BEOCARTA LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC099571 · ltd · incorporated 1986-06-12
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
£3.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 75-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 75). 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 (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

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
9 officers (2 active, 9 linked, 3 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
106 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
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 · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £3,812
Net assets shrinking
Down £1,320 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£4k
↓ 26% YoY
Current Assets
£8k
↓ 8.1% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£2k£3k£5k£7k£9kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£4.7k£5.1k
Current assets£7.9k£8.6k
Cash£8.3k
Debtors£278
Net assets£3.8k£5.1k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-29
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  2. 2024-09-27
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  3. 2023-09-29
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  4. 2022-09-30
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  5. 2021-09-30
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  6. 2020-12-31
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  7. 2019-09-25
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  8. 2018-09-27
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  9. 2017-09-28
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  10. 2016-09-23
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  11. 2016-02-17
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  12. 2015-10-03
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  13. 2015-03-04
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  14. 2014-10-03
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  15. 2014-02-14
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  16. 2004-03-01
    MOUSDALE, Sandra Ann appointed
    secretary
  17. 2004-03-01
    FISCHER-KEOGH, Monika, Dr resigned
    secretary
  18. 2001-02-02
    FISCHER-KEOGH, Monika, Dr appointed
    secretary
  19. 2001-02-02
    HOLMS, William Henry resigned
    secretary
  20. 1997-07-02
    MOUSDALE, David Michael appointed
    director
  21. 1997-07-02
    HOLMS, William Henry appointed
    secretary
  22. 1997-07-02
    MOUSDALE, David Michael resigned
    secretary
  23. 1997-07-02
    HOLMS, William Henry resigned
    director
  24. 1997-03-15
    KEOGH, Henry, Dr resigned
    secretary
  25. 1997-03-15
    MOUSDALE, David Michael appointed
    secretary
  26. 1994-03-01
    KEOGH, Henry, Dr appointed
    secretary
  27. 1994-02-28
    HAMILTON, Ian resigned
    secretary
  28. 1994-02-28
    HAMILTON, Ian resigned
    director
  29. 1986-06-12
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    Company incorporated
    As BEOCARTA LIMITED

Owner dependency

100/100
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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 29 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 75 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

100/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 75 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 29 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 40 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

C2m2 Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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C2m2 Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
BEOCARTA LIMITED
This company · SC099571

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
C2m2 Limited
Corporate entity
75100%
75-100% shares01/07/2016

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
Incorporated1986-06-12
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

76 Dumbarton Road
Clydebank
Dunbartonshire
G81 1UG

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-12
Last: 2026-01-29

Officers (2 active · 7 resigned)

MOUSDALE, Sandra Ann
secretary · appointed 2004-03-01
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Active
MOUSDALE, David Michael
director · ~75y · appointed 1997-07-02
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Active
FISCHER-KEOGH, Monika, Dr
secretary · appointed 2001-02-02 · resigned 2004-03-01
Resigned
HAMILTON, Ian
secretary · resigned 1994-02-28
Resigned
HOLMS, William Henry
secretary · appointed 1997-07-02 · resigned 2001-02-02
Resigned
KEOGH, Henry, Dr
secretary · appointed 1994-03-01 · resigned 1997-03-15
Resigned
MOUSDALE, David Michael
secretary · appointed 1997-03-15 · resigned 1997-07-02
Resigned
HAMILTON, Ian
director · ~80y · resigned 1994-02-28
Resigned
HOLMS, William Henry
director · ~99y · resigned 1997-07-02
Resigned

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Recent filings (106 total)

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confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-09
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2025-09-29
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2025-02-11
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2024-09-27
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2024-02-07
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2023-09-29
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2023-02-08
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2022-09-30
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2022-02-04
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2021-09-30
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-05
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2020-12-31
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-02-21
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2019-09-25
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-02-27