BEESHAW CARE LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
05226251 · ltd · incorporated 2004-09-09
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 20.9y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£223.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Residential care activities for the elderly and disabled
Sector: Human health & social work
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
3 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 20.9y
70/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 20.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
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, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
7 officers (4 active, 7 linked, 5 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
77 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.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £223,071
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£48k
Net Worth
£223k
Current Assets
£205k
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £509.8k | — |
| Current assets | £204.8k | — |
| Cash | £48.4k | — |
| Debtors | £156.4k | — |
| Net assets | £223.1k | — |
| Average employees | — | 3100 |
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
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Last 90 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (36 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-05-28📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-05-28📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-05-28📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-09-17📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-09-03📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-09-03📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-09-02📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2024-09-02📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-09-02📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-07-29➖SHAW, Daniel Harry resigneddirector
- 2024-05-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-07📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-06-07📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-06-07📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-06-06📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2023-06-06🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2023-03-29📄change-person-secretary-companyofficers · CH03
- 2023-03-28📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-03-28📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-03-28📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-07-29📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2022-07-26🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
- 2022-07-21🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
- 2022-06-29➖SHAW, Jordan Trevor Joseph resigneddirector
- 2020-01-01➕SHAW, Thomas Jack William appointeddirector
- 2020-01-01➕SHAW, Daniel Harry appointeddirector
- 2020-01-01➕SHAW, Jordan Trevor Joseph appointeddirector
- 2006-09-25➕SHAW, Jane Anne appointedsecretary
- 2006-03-20➖BREWSTER, Elizabeth Teresa resignedsecretary
- 2005-09-19🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
- 2004-09-09🏢Company incorporatedAs BEESHAW CARE LIMITED
- 2004-09-09➕SHAW, Jane Anne appointeddirector
- 2004-09-09➕SHAW, Neil Joseph appointeddirector
- 2004-09-09➕BREWSTER, Elizabeth Teresa appointedsecretary
Owner dependency
91/100
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
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "SHAW" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
80/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 22 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 22 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Jane Anne Shaw Individual · British · DOB 03/1962 · age 64 | 50–75% | 50–75% | board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
Mr Neil Joseph Shaw Individual · British · DOB 06/1963 · age 63 | 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
Incorporated2004-09-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC87300 — Residential care activities for the elderly and disabled
Registered office
C/O Glx
69-75 Thorpe Road
Norwich
NR1 1UA
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-14
Last: 2025-08-31
Officers (4 active · 3 resigned)
Active
SHAW, Jane Anne→
Activedirector · ~64y · appointed 2004-09-09
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SHAW, Neil Joseph→
Activedirector · ~63y · appointed 2004-09-09
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SHAW, Thomas Jack William→
Activedirector · ~33y · appointed 2020-01-01
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BREWSTER, Elizabeth Teresa→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2004-09-09 · resigned 2006-03-20
SHAW, Daniel Harry→
Resigneddirector · ~39y · appointed 2020-01-01 · resigned 2024-07-29
SHAW, Jordan Trevor Joseph→
Resigneddirector · ~28y · appointed 2020-01-01 · resigned 2022-06-29
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Mortgages & charges
3
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 26/07/2022 | — | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 21/07/2022 | — | |
| satisfied | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 19/09/2005 | 06/06/2023 |
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Recent filings (77 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-14
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-05-28
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-05-28
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-05-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-18
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-09-17
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-09-03
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-09-03
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2024-09-02
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-09-02
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-09-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-05