BEAUMONT ART LIMITED

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08302611 · ltd · incorporated 2012-11-21
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 Sept 2024
Net worth
£5.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of insurance agents and brokers
Sector: Financial & insurance
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: strategic trade sale (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (70/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 3 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
54 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 £5,228

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£5k
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-09-30
Total assets£5.2k
Net assets£5.2k

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-06-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-01-30
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  4. 2025-01-09
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  5. 2025-01-09
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2025-01-09
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  7. 2024-06-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-03-29
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  10. 2023-03-29
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  11. 2023-03-29
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  12. 2023-03-29
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2022-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2021-01-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2020-05-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-11-13
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  17. 2019-11-13
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  18. 2019-06-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  19. 2016-12-05
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    SEBLINE, Thierry Charles resigned
    director
  20. 2013-10-25
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    SEBLINE, Thierry Charles appointed
    director
  21. 2012-11-25
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    SEBLINE, Edouard Alexandre appointed
    director
  22. 2012-11-21
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    Company incorporated
    As BEAUMONT ART LIMITED
  23. 2012-11-21
    ➕
    CARTER, John appointed
    director
  24. 2012-11-21
    ➖
    CARTER, John resigned
    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

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 Edouard Alexandre Sebline
Individual · French · DOB 04/1977 · age 49
50–75%
50–75%50-75% shares · 50-75% voting06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Thierry Charles Seblineceased 20/11/2024· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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
Incorporated2012-11-21
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC66220 — Activities of insurance agents and brokers

Registered office

C/O Dickinsons, Brandon House
First Floor, 90 The Broadway
Chesham
HP5 1EG
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-05
Last: 2025-11-21

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

SEBLINE, Edouard Alexandre→
director · ~49y · appointed 2012-11-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CARTER, John→
director · ~56y · appointed 2012-11-21 · resigned 2012-11-21
Resigned
SEBLINE, Thierry Charles→
director · ~86y · appointed 2013-10-25 · resigned 2016-12-05
Resigned

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Recent filings (54 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-30
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-01-30
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-01-09
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-01-09
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-01-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-27
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-03-29
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-03-29
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-03-29
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-03-29