BEACON TRUSTEES LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
05611341 · ltd · incorporated 2005-11-03
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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not disclosed
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 67). 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 (57/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 1 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
8 connected companies via shared directors
69
Filing history
49 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-08-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-08-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-10-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-08-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2020-02-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2019-05-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2018-06-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2017-06-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2016-09-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2015-12-22
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    annual-return · AR01
  12. 2015-08-20
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    accounts · AA
  13. 2014-12-15
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    address · AD03
  14. 2014-12-12
    ➖
    LESTER ALDRIDGE COMPANY SECRETARIAL LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  15. 2014-12-12
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  16. 2014-12-12
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    change-sail-address-company-with-new-address
    address · AD02
  17. 2005-12-13
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    ALLEN, Stephen appointed
    director
  18. 2005-12-13
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    LESTER ALDRIDGE (MANAGEMENT) LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director
  19. 2005-11-03
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    Company incorporated
    As BEACON TRUSTEES LIMITED
  20. 2005-11-03
    ➕
    LESTER ALDRIDGE COMPANY SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  21. 2005-11-03
    ➕
    LESTER ALDRIDGE (MANAGEMENT) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director

Owner dependency

100/100
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
  • +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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

95/100
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 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • 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

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

Group structure

288 Group Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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288 Group Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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BEACON TRUSTEES LIMITED
This company · 05611341

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
288 Group Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control03/11/2016

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
Incorporated2005-11-03
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

Russell House
Oxford Road
Bournemouth
Dorset
BH8 8EX

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-17
Last: 2025-11-03

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

ALLEN, Stephen→
director · ~67y · appointed 2005-12-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LESTER ALDRIDGE COMPANY SECRETARIAL LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2005-11-03 · resigned 2014-12-12
Resigned
LESTER ALDRIDGE (MANAGEMENT) LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2005-11-03 · resigned 2005-12-13
Resigned

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Recent filings (49 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-08-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-08-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-10-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-08-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-02-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-11-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-05-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2018-11-06