BEANIES THE FLAVOUR CO. LTD.

🌳Matureactive

07804284 · ltd · incorporated 2011-10-10

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

£211.4k

book net assets

Opportunity

73/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 10832

Sector: Manufacturing

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 57/100. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 7 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

12 live charges · 7 lenders · oldest 13.1y

35/100

too messy

Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.

· Oldest live charge is 13.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· 7 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
· Legal-friction score 40/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

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

Lenders & charges

12 charges (12/12 with lender, 12/12 with type)

Directors & officers

11 officers (6 active, 11 linked, 9 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

3 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

88 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

73/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

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 £211,418

Net assets shrinking

Down £522,661 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£211k

↓ 71% YoY

Current Assets

£1.2m

↓ 37% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2024-12-31	2023-12-31
Total assets	£337.1k	£1.10M
Current assets	£1.15M	£1.82M
Cash	—	£187.8k
Debtors	£404.4k	£600.2k
Net assets	£211.4k	£734.1k

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

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1 signal 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

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 mortgage

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (55 events)Click to expand

2026-02-05
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mortgage · MR04
2026-02-05
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Charge satisfied #8
2025-07-25
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-07-25
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officers · AP01
2025-07-01
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-07-01
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-06-30
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mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-06-27
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Charge registered #12
Lender: Ecapital Commercial Finance (North) Limited
2025-06-24
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officers · TM01
2025-06-24
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capital · SH01
2025-06-24
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capital · SH01
2025-06-11
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STANGROOM, Mark Anthony appointed
director
2025-06-01
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EVANS, John Arthur resigned
director
2024-05-03
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-01-31
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mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-01-29
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Charge registered #11
Lender: Hsbc UK Bank PLC
2023-12-14
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change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2023-12-08
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-04-21
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-04-21
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-04-21
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-04-21
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-04-21
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-04-21
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-04-21
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-04-19
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BENOPOULOS, Ioannis appointed
director
2023-04-19
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KATSOS, Vasileios appointed
director
2023-04-19
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MATSANTONIS, Theodoros appointed
director
2023-04-19
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SPURR, John Duncan resigned
director
2023-04-19
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STANGROOM, Mark Anthony resigned
director
2022-12-22
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-27
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Charge registered #10
Lender: Hsbc UK Bank PLC
2022-07-26
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Charge registered #9
Lender: Npif Tvc Debt LP Acting by Tvc Loans Npif Gp Limited as the General Partner of Npif Tvc Debt LP Acting by Fw Capital Limited
2021-07-30
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Charge satisfied #7
2019-03-14
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STANGROOM, Mark Anthony appointed
director
2019-01-30
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Charge registered #8
Lender: Hsbc UK Bank PLC
2019-01-24
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Charge satisfied #3
2019-01-24
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Charge satisfied #2
2018-11-27
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Charge registered #7
Lender: Npif Tvc Debt LP Acting by Tvc Loans Npif Gp Limited as the General Partner of Npif Tvc Debt LP Acting by Fw Capital Limited
2018-09-25
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Charge registered #6
Lender: Hsbc Invoice Finance (UK) LTD
2018-09-25
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Charge registered #5
Lender: Hsbc Invoice Finance (UK) LTD
2018-09-05
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Charge registered #4
Lender: Hsbc UK Bank PLC
2018-05-17
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Charge satisfied #1
2017-06-12
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SPURR, John Duncan appointed
director
2015-11-24
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PORTEOUS, Mark Philip appointed
secretary
2015-11-23
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EVANS, John Arthur resigned
secretary
2014-09-08
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Charge registered #3
Lender: Rbs Invoice Finance Limited
2013-06-24
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Charge registered #2
Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
2013-04-22
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Neaf LP Acting by Its General Partner New Angel Gp Limited
2012-10-17
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PORTEOUS, Mark Philip appointed
director

Showing most recent 50 of 55 events

Owner dependency

48/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS

-5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

53/100

Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 med · 1 low

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.

7 live charges

low

Heavily leveraged with multiple live security positions — understand the capital structure before proceeding.

Group structure

Progress 2019 Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Progress 2019 Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control

ultimate parent

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BEANIES THE FLAVOUR CO. LTD.

This company · 07804284

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
Progress 2019 Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	07/02/2019

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Mr John Arthur Evansceased 07/02/2019· 25-50% shares

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

Incorporated2011-10-10

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC10832 — SIC 10832

Registered office

Beanies The Flavour Co. Ltd

Faverdale North

Darlington

County Durham

DL3 0PH

United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-04-25

Last: 2026-04-11