BEA SWEET LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
11521690 · ltd · incorporated 2018-08-16
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.
Why now
Window steady · medium confidence
Mixed signals — 1 changes over 30 days, no clear direction yet.
  • · Filings: 22 → 23
What changed my view
Last 30 days

Picture improved over the last 30 days — 1 positive signal vs 0 negative.

  • Filings: 2223
Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Aug 2024
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
63/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Artistic creation
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 63/100 (worth a look), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (70/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
23 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
63/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
55
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-08-31

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
1
filing
  • 1 gazette
Last 180 days
5
filings
  • 1 gazette
  • 1 officers
  • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-09
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  2. 2026-03-04
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2026-03-03
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2026-03-03
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2026-03-03
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2025-02-24
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-05-21
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-05-15
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-04-06
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  10. 2023-04-06
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  11. 2022-05-27
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-05-28
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-07-03
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-11-09
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  15. 2019-11-05
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  16. 2018-08-16
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BEA SWEET LIMITED
  17. 2018-08-16
    SQUIRES, Joanna appointed
    director
  18. 2018-08-16
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

80/100
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.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 8 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

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

1 high ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-03-14

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Miss Joanna Squires
Individual · British · DOB 04/1988 · age 38
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · firm interest16/08/2018

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
Incorporated2018-08-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC90030 — Artistic creation

Registered office

57a Broadway
Leigh-On-Sea
SS9 1PE
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-03-14OVERDUE
Last: 2025-02-28

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

SQUIRES, Joanna
director · ~38y · appointed 2018-08-16
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Recent filings (23 total)

gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2026-06-09
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-03-04
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-03-03
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-03-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-03-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-02-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-05-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-05-15
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-04-06
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-04-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-05-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-04