BEEWARE PEST AND ENVIROMENTAL SERVICES LTD

💤Zombieactive
07688410 · ltd · incorporated 2011-06-30
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
£103.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (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 (77/100)

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
6 officers (1 active, 6 linked, 5 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
44 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £103,321

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£103k
↑ 56% YoY
Current Assets
£58k
↑ 641% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£21k£41k£62k£83k£103kJul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31
Total assets£137.3k£66.2k
Current assets£58.2k£7.9k
Net assets£103.3k£66.2k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-10-01
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2024-04-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-04-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-04-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-04-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-04-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-03-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-04-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2017-04-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  12. 2016-05-25
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2016-04-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  14. 2015-07-03
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2014-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2013-09-17
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    ROBINSON, James Sibson resigned
    director
  17. 2013-09-01
    ➕
    FINN, Stephen appointed
    director
  18. 2013-08-17
    ➖
    EILBECK, Gary resigned
    director
  19. 2013-05-07
    ➕
    EILBECK, Gary appointed
    director
  20. 2013-05-07
    ➖
    FINN, Stephen John resigned
    director
  21. 2013-05-07
    ➕
    ROBINSON, James Sibson appointed
    director
  22. 2012-07-01
    ➖
    O'NEIL, Charlotte resigned
    secretary
  23. 2012-07-01
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    O'NEIL, Charlotte resigned
    director
  24. 2011-06-30
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BEEWARE PEST AND ENVIROMENTAL SERVICES LTD
  25. 2011-06-30
    ➕
    O'NEIL, Charlotte appointed
    secretary
  26. 2011-06-30
    ➕
    FINN, Stephen John appointed
    director
  27. 2011-06-30
    ➕
    O'NEIL, Charlotte appointed
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on 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 13 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 15 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 Stephen Finn
Individual · British · DOB 06/1976 · age 50
75–100%
—75-100% shares30/06/2016

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2011-06-30
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC96090 — Other service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Maple House
Thrimby
Penrith
Cumbria
CA10 3EA
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-08
Last: 2025-06-24

Officers (1 active · 5 resigned)

FINN, Stephen→
director · ~50y · appointed 2013-09-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
O'NEIL, Charlotte→
secretary · appointed 2011-06-30 · resigned 2012-07-01
Resigned
EILBECK, Gary→
director · ~64y · appointed 2013-05-07 · resigned 2013-08-17
Resigned
FINN, Stephen John→
director · ~50y · appointed 2011-06-30 · resigned 2013-05-07
Resigned
O'NEIL, Charlotte→
director · ~49y · appointed 2011-06-30 · resigned 2012-07-01
Resigned
ROBINSON, James Sibson→
director · ~47y · appointed 2013-05-07 · resigned 2013-09-17
Resigned

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Recent filings (44 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-04-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-04-25
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-10-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-04-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-04-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-04-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-04-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-04-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-07-03