BEWISE ELEVATORS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
08405504 · ltd · incorporated 2013-02-15
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
—
year to Jan 2025
Net worth
£16.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Repair of machinery
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (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 (73/100).

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
6 officers (1 active, 6 linked, 6 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 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
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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £16,281

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£16k
Current Assets
£24k
Current Liabilities
—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-01-31
Total assets£16.3k
Current assets£23.5k
Net assets£16.3k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
3
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • • 2 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-23
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  2. 2026-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2026-01-31
    ➖
    YOUNG, Laura resigned
    director
  4. 2026-01-31
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  5. 2025-08-23
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  6. 2025-08-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2025-08-05
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  8. 2025-04-02
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  9. 2025-04-01
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  10. 2024-10-29
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  11. 2024-01-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2023-10-30
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  13. 2023-01-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2022-01-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2021-01-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2020-04-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2019-10-31
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  18. 2019-02-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2015-11-12
    ➕
    YOUNG, Laura appointed
    director
  20. 2015-09-25
    ➕
    YOUNG, Brian appointed
    director
  21. 2015-09-25
    ➖
    YOUNG, Laura Louise resigned
    director
  22. 2013-12-31
    ➖
    YOUNG, Brian resigned
    director
  23. 2013-06-17
    ➕
    YOUNG, Brian appointed
    director
  24. 2013-05-08
    ➖
    YOUNG, Brian resigned
    director
  25. 2013-04-24
    ➕
    YOUNG, Brian appointed
    director
  26. 2013-04-06
    ➖
    WATKINSON, David John resigned
    director
  27. 2013-04-06
    ➕
    YOUNG, Laura Louise appointed
    director
  28. 2013-02-15
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BEWISE ELEVATORS LIMITED
  29. 2013-02-15
    ➕
    WATKINSON, David John appointed
    director

Owner dependency

83/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • 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
Mr Gary Young
Individual · British · DOB 10/1965 · age 61
50–75%
—50-75% shares06/04/2016
Miss Laura Young
Individual · British · DOB 01/1988 · age 38
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Gary Youngceased 27/03/2018· 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting
  • Miss Laura Youngceased 27/03/2018· 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
Incorporated2013-02-15
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC33120 — Repair of machinery

Registered office

1st Floor 264 Manchester Road
Warrington
Cheshire
WA1 3RB
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-30
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-19
Last: 2026-03-05

Officers (1 active · 5 resigned)

YOUNG, Brian→
director · ~61y · appointed 2015-09-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WATKINSON, David John→
director · ~75y · appointed 2013-02-15 · resigned 2013-04-06
Resigned
YOUNG, Brian→
director · ~61y · appointed 2013-06-17 · resigned 2013-12-31
Resigned
YOUNG, Brian→
director · ~61y · appointed 2013-04-24 · resigned 2013-05-08
Resigned
YOUNG, Laura→
director · ~38y · appointed 2015-11-12 · resigned 2026-01-31
Resigned
YOUNG, Laura Louise→
director · ~38y · appointed 2013-04-06 · resigned 2015-09-25
Resigned

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Recent filings (54 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-23
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-05-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-04-30
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2026-01-31
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-08-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-08-21
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-08-05
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-04-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-01
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-04-01
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2024-10-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-30
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2023-10-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-23