BETA BUSINESS SOLUTIONS LTD LTD

💤Zombieactive
06648493 · ltd · incorporated 2008-07-16
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 Jul 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
51 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Jul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31
Average employees00

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-06-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-03-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-02-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-06-24
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    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  6. 2022-06-23
    ➖
    BURLISON, Kerry Louise resigned
    director
  7. 2022-06-23
    ➖
    GROVES, Jamie resigned
    director
  8. 2022-06-23
    ➖
    HACKETT, Scott James resigned
    director
  9. 2022-06-23
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  10. 2022-06-23
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  11. 2022-06-23
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  12. 2022-05-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-04-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2020-10-18
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    GROVES, Jamie appointed
    director
  15. 2020-10-18
    ➕
    HACKETT, Scott James appointed
    director
  16. 2020-10-18
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  17. 2020-10-18
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  18. 2020-10-18
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  19. 2020-07-01
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  20. 2020-04-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  21. 2019-04-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  22. 2008-07-16
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    Company incorporated
    As BETA BUSINESS SOLUTIONS LTD LTD
  23. 2008-07-16
    ➕
    BURLISON, Paul appointed
    director
  24. 2008-07-16
    ➕
    BURLISON, Kerry Louise appointed
    director

Owner dependency

85/100
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 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

68/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Paul Burlison
Individual · British · DOB 04/1978 · age 48
25–50%
—25-50% shares05/04/2017

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
Incorporated2008-07-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Registered office

20 Rydal Road
Chester Le Street
County Durham
DH2 3DR
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-01
Last: 2026-02-15

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

BURLISON, Paul→
director · ~48y · appointed 2008-07-16
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Active
BURLISON, Kerry Louise→
director · ~47y · appointed 2008-07-16 · resigned 2022-06-23
Resigned
GROVES, Jamie→
director · ~49y · appointed 2020-10-18 · resigned 2022-06-23
Resigned
HACKETT, Scott James→
director · ~43y · appointed 2020-10-18 · resigned 2022-06-23
Resigned

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Recent filings (51 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-10-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-06-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-02-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-15
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2022-06-24
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-06-23
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-06-23
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-06-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-05-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-04