CEB (BEVERLEY) LTD
🌳Matureactive
07800114 · ltd · incorporated 2011-10-06
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
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year to Oct 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
PursueActive trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.
Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. 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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 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
36 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.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · IFRS| Metric | 2024-10-31 | 2023-10-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 200 | 200 |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
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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 (19 events)Click to expand
- 2025-07-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-10📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-07-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-02-04📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-02-01➕BRANFIELD, Frances appointeddirector
- 2021-07-30📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2021-07-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-21📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2021-01-21✏️change-of-name-request-commentschange-of-name · NM06
- 2020-12-22✏️change-of-name-noticechange-of-name · CONNOT
- 2020-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-07-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-07-23📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2018-07-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-04-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2011-10-06🏢Company incorporatedAs CEB (BEVERLEY) LTD
- 2011-10-06➕BRANFIELD, Christopher Edward appointeddirector
Owner dependency
71/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +No director turnover: Company is 15 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Red flags
cleanNo 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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Christopher Edward Branfield Individual · British · DOB 12/1969 · age 57 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2011-10-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999
Registered office
1st Floor Manor House
Main Road
Ryehill
East Yorkshire
HU12 9NH
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-20
Last: 2025-10-06
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
BRANFIELD, Christopher Edward→
Activedirector · ~57y · appointed 2011-10-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BRANFIELD, Frances→
Activedirector · ~54y · appointed 2022-02-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (36 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-21
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-10-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-07-28
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-02-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-22
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2021-07-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-07-29
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2021-01-21
change-of-name-request-comments
change-of-name · NM06
2021-01-21