A BEVAN & SON LIMITED

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07913637 · ltd · incorporated 2012-01-17
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.
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Turnover
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Net worth
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Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Manufacture of other furniture
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (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 (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 (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
37 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
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 accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Average employees800800

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-28
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  2. 2025-07-28
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  3. 2025-07-28
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  4. 2025-07-28
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    officers · TM01
  5. 2025-07-14
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    accounts · AA
  6. 2025-06-26
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    BEVAN, Derek resigned
    director
  7. 2024-06-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-06-22
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    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-06-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-04-20
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    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-08-18
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    officers · CH01
  12. 2020-07-12
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  13. 2019-03-03
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  14. 2018-05-10
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  15. 2017-05-18
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  16. 2012-01-17
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    Company incorporated
    As A BEVAN & SON LIMITED
  17. 2012-01-17
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    BEVAN, Jason appointed
    director
  18. 2012-01-17
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    BEVAN, Derek appointed
    director

Owner dependency

90/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "BEVAN" — strong identity link between founder and business.

Succession & seller-readiness

58/100
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 14 years.
  • 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Jason Bevan
Individual · British · DOB 06/1972 · age 54
25–50%
—25-50% shares26/06/2025
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Derek Bevanceased 26/06/2025· 50-75% 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
Incorporated2012-01-17
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC31090 — Manufacture of other furniture

Registered office

Units 6/7 Forest Industrial Park, Forest Road
Ilford
Essex
IG6 3HL

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-12
Last: 2025-07-29

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

BEVAN, Jason→
director · ~54y · appointed 2012-01-17
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Active
BEVAN, Derek→
director · ~77y · appointed 2012-01-17 · resigned 2025-06-26
Resigned

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Recent filings (37 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-28
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-07-28
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-07-28
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-07-28
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-07-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-04-20