BEATDALE CONSULTING LTD

💤Zombieactive
09540400 · ltd · incorporated 2015-04-14
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 Mar 2024
Net worth
£183
book net assets
Opportunity
64/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Life insurance
Sector: Financial & insurance
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 65201Life reinsurance
Investor take
Special-situation opportunity
Distressed financial-services with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

Opportunity 64/100 (worth a look), bankability 55/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: File overdue accounts. Clears statutory overdue flag — immediate bankability uplift for refinance conversations. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (40/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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

Company profile
address, 2 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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
33 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
64/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
55
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £183
Net assets shrinking
Down £12,005 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£183
↓ 98% YoY
Current Assets
£33k
↓ 16% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£8k£16k£24k£32k£40kMar 2023Mar 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2024-03-312023-03-31
Total assets£7.1k£22.7k
Current assets£33.4k£39.6k
Net assets£183£12.2k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
5
filings
  • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • 1 gazette
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
7
filings
  • 2 gazette
  • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
7
filings
  • 2 gazette
  • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-06
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  2. 2026-06-02
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  3. 2026-06-02
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2026-06-02
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2026-05-26
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  6. 2026-04-21
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2026-04-10
    BEATON, Anna resigned
    director
  8. 2024-11-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-12-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-10-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-09-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-04-23
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  13. 2021-04-23
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  14. 2020-09-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-04-25
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  16. 2019-04-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2018-11-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2018-10-28
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  19. 2015-04-14
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BEATDALE CONSULTING LTD
  20. 2015-04-14
    BEATON, Robert appointed
    director
  21. 2015-04-14
    BEATON, Anna appointed
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

1 high ·
Accounts overdue
high

Statutory accounts have not been filed by their due date. Can indicate admin breakdown, cash preservation, or deliberate delay.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-03-31

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Robert Beaton
Individual · British · DOB 08/1980 · age 46
75100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs Anna Beatonceased 10/04/2026· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2015-04-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC65110 — Life insurance

Registered office

Asm House
103a Keymer Road
Hassocks
West Sussex
BN6 8QL
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-03-31OVERDUE
Last made up to: 2024-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-28
Last: 2026-04-14

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

BEATON, Robert
director · ~46y · appointed 2015-04-14
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Active
BEATON, Anna
director · ~46y · appointed 2015-04-14 · resigned 2026-04-10
Resigned

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Recent filings (33 total)

gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2026-06-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-03
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-06-02
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-06-02
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-06-02
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2026-05-26
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-04-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-10-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-09-21