B.E.G. UK LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
05062342 · ltd · incorporated 2004-03-03
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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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Wholesale of furniture, carpets and lighting equipment
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 82990Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 89-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 89). 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 (76/100)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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
8 officers (2 active, 8 linked, 4 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
74 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
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 11 | 1100 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
3 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (35 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-26📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-02-26📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-11-21➖JONES, Paul Robert Geoffrey resignedsecretary
- 2025-11-21📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2025-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-08-28📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-08-28📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-08-27➖BRUCK, Dietmar Friederich resigneddirector
- 2025-08-27📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-08-15📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2025-08-12➕GLYNN, Daniel Shaw appointedsecretary
- 2024-12-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-29📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-03-29📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-03-29📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2023-03-29📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-03-29📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-01-30📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2023-01-30📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2022-09-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-17✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2004-03-30➕BRÜCK, Friedrich Paul appointeddirector
- 2004-03-30➖HARWOOD, Richard John Charles resignedsecretary
- 2004-03-30➕JONES, Paul Robert Geoffrey appointedsecretary
- 2004-03-30➕BRUCK, Dietmar Friederich appointeddirector
- 2004-03-30➖HARWOOD, Richard John Charles resigneddirector
- 2004-03-03🏢Company incorporatedAs B.E.G. UK LIMITED
- 2004-03-03➕HARWOOD, Richard John Charles appointedsecretary
- 2004-03-03➕THOMAS, Howard appointednominee-secretary
- 2004-03-03➖THOMAS, Howard resignednominee-secretary
- 2004-03-03➕HARWOOD, Richard John Charles appointeddirector
- 2004-03-03➕TESTER, William Andrew Joseph appointednominee-director
- 2004-03-03➖TESTER, William Andrew Joseph resignednominee-director
Owner dependency
100/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 89 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
95/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 89 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 22 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
1 med ·2 director resignations in last 12 months
mediumMultiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.
Evidence: JONES, Paul Robert Geoffrey resigned 2025-11-21; BRUCK, Dietmar Friederich resigned 2025-08-27
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Friedrich Paul Brück Individual · German · DOB 11/1937 · age 89 | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% 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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| APPLIED HEALTHCARE PRODUCTS LIMITED→ 12577173 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| ASSET LTD→ 04686054 · est 2003 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 23y | — | — |
| ASTLES ELECTRICAL WHOLESALERS LTD→ 15117743 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
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| BADGERS AUCTIONS LTD→ 12590946 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
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| BALLWARD LIMITED→ 02053155 · est 1986 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 39y | — | — |
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →🔒Advanced scoring suite
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2004-03-03
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46470 — Wholesale of furniture, carpets and lighting equipment
Registered office
C/O Dickinsons, Brandon House
First Floor, 90 The Broadway
Chesham
HP5 1EG
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-17
Last: 2026-03-03
Officers (2 active · 6 resigned)
GLYNN, Daniel Shaw→
Activesecretary · appointed 2025-08-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BRÜCK, Friedrich Paul→
Activedirector · ~89y · appointed 2004-03-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
HARWOOD, Richard John Charles→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2004-03-03 · resigned 2004-03-30
JONES, Paul Robert Geoffrey→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2004-03-30 · resigned 2025-11-21
THOMAS, Howard→
Resignednominee-secretary · appointed 2004-03-03 · resigned 2004-03-03
BRUCK, Dietmar Friederich→
Resigneddirector · ~67y · appointed 2004-03-30 · resigned 2025-08-27
HARWOOD, Richard John Charles→
Resigneddirector · ~52y · appointed 2004-03-03 · resigned 2004-03-30
TESTER, William Andrew Joseph→
Resignednominee-director · ~64y · appointed 2004-03-03 · resigned 2004-03-03
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Recent filings (74 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-13
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-02-26
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-02-26
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-11-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-30
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-08-28
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-08-28
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-08-27
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2025-08-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-24
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-03-29
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-03-29