BEACHES LOGISTICS (NORTH WEST) LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
10897905 · ltd · incorporated 2017-08-03
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 4.8y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£47.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Freight transport by road
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 4.8y
60/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Charge age ~4.8 years — mid-life; refi window approaching.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: high (84/100)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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
17 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
25 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
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £47,320
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£47k
↑ 3.0% YoY
Current Assets
£765k
↑ 8.1% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £49.8k | £48.2k |
| Current assets | £764.8k | £707.3k |
| Cash | — | £1.3k |
| Debtors | £724.5k | £655.8k |
| Net assets | £47.3k | £46.0k |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-10📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-08-01📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-07-31🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Ultimate Finance LTD
- 2024-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-05📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2024-03-05🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2023-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-06📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2021-09-28🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Bibby Financial Services LTD (As Security Trustee)
- 2021-09-02📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-04-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-24📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2020-05-28📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2020-05-20➕JONES, Bryan appointeddirector
- 2020-04-23📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2020-04-17📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2020-02-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-05-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-08-03🏢Company incorporatedAs BEACHES LOGISTICS (NORTH WEST) LTD
- 2017-08-03➕CROSS, Jeremy Andrew appointeddirector
- 2017-08-03➕SIMS, Jack Arthur appointeddirector
- 2017-08-03📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
58/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
40/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
Red flags
cleanNo 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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Ms Michelle Louise Peterson Individual · British · DOB 10/1977 · age 49 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 03/08/2017 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2017-08-03
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC49410 — Freight transport by road
Registered office
Unit 1 - 3 Off Cliff Road
Sandysike Industrial Estate
Longtown
CA6 5SS
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-16
Last: 2025-08-02
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
CROSS, Jeremy Andrew→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2017-08-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
JONES, Bryan→
Activedirector · ~53y · appointed 2020-05-20
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SIMS, Jack Arthur→
Activedirector · ~43y · appointed 2017-08-03
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Ultimate Finance Ultimate Finance LTD | A registered charge | 1 property | 31/07/2025 | — | |
| satisfied | Bibby Financial Services Bibby Financial Services LTD (As Security Trustee) | A registered charge | 4 properties | 28/09/2021 | 05/03/2024 |
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Recent filings (25 total)
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-12-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-14
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-08-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-16
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2024-03-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-08
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2021-10-06
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-09-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-04-01