BE FRANCHISING LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
06532828 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2008-03-12
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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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£62.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 69-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 69). 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: high (81/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
48 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £62,114

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£62k
↑ 9.7% YoY
Current Assets
£78k
↑ 1.9% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£16k£31k£47k£62k£78kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£62.1k£56.6k
Current assets£77.9k£76.5k
Net assets£62.1k£56.6k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-16
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  2. 2024-12-10
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  3. 2023-10-31
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  4. 2022-12-16
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  5. 2021-12-20
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  6. 2020-08-25
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  7. 2019-08-01
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  8. 2018-12-12
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  9. 2018-01-15
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  10. 2016-12-12
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  11. 2016-03-14
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  12. 2015-11-25
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  13. 2015-03-13
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  14. 2014-08-14
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  15. 2014-06-19
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  16. 2012-09-06
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    FRANCIS, Allison resigned
    director
  17. 2011-03-01
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    FRANCIS, Allison appointed
    director
  18. 2010-10-22
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    PALMER, Andrew Philip resigned
    director
  19. 2010-05-12
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    BALMONT, Paul David resigned
    director
  20. 2009-10-15
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    MYLCHREEST, Graham Sorbie appointed
    director
  21. 2008-09-04
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    PALMER, Andrew Philip appointed
    director
  22. 2008-04-25
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    PRIMA SECRETARY LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  23. 2008-03-12
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    Company incorporated
    As BE FRANCHISING LIMITED
  24. 2008-03-12
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    PRIMA SECRETARY LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  25. 2008-03-12
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    BALMONT, Paul David appointed
    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 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

88/100
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 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 18 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Graham Sorbie Mylchreest
Individual · British · DOB 04/1957 · age 69
—75–100%75-100% voting06/04/2016

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2008-03-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Registered office

101 Galgate
Barnard Castle
County Durham
DL12 8ES

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-20
Last: 2026-03-06

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

MYLCHREEST, Graham Sorbie→
director · ~69y · appointed 2009-10-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PRIMA SECRETARY LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2008-03-12 · resigned 2008-04-25
Resigned
BALMONT, Paul David→
director · ~47y · appointed 2008-03-12 · resigned 2010-05-12
Resigned
FRANCIS, Allison→
director · ~64y · appointed 2011-03-01 · resigned 2012-09-06
Resigned
PALMER, Andrew Philip→
director · ~61y · appointed 2008-09-04 · resigned 2010-10-22
Resigned

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Recent filings (48 total)

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2025-12-16
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2025-03-06
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accounts · AA
2024-12-10
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2024-03-06
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2023-10-31
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2023-03-07
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2022-12-16
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2022-03-07
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2021-12-20
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2021-03-08
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accounts · AA
2020-08-25
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2020-03-06
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2019-08-01
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-03-12