BEAVER LEEDS (HOLDINGS) LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
05471553 · ltd · incorporated 2005-06-03
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
—
year to Jul 2025
Net worth
£378.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Non-trading company
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: dormant / non-trading with exceptional profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (80/100, director aged 58). 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).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 20.5y
30/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 20.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
83 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation
Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →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 · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £378,675
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
—
Net Worth
£379k
~ YoY
Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-07-31 | 2024-07-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £378.7k | £378.7k |
| Net assets | £378.7k | £378.7k |
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
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (35 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-06-02📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2025-06-02📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2025-05-28📄capital-return-purchase-own-sharescapital · SH03
- 2025-03-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-28📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2025-02-28🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2025-02-10📄second-filing-capital-cancellation-sharescapital · RP04SH06
- 2025-02-10📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2025-02-10📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2025-02-04📄second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · RP04CS01
- 2025-01-31📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-01-30📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-05-24📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-05-14📄capital-cancellation-sharescapital · SH06
- 2024-05-14📄capital-return-purchase-own-sharescapital · SH03
- 2024-03-27📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-03-27📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2024-03-27📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-03-27📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-03-01➖RICHMOND, Brian James resignedsecretary
- 2024-03-01➖RICHMOND, Brian James resigneddirector
- 2024-01-23📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2024-01-23🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2023-11-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-15🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Abn Amro Asset Based Finance N.V.
- 2006-01-26🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Venture Finance PLC
- 2005-06-07➕BENNETT, Russell William appointeddirector
- 2005-06-07➕RICHMOND, Brian James appointedsecretary
- 2005-06-07➖YORK PLACE COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2005-06-07➕RICHMOND, Brian James appointeddirector
- 2005-06-07➖YORK PLACE COMPANY NOMINEES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2005-06-03🏢Company incorporatedAs BEAVER LEEDS (HOLDINGS) LIMITED
- 2005-06-03➕YORK PLACE COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2005-06-03➕YORK PLACE COMPANY NOMINEES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
93/100
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 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
85/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 21 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 21 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Denise Ann Walker Individual · British · DOB 12/1969 · age 57 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 01/03/2024 |
Mr Russell William Bennett Individual · British · DOB 07/1968 · age 58 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Brian Richmondceased 01/03/2024· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
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.
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
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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.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2005-06-03
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company
Registered office
Richardshaw Road
Grangefield Industrial Estate
Leeds
West Yorkshire
LS28 6RW
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-17
Last: 2026-06-03
Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)
BENNETT, Russell William→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2005-06-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
RICHMOND, Brian James→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2005-06-07 · resigned 2024-03-01
YORK PLACE COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2005-06-03 · resigned 2005-06-07
RICHMOND, Brian James→
Resigneddirector · ~48y · appointed 2005-06-07 · resigned 2024-03-01
YORK PLACE COMPANY NOMINEES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2005-06-03 · resigned 2005-06-07
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Abn Amro Asset Based Finance N.V. | A registered charge | 1 property | 15/10/2021 | 28/02/2025 | |
| satisfied | Venture Finance Venture Finance PLC | All assets debenture | 1 property | 26/01/2006 | 23/01/2024 |
Recent filings (83 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-02-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-09
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-06-02
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-06-02
capital-return-purchase-own-shares
capital · SH03
2025-05-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-06
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-02-28
second-filing-capital-cancellation-shares
capital · RP04SH06
2025-02-10
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2025-02-10
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2025-02-10
second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
2025-02-04
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-01-31
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-01-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-04