BEAL'S FARM LIMITED
🌿Early-stageactive
14062362 · ltd · incorporated 2022-04-22
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Aug 2025
Net worth
£144.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Processing and preserving of meat
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 46320Wholesale of meat and meat products
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Company profile
address, 2 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
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
13 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £143,995
Cash YoY
+281%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£13k
↑ 281% YoY
Net Worth
£144k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£54k
↓ 41% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-08-31 | 2024-08-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £144.0k | £142.8k |
| Current assets | £54.4k | £92.2k |
| Cash | £12.6k | £3.3k |
| Debtors | £20.2k | £16.4k |
| Net assets | £144.0k | £142.8k |
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.
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See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (13 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-10-22📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-05-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-19📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2024-06-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-01📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2022-06-15📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-05-10📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-04-22🏢Company incorporatedAs BEAL'S FARM LIMITED
- 2022-04-22➕BEAL, Philip Ronald appointeddirector
- 2022-04-22➕GUIREY, Sean Thomas appointeddirector
- 2022-04-22➕MASTERS, Melissa appointeddirector
- 2022-04-22📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
73/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "BEAL" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
50/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Philip Ronald Beal Individual · British · DOB 09/1965 · age 61 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 22/04/2022 |
Ms Melissa Masters Individual · British · DOB 06/1964 · age 62 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 22/04/2022 |
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
Incorporated2022-04-22
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC10110 — Processing and preserving of meat
Registered office
Bank House Southwick Square
Southwick
Brighton
East Sussex
BN42 4FN
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last: 2025-08-17
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
BEAL, Philip Ronald→
Activedirector · ~61y · appointed 2022-04-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
GUIREY, Sean Thomas→
Activedirector · ~63y · appointed 2022-04-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MASTERS, Melissa→
Activedirector · ~62y · appointed 2022-04-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
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Recent filings (13 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-05-29
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-10-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-29
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2024-11-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-10
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2023-09-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-17
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-06-15
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-05-10
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2022-04-22