BEVERLEY MOTOR WORKS LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
07337792 · ltd · incorporated 2010-08-06
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 Dec 2025
Net worth
£7.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45200
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. 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).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 9.3y
45/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 9.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
58 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £7,288
Net assets shrinking
Down £1,328 YoY
Cash YoY
+83%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£44k
↑ 83% YoY
Net Worth
£7k
↓ 15% YoY
Current Assets
£390k
↑ 7.6% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £29.7k | £72.7k |
| Current assets | £390.1k | £362.4k |
| Cash | £43.6k | £23.9k |
| Debtors | £307.4k | £285.0k |
| Net assets | £7.3k | £8.6k |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
5
filings
- • 3 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
5
filings
- • 3 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
5
filings
- • 3 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
- 2026-07-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2026-07-03📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2026-07-03📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2026-07-03📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2026-01-27📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-01-26➖LEWIS, Alan Hewitt resigneddirector
- 2025-09-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-20📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-03-20📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-09-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-15📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-08-15📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-08-15📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-08-15📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2019-10-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-04-25🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
- 2010-08-06🏢Company incorporatedAs BEVERLEY MOTOR WORKS LIMITED
- 2010-08-06➕HAYES, Richard Anthony appointeddirector
- 2010-08-06➕BLAKLEY, Wendy Ann, Mrs. appointeddirector
- 2010-08-06➖BLAKLEY, Wendy Ann, Mrs. resigneddirector
- 2010-08-06➕LEWIS, Alan Hewitt appointeddirector
Owner dependency
85/100
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 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
68/100
Strong succession signalMultiple 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 16 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 16 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.)
Group structure
Rah Holdings Group Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Rah Holdings Group Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
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BEVERLEY MOTOR WORKS LIMITED
This company · 07337792
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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Rah Holdings Group Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 28/05/2026 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Alan Hewitt Lewisceased 28/05/2026· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
- Mr Richard Anthony Hayesceased 28/05/2026· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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🔒Tailored diligence questions
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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Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2010-08-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45200 — SIC 45200
Registered office
Unit D1
Annie Reed Road
Beverley
East Yorkshire
HU17 0LF
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-08-07
Last: 2026-07-24
Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)
HAYES, Richard Anthony→
Activedirector · ~48y · appointed 2010-08-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BLAKLEY, Wendy Ann, Mrs.→
Resigneddirector · ~66y · appointed 2010-08-06 · resigned 2010-08-06
LEWIS, Alan Hewitt→
Resigneddirector · ~52y · appointed 2010-08-06 · resigned 2026-01-26
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 25/04/2017 | — |
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Recent filings (58 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-07-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-07-23
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-07-03
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-07-03
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2026-07-03
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-01-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-16
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-03-20
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-03-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-15
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-08-15