BEAVER TREE SERVICES CALDERDALE LTD

💤Zombieactive
10387809 · ltd · incorporated 2016-09-21
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 Oct 2024
Net worth
£-269.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 02400
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 72/100 (strong), 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: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

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 (1 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
7 connected companies via shared directors
66
Filing history
27 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
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
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £269,537

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
-£270k
↓ 5.6% YoY
Current Assets
£5k
↓ 39% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
-£270k-£214k-£158k-£103k-£47k£9kOct 2023Oct 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-10-312023-10-31
Total assets£-259.8k£-241.9k
Current assets£5.3k£8.7k
Net assets£-269.5k£-255.2k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-07-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-06-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-07-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-06-17
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  6. 2022-06-17
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    officers · TM01
  7. 2022-06-17
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  8. 2022-06-06
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    GREENWOOD, Christopher John Mellin resigned
    director
  9. 2021-07-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-10-29
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    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-08-15
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    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-05-15
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    accounts · AA01
  13. 2018-11-22
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    officers · TM01
  14. 2018-11-20
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    FRADGLEY, Joe Adam resigned
    director
  15. 2018-10-26
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  16. 2018-10-21
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    DEAN, Bradley Tobias resigned
    director
  17. 2018-08-15
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    DEAN, Bradley Tobias appointed
    director
  18. 2018-08-15
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  19. 2018-06-21
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    accounts · AA
  20. 2017-12-28
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  21. 2017-10-23
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    FRADGLEY, Joe Adam appointed
    director
  22. 2017-10-23
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  23. 2016-09-21
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    Company incorporated
    As BEAVER TREE SERVICES CALDERDALE LTD
  24. 2016-09-21
    ➕
    TAYLOR, Julia Dawn appointed
    director
  25. 2016-09-21
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    GREENWOOD, Christopher John Mellin 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

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
Miss Julia Dawn Taylor
Individual · British · DOB 01/1971 · age 55
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/06/2022
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Christopher John Mellin Greenwoodceased 06/06/2022· 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
Incorporated2016-09-21
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC02400 — SIC 02400

Registered office

Calderside Nurseries
Oakville Road
Hebden Bridge
West Yorkshire
HX7 6NG
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-01
Last: 2025-06-17

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

TAYLOR, Julia Dawn→
director · ~55y · appointed 2016-09-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DEAN, Bradley Tobias→
director · ~34y · appointed 2018-08-15 · resigned 2018-10-21
Resigned
FRADGLEY, Joe Adam→
director · ~33y · appointed 2017-10-23 · resigned 2018-11-20
Resigned
GREENWOOD, Christopher John Mellin→
director · ~75y · appointed 2016-09-21 · resigned 2022-06-06
Resigned

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Recent filings (27 total)

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accounts · AA
2025-09-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-07-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-17
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-06-17
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-06-17
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-06-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-07-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-10-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-24