BEAUMONT PPS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC170116 · ltd · incorporated 1996-11-25
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£616.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Agents involved in the sale of a variety of goods
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 71-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (93/100, director aged 71). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -36% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 21.9y

30/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 21.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Cashflow trend is negative — lender view likely cautious.

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
13 officers (2 active, 13 linked, 9 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
113 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £616,507
Net assets shrinking
Down £83,465 YoY
Cash YoY
-36%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£447k
↓ 36% YoY
Net Worth
£617k
↓ 12% YoY
Current Assets
£944k
↓ 23% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£245k£489k£734k£979k£1.2mDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£616.5k£708.3k
Current assets£944.1k£1.22M
Cash£446.6k£701.9k
Debtors£469.3k£457.3k
Net assets£616.5k£700.0k

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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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (45 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-23
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  2. 2024-09-24
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  3. 2023-09-20
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  4. 2022-09-08
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  5. 2022-09-01
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  6. 2022-01-01
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    LAWRIE, Teresa appointed
    director
  7. 2021-09-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  8. 2021-09-08
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    mortgage · MR04
  9. 2021-09-08
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    Charge satisfied #2
  10. 2020-09-07
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  11. 2019-07-22
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  12. 2019-01-17
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    legacy
    miscellaneous · RP04CS01
  13. 2019-01-17
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  14. 2019-01-17
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    legacy
    miscellaneous · RP04CS01
  15. 2019-01-17
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  16. 2018-07-30
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  17. 2018-06-14
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  18. 2018-06-08
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  19. 2018-04-06
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    WILLIAMS, Raymond John Thomas resigned
    director
  20. 2016-06-01
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    Charge satisfied #1
  21. 2016-02-16
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC (Trading as Both Clydesdale and Yorkshire Bank) (Company Number SC001111)
  22. 2015-10-28
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    WARD, Beverley resigned
    secretary
  23. 2013-02-13
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    EDWARDS, Sarah Everly resigned
    director
  24. 2013-02-13
    ➖
    PHIMISTER, Andrew James resigned
    director
  25. 2006-11-01
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    EDWARDS, Sarah Everly appointed
    director
  26. 2005-11-14
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    HOUSE, David Peter resigned
    director
  27. 2004-07-01
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    LAWRIE, Stephen George appointed
    director
  28. 2004-06-04
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Ge Commercial Finance Limited
  29. 2003-08-01
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    WARD, Beverley appointed
    secretary
  30. 2003-08-01
    ➖
    WRIGHT, Ellen Elizabeth resigned
    secretary
  31. 2003-08-01
    ➕
    HOUSE, David Peter appointed
    director
  32. 2003-08-01
    ➕
    PHIMISTER, Andrew James appointed
    director
  33. 2001-11-24
    ➕
    WRIGHT, Ellen Elizabeth appointed
    secretary
  34. 2001-07-17
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    JONES, Maureen resigned
    secretary
  35. 2001-07-17
    ➖
    COUND, Richard John resigned
    director
  36. 2001-07-17
    ➖
    JONES, Maureen resigned
    director
  37. 1996-11-25
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    Company incorporated
    As BEAUMONT PPS LIMITED
  38. 1996-11-25
    ➕
    BREWER, Kevin Michael appointed
    secretary
  39. 1996-11-25
    ➖
    BREWER, Kevin Michael resigned
    secretary
  40. 1996-11-25
    ➕
    JONES, Maureen appointed
    secretary
  41. 1996-11-25
    ➕
    BREWER, Kevin, Dr appointed
    nominee-director
  42. 1996-11-25
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    BREWER, Kevin, Dr resigned
    nominee-director
  43. 1996-11-25
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    COUND, Richard John appointed
    director
  44. 1996-11-25
    ➕
    JONES, Maureen appointed
    director
  45. 1996-11-25
    ➕
    WILLIAMS, Raymond John Thomas appointed
    director

Owner dependency

91/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

96/100
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 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 22 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 29 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

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

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Grfc Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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BEAUMONT PPS LIMITED
This company · SC170116

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

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Grfc Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016
Mr Stephen George Lawrie
Individual · British · DOB 06/1968 · age 58
——board controlboard control06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Raymond John Thomas Williamsceased 06/04/2018· board control

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
Incorporated1996-11-25
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC46190 — Agents involved in the sale of a variety of goods

Registered office

Unit 2/2 307, West George Street,
Glasgow
G2 4LF

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-22
Last: 2025-11-08

Officers (2 active · 11 resigned)

LAWRIE, Stephen George→
director · ~58y · appointed 2004-07-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LAWRIE, Teresa→
director · ~71y · appointed 2022-01-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BREWER, Kevin Michael→
secretary · appointed 1996-11-25 · resigned 1996-11-25
Resigned
JONES, Maureen→
secretary · appointed 1996-11-25 · resigned 2001-07-17
Resigned
WARD, Beverley→
secretary · appointed 2003-08-01 · resigned 2015-10-28
Resigned
WRIGHT, Ellen Elizabeth→
secretary · appointed 2001-11-24 · resigned 2003-08-01
Resigned
BREWER, Kevin, Dr→
nominee-director · ~74y · appointed 1996-11-25 · resigned 1996-11-25
Resigned
COUND, Richard John→
director · ~79y · appointed 1996-11-25 · resigned 2001-07-17
Resigned
EDWARDS, Sarah Everly→
director · ~52y · appointed 2006-11-01 · resigned 2013-02-13
Resigned
HOUSE, David Peter→
director · ~71y · appointed 2003-08-01 · resigned 2005-11-14
Resigned
JONES, Maureen→
director · ~77y · appointed 1996-11-25 · resigned 2001-07-17
Resigned
PHIMISTER, Andrew James→
director · ~62y · appointed 2003-08-01 · resigned 2013-02-13
Resigned
WILLIAMS, Raymond John Thomas→
director · ~79y · appointed 1996-11-25 · resigned 2018-04-06
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Virgin Money
Clydesdale Bank PLC (Trading as Both Clydesdale and Yorkshire Bank) (Company Number SC001111)
A registered charge—16/02/201608/09/2021
satisfied
Ge Commercial Finance
Ge Commercial Finance Limited
Floating charge1 property04/06/200401/06/2016

Recent filings (113 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-24
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-08
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-09-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-08
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2021-09-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-09-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-11-11