BEB CAPITAL LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
13414607 · ltd · incorporated 2021-05-21
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
64/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of open-ended investment companies
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 64/100 (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: strategic trade sale (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (82/100)

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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
14 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
64/100Worth 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
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees100100

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

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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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (14 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-09-12
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2024-09-12
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2024-09-10
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2024-06-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-07-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-12-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-08-11
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  9. 2021-05-26
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  10. 2021-05-24
    QUINLAN, Rachel resigned
    director
  11. 2021-05-21
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BEB CAPITAL LIMITED
  12. 2021-05-21
    SUGDEN, Hugo Alistair appointed
    director
  13. 2021-05-21
    QUINLAN, Rachel appointed
    director
  14. 2021-05-21
    📄
    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 high ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

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

Evidence: Next due: 2026-06-03

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Hugo Alistair Sugden
Individual · British · DOB 05/1984 · age 42
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control21/05/2021

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
Incorporated2021-05-21
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64304 — Activities of open-ended investment companies

Registered office

Lowfold Fittleworth Road
Wisborough Green
Billingshurst
West Sussex
RH14 0ES
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-03OVERDUE
Last: 2025-05-20

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

SUGDEN, Hugo Alistair
director · ~42y · appointed 2021-05-21
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Active
QUINLAN, Rachel
director · ~38y · appointed 2021-05-21 · resigned 2021-05-24
Resigned

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Recent filings (14 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-02-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-24
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-09-12
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-09-12
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-09-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-07-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-02
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2022-08-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-23
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-05-26
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2021-05-21