BEACONS CROSS SOLAR LIMITED
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: high (82/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)Key financials
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2024-09-30 | 2023-09-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £52.6k | £52.7k |
| Current assets | £58.4k | £58.6k |
| Net assets | £52.3k | £52.5k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
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Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
- 2025-05-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-04-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-04-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-10-17📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2018-10-17📄withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC09
- 2018-08-20📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2018-08-20📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2018-08-10➖ARMSTRONG, James Robert resigneddirector
- 2018-08-10➖TERRANOVA, Giovanni resigneddirector
- 2018-06-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-03-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-06-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-10-26📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2013-11-07➕ARMSTRONG, James Robert appointeddirector
- 2013-11-07➕TERRANOVA, Giovanni appointeddirector
- 2013-09-30🏢Company incorporatedAs BEACONS CROSS SOLAR LIMITED
- 2013-09-30➕ADAIR, David Anthony appointeddirector
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. 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
cleanGroup structure
Chertsey Quarry Solar Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Chertsey Quarry Solar Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 09/08/2018 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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