BEACON WINES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
09968617 · ltd · incorporated 2016-01-25
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£120.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 46342
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 47810Retail sale via stalls and markets of food, beverages and tobacco products
  • 56101Licenced restaurants
  • 56302Public houses and bars
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 4 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
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 5 total, 5 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
30 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
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 · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £120,665

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£121k
↑ 13% YoY
Current Assets
£114k
↓ 16% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£27k£54k£81k£108k£135kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£120.7k£160.9k
Current assets£113.8k£134.9k
Net assets£120.7k£106.9k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-14
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  2. 2025-02-10
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  3. 2024-12-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-12-24
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    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-09-27
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2023-09-27
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  7. 2022-12-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  8. 2021-12-27
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  9. 2021-01-31
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  10. 2021-01-31
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  11. 2019-10-31
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  12. 2018-12-18
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    address · AD01
  13. 2018-11-09
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2018-10-17
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    MATHEA, Richard Anthony Paul resigned
    director
  15. 2018-10-17
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    officers · TM01
  16. 2018-10-17
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  17. 2018-10-12
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  18. 2018-01-03
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    WILKS, Benjamin Stevland resigned
    director
  19. 2016-01-25
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    Company incorporated
    As BEACON WINES LIMITED
  20. 2016-01-25
    ➕
    CADWELL, Alison Jane appointed
    secretary
  21. 2016-01-25
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    CADWELL, Alison Jane appointed
    director
  22. 2016-01-25
    ➕
    RONALDSON, Simon Bryan Shaw appointed
    director
  23. 2016-01-25
    ➕
    MATHEA, Richard Anthony Paul appointed
    director
  24. 2016-01-25
    ➕
    WILKS, Benjamin Stevland appointed
    director

Owner dependency

66/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

51/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
  • 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

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

3 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Patrik Paolella
Individual · Italian · DOB 08/1992 · age 34
25–50%
—25-50% shares01/01/2025
Mr Simon Bryan Shaw Ronaldson
Individual · British · DOB 09/1966 · age 60
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
Mrs Alison Jane Cadwell
Individual · British · DOB 11/1965 · age 61
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Richard Anthony Paul Matheaceased 17/10/2018· 25-50% shares
  • Mr Benjamin Stevland Wilksceased 03/01/2018· 25-50% shares

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
Incorporated2016-01-25
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46342 — SIC 46342

Registered office

3 Warwick Road
Beaconsfield
HP9 2PE
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-14
Last: 2026-01-31

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

CADWELL, Alison Jane→
secretary · appointed 2016-01-25
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Active
CADWELL, Alison Jane→
director · ~61y · appointed 2016-01-25
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Active
RONALDSON, Simon Bryan Shaw→
director · ~60y · appointed 2016-01-25
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Active
MATHEA, Richard Anthony Paul→
director · ~62y · appointed 2016-01-25 · resigned 2018-10-17
Resigned
WILKS, Benjamin Stevland→
director · ~50y · appointed 2016-01-25 · resigned 2018-01-03
Resigned

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Recent filings (30 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-14
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-02-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-24
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-09-27
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-09-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-01-31