Charge satisfied #5
2012-07-31
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Charge satisfied #4
2012-07-31
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Charge satisfied #3
2012-07-27
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Charge registered #8
Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
2012-07-11
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Charge satisfied #1
2012-01-04
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Charge satisfied #7
2009-09-01
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Charge registered #7
Lender: West Register (Investments) Limited
2008-05-30
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Charge registered #6
Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
2005-03-24
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Charge registered #5
Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
2004-11-11
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Charge registered #4
Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
2003-11-14
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Charge registered #3
Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
2003-10-10
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Charge registered #2
Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
2003-08-19
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Fce Bank PLC
2003-03-07
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Company incorporated
As BEAVER GARAGES (WEST SOMERSET) LIMITED
2003-03-07
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BEAVER, Karen Ann appointed
secretary
2003-03-07
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BEAVER, Karen Ann appointed
director
2003-03-07
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BEAVER, Richard John appointed
director
2003-03-07
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TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
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2003-03-07
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TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
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2003-03-07
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COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-director
2003-03-07
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COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
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Owner dependency

88/100

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

-4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "BEAVER" — strong identity link between founder and business.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

80/100

Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 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 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.

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mrs Karen Ann Beaver Individual · British · DOB 06/1963 · age 63	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	07/03/2017
Mr Richard John Beaver Individual · British · DOB 02/1961 · age 65	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	07/03/2017

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

Incorporated2003-03-07

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC45112 — SIC 45112

Registered office

. Brunel Way

Enterprise Park

Minehead

Somerset

TA24 5BY

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-03-21

Last: 2026-03-07