BEAUFORT RESEARCH HOLDINGS LIMITED
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), 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: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -62% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 11.2y
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 11.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Cashflow trend is negative — lender view likely cautious.
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredKey financials
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £600.3k | £30.5k |
| Current assets | £1.24M | — |
| Cash | £3.0k | £7.8k |
| Debtors | £1.24M | — |
| Net assets | £-25.7k | £30.5k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
- 2025-07-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-08📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2024-07-08📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2024-07-02📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2024-07-02📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-07-02📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-06-26📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2024-06-24🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Dbw Investments (3) Limited
- 2024-03-10📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-06-08📄capital-cancellation-sharescapital · SH06
- 2023-06-08📄capital-return-purchase-own-sharescapital · SH03
- 2023-02-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-03📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2021-12-03🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2021-04-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-04-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-06-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2015-03-31🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Finance Wales Investments (8) LTD
- 2014-12-22🏢Company incorporatedAs BEAUFORT RESEARCH HOLDINGS LIMITED
- 2014-12-22➕MCALLISTER, Fiona Jane appointeddirector
- 2014-12-22➕TIMMINS, Christopher Paul appointeddirector
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.
- +No director turnover: Company is 11 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanGroup structure
Beaufort Research Employee Ownership Trustee Limited holds majority control (50-75%). Likely parent but not wholly-owned.
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Beaufort Research Employee Ownership Trustee Limited Corporate entity | 50–75% | 50–75% | 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting | 24/06/2024 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Christopher Paul Timminsceased 24/06/2024· 25-50% shares
- Ms Fiona Jane Mcallisterceased 24/06/2024· 50-75% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Filing status
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
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Mortgages & charges
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Dbw Investments (3) Dbw Investments (3) Limited | A registered charge | 2 properties | 24/06/2024 | — | |
| satisfied | Finance Wales Investments (8) Finance Wales Investments (8) LTD | A registered charge | — | 31/03/2015 | 03/12/2021 |