BEESTON BOATS LTD

💤Zombieactive
13101575 · ltd · incorporated 2020-12-29
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
£27.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 33150
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 71/100 (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: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
15 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
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
82
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 £27,500

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£28k
Current Assets
£15k
Current Liabilities
£0£6k£11k£17k£22k£28kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£27.5k£0
Current assets£15.0k
Net assets£27.5k£0

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
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (14 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-01
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2025-11-28
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-10-02
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-09-14
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2024-09-12
    BURTON-ROBERTS, Rhea resigned
    director
  6. 2024-09-12
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2024-09-12
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  8. 2023-09-11
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-09-07
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-01-17
    BURTON-ROBERTS, Rhea appointed
    director
  11. 2021-01-17
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  12. 2020-12-29
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BEESTON BOATS LTD
  13. 2020-12-29
    ROBERTS, Alan James appointed
    director
  14. 2020-12-29
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

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

1 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Alan James Roberts
Individual · British · DOB 01/1991 · age 35
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control29/12/2020
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs Rhea Burton-Robertsceased 01/01/2024· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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
Incorporated2020-12-29
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC33150 — SIC 33150

Registered office

20 Hillside
Hawarden
Deeside
CH5 3HQ
Wales

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-11
Last: 2025-12-28

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

ROBERTS, Alan James
director · ~35y · appointed 2020-12-29
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Active
BURTON-ROBERTS, Rhea
director · ~34y · appointed 2021-01-17 · resigned 2024-09-12
Resigned

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Recent filings (15 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-08
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-12-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-02
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-09-14
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-09-12
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-09-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-09-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-09-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-14
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-01-17
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2020-12-29