BEAL MANUFACTURING HOLDINGS LTD

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SC230079 · ltd · incorporated 2002-04-08

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 Apr 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

77/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Activities of head offices

Sector: Professional, scientific & technical

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 77/100 (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: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 23.8y

30/100

under pressure

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

· Oldest live charge is 23.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
· Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

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

Lenders & charges

2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)

Directors & officers

18 officers (1 active, 18 linked, 8 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

10 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

95 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

77/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

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Current Assets

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Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-04-30	2024-04-30
Total assets	—	£1.25M
Net assets	—	£1.25M
Average employees	1	—

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 accounts
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (53 events)Click to expand

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2022-04-29
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2021-08-10
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2021-04-19
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2021-04-19
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address · AD01
2021-01-15
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2020-01-27
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2019-01-31
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2018-01-30
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2016-05-13
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2009-01-22
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BEAL, Victoria Katherine resigned
secretary
2007-10-04
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BEAL, Simon Arthur resigned
secretary
2007-10-04
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BEAL, Simon Arthur resigned
director
2007-10-04
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Charge registered #2
Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
2007-10-03
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BEAL, David John Anthony appointed
director
2007-10-03
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BEAL, Victoria Katherine appointed
secretary
2007-10-03
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BEAL, James Ross resigned
director
2007-03-31
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PITTMAN, Philip John resigned
director
2007-03-21
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BEAL, Simon Arthur appointed
director
2007-01-29
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BEAL, Simon Arthur appointed
secretary
2007-01-12
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BEAL, James Ross resigned
secretary
2007-01-12
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BEAL, John Anthony resigned
director
2006-12-18
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BEAL, James Ross appointed
secretary
2006-12-18
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MCDONALD, Alasdair Moodie resigned
secretary
2006-11-23
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BEAL, James Ross appointed
director
2006-09-20
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BEAL, James Ross resigned
director
2006-09-20
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BEAL, Matilda resigned
director
2006-09-20
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BEAL, Simon Arthur resigned
director
2006-09-20
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PITTMAN, Philip John appointed
director
2006-08-08
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BEAL, James Ross appointed
director
2006-08-08
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BEAL, Matilda appointed
director
2006-08-08
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BEAL, Simon Arthur appointed
director
2006-01-11
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MCDONALD, Alasdair Moodie appointed
secretary
2005-09-30
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COOK, Graeme James resigned
secretary
2005-09-23
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Charge satisfied #1
2004-07-29
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REYNOLDS, Mary Boylan Carmichael resigned
secretary
2004-07-20
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COOK, Graeme James appointed
secretary
2003-04-01
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REYNOLDS, Mary Boylan Carmichael appointed
secretary
2002-10-18
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HOWIESON, Paul resigned
secretary
2002-07-22
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COLLINS, Brendan Anthony resigned
secretary
2002-07-22
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HOWIESON, Paul appointed
secretary
2002-07-22
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
2002-04-26
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COLLINS, Brendan Anthony appointed
secretary
2002-04-26
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FIRSTSCOTTISH SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
corporate-secretary
2002-04-26
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BEAL, John Anthony appointed
director
2002-04-26
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FIRST SCOTTISH INTERNATIONAL SERVICES LIMITED resigned
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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.
+Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "BEAL" — strong identity link between founder and business.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

68/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS

primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 24 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr David John Anthony Beal Individual · British · DOB 04/1970 · age 56	—	—	board controlboard control · firm interest	04/10/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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🔒Tailored diligence questions

7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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🔒Advanced scoring suite

Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2002-04-08

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC70100 — Activities of head offices

Registered office

1 Little Drum Road

Cumbernauld

Glasgow

G68 9LH

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-01-31

Last made up to: 2025-04-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-01-25

Last: 2026-01-11

Officers (1 active · 17 resigned)

BEAL, David John Anthony→

director · ~56y · appointed 2007-10-03

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

BEAL, James Ross→

secretary · appointed 2006-12-18 · resigned 2007-01-12

Resigned

BEAL, Simon Arthur→

secretary · appointed 2007-01-29 · resigned 2007-10-04

Resigned

BEAL, Victoria Katherine→

secretary · appointed 2007-10-03 · resigned 2009-01-22

Resigned

COLLINS, Brendan Anthony→

secretary · appointed 2002-04-26 · resigned 2002-07-22

Resigned

COOK, Graeme James→

secretary · appointed 2004-07-20 · resigned 2005-09-30

Resigned

HOWIESON, Paul→

secretary · appointed 2002-07-22 · resigned 2002-10-18

Resigned

MCDONALD, Alasdair Moodie→

secretary · appointed 2006-01-11 · resigned 2006-12-18

Resigned

REYNOLDS, Mary Boylan Carmichael→

secretary · appointed 2003-04-01 · resigned 2004-07-29

Resigned

FIRSTSCOTTISH SECRETARIES LIMITED→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2002-04-08 · resigned 2002-04-26

Resigned

BEAL, James Ross→

director · ~45y · appointed 2006-11-23 · resigned 2007-10-03

Resigned

BEAL, James Ross→

director · ~45y · appointed 2006-08-08 · resigned 2006-09-20

Resigned

BEAL, John Anthony→

director · ~86y · appointed 2002-04-26 · resigned 2007-01-12

Resigned

BEAL, Matilda→

director · ~82y · appointed 2006-08-08 · resigned 2006-09-20

Resigned

BEAL, Simon Arthur→

director · ~46y · appointed 2007-03-21 · resigned 2007-10-04

Resigned

BEAL, Simon Arthur→

director · ~46y · appointed 2006-08-08 · resigned 2006-09-20

Resigned

PITTMAN, Philip John→

director · ~63y · appointed 2006-09-20 · resigned 2007-03-31

Resigned

FIRST SCOTTISH INTERNATIONAL SERVICES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-04-08 · resigned 2002-04-26

Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown

			Type	Properties
	outstanding	Lloyds Banking Group Bank of Scotland PLC	Floating charge	1 property	04/10/2007	—
	satisfied	Virgin Money Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company	Floating charge	1 property	22/07/2002	23/09/2005

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Recent filings (95 total)

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2026-01-12

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2025-01-30

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2025-01-21

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2024-03-01

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2023-04-27

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2023-01-17

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confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-10-05

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accounts · AA

2022-04-29

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confirmation-statement · CS01

2021-10-14

resolution

resolution · RESOLUTIONS

2021-08-10

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address · AD01

2021-04-19

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address · AD01

2021-04-19

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accounts · AA

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