BEAVERFIT LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
07375020 · ltd · incorporated 2010-09-14
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£77.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 32300
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 80-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (73/100, director aged 80). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -40% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

4 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 14.3y

30/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 14.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Cashflow trend is negative — lender view likely cautious.

Data confidence

Overall: high (82/100)

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
4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)
90
Directors & officers
8 officers (5 active, 8 linked, 7 with DOB)
88
Ownership & PSC
0 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
7 connected companies via shared directors
66
Filing history
62 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £76,993
Net assets shrinking
Down £3,402,558 YoY
Cash draining
Cash down 40% YoY
Cash YoY
-40%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£219k
↓ 40% YoY
Net Worth
£77k
↓ 98% YoY
Current Assets
£3.0m
↓ 44% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£1.1m£2.2m£3.3m£4.3m£5.4mDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£541.0k£4.07M
Current assets£3.02M£5.44M
Cash£218.8k£366.8k
Debtors£2.32M£4.41M
Net assets£77.0k£3.48M

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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
0
filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (40 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-08-16
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  4. 2024-08-15
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  5. 2024-08-01
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
  6. 2024-07-31
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    legacy
    miscellaneous · ANNOTATION
  7. 2024-07-31
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    legacy
    miscellaneous · ANNOTATION
  8. 2024-06-12
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  9. 2024-06-07
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  10. 2024-06-07
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  11. 2024-06-07
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  12. 2024-06-07
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    officers · AP03
  13. 2024-06-07
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    officers · AP01
  14. 2024-06-07
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  15. 2024-06-07
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  16. 2024-06-03
    ROODHOUSE, Alexander appointed
    secretary
  17. 2024-06-03
    ROODHOUSE, Alexander appointed
    director
  18. 2024-06-03
    TAYLOR, Michael appointed
    director
  19. 2024-06-03
    BEAVER, Hilary Susan resigned
    director
  20. 2024-06-03
    CURTIS BEAVER, Joanne Macrae resigned
    director
  21. 2024-05-31
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  22. 2024-05-31
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  23. 2024-05-31
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    Charge satisfied #3
  24. 2024-05-31
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    Charge satisfied #2
  25. 2024-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  26. 2023-10-16
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  27. 2023-08-02
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  28. 2023-04-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  29. 2022-09-01
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  30. 2018-06-19
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Barclays Security Trustee Limited
  31. 2016-11-01
    CURTIS BEAVER, Joanne Macrae appointed
    director
  32. 2016-04-30
    BEAVER, Henry James resigned
    director
  33. 2015-08-15
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    Charge satisfied #1
  34. 2014-10-10
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  35. 2012-02-17
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  36. 2010-09-14
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BEAVERFIT LIMITED
  37. 2010-09-14
    BEAVER, Richard James appointed
    director
  38. 2010-09-14
    BEAVER, Thomas Edward appointed
    director
  39. 2010-09-14
    BEAVER, Henry James appointed
    director
  40. 2010-09-14
    BEAVER, Hilary Susan appointed
    director

Owner dependency

88/100
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
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "BEAVER" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 80 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

73/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 80 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 med ·
Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2010-09-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC32300 — SIC 32300

Registered office

The Old Mill Farm
Walkmills
Church Stretton
Shropshire
SY6 6NJ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-28
Last: 2025-09-14

Officers (5 active · 3 resigned)

ROODHOUSE, Alexander
secretary · appointed 2024-06-03
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Active
BEAVER, Richard James
director · ~80y · appointed 2010-09-14
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Active
BEAVER, Thomas Edward
director · ~45y · appointed 2010-09-14
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Active
ROODHOUSE, Alexander
director · ~44y · appointed 2024-06-03
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Active
TAYLOR, Michael
director · ~46y · appointed 2024-06-03
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Active
BEAVER, Henry James
director · ~48y · appointed 2010-09-14 · resigned 2016-04-30
Resigned
BEAVER, Hilary Susan
director · ~69y · appointed 2010-09-14 · resigned 2024-06-03
Resigned
CURTIS BEAVER, Joanne Macrae
director · ~46y · appointed 2016-11-01 · resigned 2024-06-03
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

4
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:4 of 4 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
A registered charge15/08/2024
satisfied
Barclays
Barclays Security Trustee Limited
A registered charge19/06/201831/05/2024
satisfied
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
A registered charge10/10/201431/05/2024
satisfied
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Fixed & floating charge1 property17/02/201215/08/2015
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Recent filings (62 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-09-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-27
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-08-16
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
2024-08-01
legacy
miscellaneous · ANNOTATION
2024-07-31
legacy
miscellaneous · ANNOTATION
2024-07-31
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-06-12
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-06-07
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-06-07
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-06-07
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2024-06-07
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-06-07
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-06-07