BEATRESULT LTD

🌳Matureactive
05192014 · ltd · incorporated 2004-07-28
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 21.7y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
—
Upgrade to see
Turnover
—
year to Jul 2025
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
🔔
Follow this company (free)
Email alerts on filings, charges, director changes, gazette notices. No account needed.

Unsubscribe any time from any email. GDPR-respectful.

🔒Generate AI memo →🔒Outreach pack →🔒Corporate story →📑 Reports →Sign in to watch
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45200
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 74-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 74). 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 (65/100).

🏦

Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 21.7y

65/100
clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

  • · Oldest live charge is 21.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
7 officers (3 active, 7 linked, 3 with DOB)
79
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
55 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
—
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
—
£0£0£0£0£0£0Jul 2024Jul 2025

Hover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31
Average employees00

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-16
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  2. 2025-11-03
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-10-13
    ➖
    PEARCE, Mark Christian resigned
    director
  4. 2025-04-01
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-11-05
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  6. 2024-09-11
    ➕
    BARKS, Helen Louise appointed
    director
  7. 2024-04-24
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-04-18
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-11-19
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-01-13
    📄
    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  11. 2021-01-13
    📄
    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  12. 2021-01-01
    ➕
    CANNOCK, Christopher appointed
    secretary
  13. 2021-01-01
    ➖
    BARKS, John resigned
    secretary
  14. 2020-10-27
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2020-04-26
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-05-07
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2018-04-03
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2017-03-22
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  19. 2016-04-19
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  20. 2004-09-28
    🔒
    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
  21. 2004-07-30
    ➖
    FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  22. 2004-07-30
    ➖
    FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  23. 2004-07-28
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BEATRESULT LTD
  24. 2004-07-28
    ➕
    BARKS, John Charles appointed
    director
  25. 2004-07-28
    ➕
    BARKS, John appointed
    secretary
  26. 2004-07-28
    ➕
    FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  27. 2004-07-28
    ➕
    PEARCE, Mark Christian appointed
    director
  28. 2004-07-28
    ➕
    FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

91/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 74 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

86/100
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 74 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • 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

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

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr John Charles Barks
Individual · British · DOB 07/1962 · age 64
75–100%
75–100%board controlsig. influence75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →

Similar companies

Active · Automotive · BS postcode area
CompanyEst. valueTurnoverNet worthStaffAgeOppDirector
AUTOMOTIVE VEHICLE SPECIALIST'S LTD→
15390400 · est 2024 · no financials extracted
————2y——
BARRY SHADDICK TYRES LIMITED→
03338729 · est 1997 · no financials extracted
————29y——
BATH VAN CENTRE LIMITED→
16523799 · est 2025 · no financials extracted
———————
BEAR & BUNNY LTD→
12567543 · est 2020 · no financials extracted
————5y——
BEAR'S DETAILING LIMITED→
10964773 · est 2017 · no financials extracted
————8y——
BEAST AUTOBODY LTD→
16237024 · est 2025 · no financials extracted
————1y——
BEATEFFECT LIMITED→
03223639 · est 1996 · no financials extracted
————29y——
BEAULEY MOTOR SERVICES LIMITED→
06552134 · est 2008 · no financials extracted
————18y——
BEAULEY MOTORS LTD→
13234310 · est 2021 · no financials extracted
————5y——
BEDMINSTER ROAD GARAGE (SALES) LIMITED→
00675835 · est 1960 · no financials extracted
————65y——
BEE TORQUE LTD→
16759178 · est 2025 · no financials extracted
———————
BELMONT LEISURE INVESTMENT LTD→
10335984 · est 2016 · no financials extracted
————9y——
Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions

7 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

Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →

Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2004-07-28
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45200 — SIC 45200

Registered office

54 Ashton Vale Road
Ashton Vale
Bristol
BS3 2HQ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-04
Last: 2025-07-21

Officers (3 active · 4 resigned)

CANNOCK, Christopher→
secretary · appointed 2021-01-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BARKS, Helen Louise→
director · ~58y · appointed 2024-09-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BARKS, John Charles→
director · ~74y · appointed 2004-07-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BARKS, John→
secretary · appointed 2004-07-28 · resigned 2021-01-01
Resigned
FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2004-07-28 · resigned 2004-07-30
Resigned
PEARCE, Mark Christian→
director · ~53y · appointed 2004-07-28 · resigned 2025-10-13
Resigned
FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2004-07-28 · resigned 2004-07-30
Resigned

Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.

Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
HSBC
Hsbc Bank PLC
Debenture1 property28/09/2004—
Click column headers to sort. Use filters above to narrow by status and lender.

Recent filings (55 total)

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-12-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-01
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-11-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-11-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-30
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2021-01-13
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2021-01-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-10-27