BEAM DIRECTORS SERVICES LTD

💤Zombieactive
08165006 · ltd · incorporated 2012-08-02
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 Mar 2026
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 70-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 70). 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 (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
8 connected companies via shared directors
69
Filing history
41 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
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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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2025Mar 2026

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2026-03-312025-03-31

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 (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-06-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-12-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-08-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-12-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-12-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-08-11
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  8. 2021-08-11
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  9. 2021-08-11
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  10. 2021-03-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-08-07
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  13. 2019-04-16
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  14. 2019-04-16
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  15. 2019-04-16
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  16. 2018-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  17. 2018-06-21
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  18. 2014-11-21
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    MAXWELL, Eleanor Jamieson resigned
    director
  19. 2012-08-02
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    Company incorporated
    As BEAM DIRECTORS SERVICES LTD
  20. 2012-08-02
    ➕
    ANDREW, Jill Elizabeth appointed
    director
  21. 2012-08-02
    ➕
    MAXWELL, Eleanor Jamieson 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 age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

88/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Ms Jill Elizabeth Andrew
Individual · British · DOB 03/1956 · age 70
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
Eleanor Maxwell
Individual · British · DOB 09/1959 · age 67
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2012-08-02
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

5th Floor Ashford Commercial Quarter
1 Dover Place
Ashford
Kent
TN23 1FB
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-12-31
Last made up to: 2026-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-16
Last: 2025-08-02

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

ANDREW, Jill Elizabeth→
director · ~70y · appointed 2012-08-02
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Active
MAXWELL, Eleanor Jamieson→
director · ~67y · appointed 2012-08-02 · resigned 2014-11-21
Resigned

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Recent filings (41 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-06-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-06-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-12-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-08-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-12-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-12-13
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-08-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-11
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-08-11
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-08-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-03-29