BEACON END HOLDINGS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
08483374 · ltd · incorporated 2013-04-11
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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year to Apr 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 64201Activities of agricultural holding companies
  • 68310Real estate agencies
  • 68320Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 68). 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 (74/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 4 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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
7 connected companies via shared directors
66
Filing history
34 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

1 year 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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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-04-30
Average employees0

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
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 2 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-25
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    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-01-30
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  3. 2025-01-23
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  4. 2024-01-22
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    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-01-31
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    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-12-23
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    address · AD01
  7. 2022-08-18
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    confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
  8. 2021-06-29
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    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-02-22
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    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-01-13
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  11. 2019-01-29
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    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-01-11
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    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-01-24
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    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-05-05
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    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2013-09-01
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    PERCIVAL, Clare Elizabeth resigned
    director
  16. 2013-04-11
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    Company incorporated
    As BEACON END HOLDINGS LIMITED
  17. 2013-04-11
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    PERCIVAL, Nicholas James appointed
    director
  18. 2013-04-11
    ➕
    PERCIVAL, Clare Elizabeth 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 68 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

78/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 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 Nicholas James Percival
Individual · British · DOB 02/1958 · age 68
——sig. influencesignificant influence11/04/2017

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
Incorporated2013-04-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01110 — Growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds

Registered office

Middleborough House
Middleborough
Colchester
CO1 1QT
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-29
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-07-23
Last: 2026-07-09

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

PERCIVAL, Nicholas James→
director · ~68y · appointed 2013-04-11
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Active
PERCIVAL, Clare Elizabeth→
director · ~65y · appointed 2013-04-11 · resigned 2013-09-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (34 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-07-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-02-25
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2026-01-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-31
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-12-23
second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
2022-08-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-12