BEACON DETECTION LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
11072817 · ltd · incorporated 2017-11-20
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Nov 2024
Net worth
£82.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Security systems service activities
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -55% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 2.6y
10/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Newest facility, 2.6 years old — likely still in initial term.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Cashflow trend is negative — lender view likely cautious.
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, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
27 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £82,736
Net assets shrinking
Down £13,514 YoY
Cash draining
Cash down 55% YoY
Cash YoY
-55%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£3k
↓ 55% YoY
Net Worth
£83k
↓ 14% YoY
Current Assets
£133k
↑ 20% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-11-30 | 2023-11-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £435.6k | £130.2k |
| Current assets | £133.2k | £110.8k |
| Cash | £3.0k | £6.5k |
| Debtors | £120.1k | £102.8k |
| Net assets | £82.7k | £96.3k |
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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-29📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-10-27📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2023-10-27🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Lee Remediation Limited
- 2023-08-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-21📄accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AAMD
- 2022-08-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-16📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-09-16📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-09-16📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-09-16📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-07-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-11-21📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2019-10-07📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2019-10-07📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2019-03-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-11-20🏢Company incorporatedAs BEACON DETECTION LTD
- 2017-11-20➕THAIN, Daniel appointeddirector
- 2017-11-20➕THAIN, Lisa Ann appointeddirector
Owner dependency
71/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +No director turnover: Company is 9 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
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
2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Daniel Thain Individual · British · DOB 05/1984 · age 42 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 20/11/2017 |
Mrs Lisa Ann Thain Individual · British · DOB 08/1984 · age 42 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 20/11/2019 |
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
Incorporated2017-11-20
Jurisdictionwales
Primary SIC80200 — Security systems service activities
Registered office
St Michael's Yard
St Michael's Street
Brecon
Powys
LD3 9AB
Wales
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-03
Last: 2025-11-19
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
THAIN, Daniel→
Activedirector · ~42y · appointed 2017-11-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
THAIN, Lisa Ann→
Activedirector · ~42y · appointed 2017-11-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lee Remediation Lee Remediation Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 27/10/2023 | — |
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Recent filings (27 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-29
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-11-29
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2023-10-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-16
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AAMD
2022-10-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-08-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-14
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-09-16
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-09-16
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-09-16