BEAM DIGITAL AND DESIGN LTD

🌳Matureactive
SC433377 · ltd · incorporated 2012-09-26
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and tidy — no seller pressure yet. Approach only if an angle opens.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
What changed my view
Last 30 days

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Net worth
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Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other information technology service activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. 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 (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
32 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Jun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Average employees400400

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-06
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2025-08-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-10-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-09-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-08-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-09-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-11-18
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  8. 2020-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-07-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-02-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2017-09-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2016-08-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-01-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2015-10-12
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2015-07-21
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  16. 2012-09-26
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    Company incorporated
    As BEAM DIGITAL AND DESIGN LTD
  17. 2012-09-26
    ➕
    BOOTH, Robert Christopher appointed
    director
  18. 2012-09-26
    ➕
    SMITH, Harry Martin appointed
    director

Owner dependency

71/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 14 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

59/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.
  • 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Robert Christopher Booth
Individual · British · DOB 03/1972 · age 54
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
Mr Harry Martin Smith
Individual · British · DOB 07/1964 · age 62
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2012-09-26
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC62090 — Other information technology service activities

Registered office

1 Cairns Drive
Milngavie
Glasgow
G62 8AL
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-10
Last: 2025-09-26

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

BOOTH, Robert Christopher→
director · ~54y · appointed 2012-09-26
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SMITH, Harry Martin→
director · ~62y · appointed 2012-09-26
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Recent filings (32 total)

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-01-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-08-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-08
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2020-11-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-09-26