BEEHIVE MANCHESTER LTD

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09011631 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2014-04-25
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
—
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Turnover
—
year to Apr 2025
Net worth
£981.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 42220
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle 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: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -37% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. 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.

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
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
37 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 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £981,730
Cash YoY
-37%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£108k
↓ 37% YoY
Net Worth
£982k
↑ 4.7% YoY
Current Assets
£1.1m
↑ 7.2% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£220k£440k£661k£881k£1.1mApr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Total assets£981.7k£937.6k
Current assets£1.10M£1.03M
Cash£107.8k£171.9k
Debtors£993.4k£855.1k
Net assets£981.7k£937.6k

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

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
3
filings
  • • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-08
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  2. 2026-05-08
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    withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
  3. 2026-01-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-01-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-01-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-01-05
    ➕
    PILLING, Anthony appointed
    director
  7. 2024-01-05
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  8. 2023-09-04
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  9. 2023-08-31
    ➖
    PILLING, Anthony resigned
    director
  10. 2023-03-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2022-07-08
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AAMD
  12. 2022-05-13
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  13. 2022-05-09
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
  14. 2022-05-09
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  15. 2022-04-28
    ➕
    PILLING, Anthony appointed
    director
  16. 2022-01-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2021-04-15
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2020-01-23
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2019-12-18
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  20. 2019-12-18
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  21. 2019-10-03
    ➖
    GOULDING, Noel Patrick resigned
    director
  22. 2019-10-03
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  23. 2014-04-25
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BEEHIVE MANCHESTER LTD
  24. 2014-04-25
    ➕
    PILLING, Steven appointed
    director
  25. 2014-04-25
    ➕
    GOULDING, Noel Patrick appointed
    director

Owner dependency

81/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

79/100
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.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 12 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 Anthony Pilling
Individual · British · DOB 06/1958 · age 68
——sig. influencesignificant influence05/01/2024
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Steven Pillingceased 28/04/2022· 25-50% voting
  • Mr Noel Patrick Gouldingceased 03/10/2019· 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
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2014-04-25
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC42220 — SIC 42220

Registered office

The Vicarage
31 Great King Street
Macclesfield
Cheshire
SK11 6PL
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-14
Last: 2026-04-30

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

PILLING, Anthony→
director · ~68y · appointed 2024-01-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PILLING, Steven→
director · ~70y · appointed 2014-04-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GOULDING, Noel Patrick→
director · ~68y · appointed 2014-04-25 · resigned 2019-10-03
Resigned
PILLING, Anthony→
director · ~68y · appointed 2022-04-28 · resigned 2023-08-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (37 total)

notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-05-08
withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
2026-05-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-26
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-01-05
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-09-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-02
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AAMD
2022-07-08
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-05-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-11