BEACON EAST LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
06166766 · ltd · incorporated 2007-03-19
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
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
- · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Technical and vocational secondary education
Sector: Education
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), 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 (63/100).
Data confidence
Overall: low (53/100)Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.
Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
71 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-29📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-01-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-12-16📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-12-15📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-12-15📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-12-15📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-12-15📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-12-15📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-12-15📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2025-12-15📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-02-12📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-02-12📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-02-12📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-02-12📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2025-02-12📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-02-12📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-02-12📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-01-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-22📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2007-03-19🏢Company incorporatedAs BEACON EAST LIMITED
- 2007-03-19➕BRUHIN, Nicola Clare appointedsecretary
- 2007-03-19➕BRUHIN, Mark Anthony appointeddirector
- 2007-03-19➕BRUHIN, Nicola Clare appointeddirector
- 2007-03-19➕TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2007-03-19➖TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2007-03-19➕COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2007-03-19➖COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
76/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
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 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
59/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 19 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
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mark Anthony Bruhin Individual · British · DOB 04/1970 · age 56 | 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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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2007-03-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85320 — Technical and vocational secondary education
Registered office
16 Calvert Street
Norwich
Norfolk
NR3 1BY
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-02
Last: 2026-03-19
Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)
BRUHIN, Nicola Clare→
Activesecretary · appointed 2007-03-19
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BRUHIN, Mark Anthony→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 2007-03-19
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BRUHIN, Nicola Clare→
Activedirector · ~57y · appointed 2007-03-19
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TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2007-03-19 · resigned 2007-03-19
COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2007-03-19 · resigned 2007-03-19
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Recent filings (71 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-29
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-05-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-21
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-12-16
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-12-15
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-12-15
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-12-15
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-12-15
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-12-15
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2025-12-15
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-12-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-21
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-02-12
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-02-12
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-02-12