BEACHWOOD SOLICITORS LTD

💤Zombieactive
09759972 · ltd · incorporated 2015-09-03
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
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Net worth
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Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Solicitors
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 69-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 69). 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 (57/100)

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

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
30 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.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-06
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  2. 2025-01-17
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  3. 2024-03-03
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  4. 2023-01-12
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  5. 2022-06-28
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  6. 2021-06-29
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  7. 2020-01-08
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  8. 2019-04-26
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  9. 2019-04-17
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  10. 2019-04-16
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    address · AD01
  11. 2018-06-29
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    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-02-23
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  13. 2018-02-21
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    officers · TM01
  14. 2018-02-15
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    ALAM, Azair Mahmood resigned
    director
  15. 2017-06-02
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  16. 2016-04-29
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  17. 2016-04-02
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    ALAM, Azair Mahmood appointed
    director
  18. 2016-04-01
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    ALAM, Azair Mahmood resigned
    director
  19. 2015-09-03
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    Company incorporated
    As BEACHWOOD SOLICITORS LTD
  20. 2015-09-03
    ➕
    CHODHA, Nillu appointed
    director
  21. 2015-09-03
    ➕
    ALAM, Azair Mahmood 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 69 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

70/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • 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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Nillu Chodha
Individual · British · DOB 05/1957 · age 69
75–100%
—75-100% shares02/04/2017

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
Incorporated2015-09-03
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC69102 — Solicitors

Registered office

378 Dewsbury Road
Leeds
LS11 7JX
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-09
Last: 2026-04-25

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

CHODHA, Nillu→
director · ~69y · appointed 2015-09-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ALAM, Azair Mahmood→
director · ~50y · appointed 2016-04-02 · resigned 2018-02-15
Resigned
ALAM, Azair Mahmood→
director · ~50y · appointed 2015-09-03 · resigned 2016-04-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (30 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-02-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-01-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-03-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-01-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-06-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-06-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-04-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-01-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-04-26