BEAM DIGITAL AND DESIGN LTD
- · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
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 (79/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Key financials
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-06-30 | 2024-06-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 400 | 400 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
- • 1 address
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-06📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-08-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-18📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-07-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-02-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-09-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2016-08-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-01-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2015-10-12📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-07-21📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2012-09-26🏢Company incorporatedAs BEAM DIGITAL AND DESIGN LTD
- 2012-09-26➕BOOTH, Robert Christopher appointeddirector
- 2012-09-26➕SMITH, Harry Martin appointeddirector
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +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
Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
- 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
cleanShareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Robert Christopher Booth Individual · British · DOB 03/1972 · age 54 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 06/04/2016 |
Mr Harry Martin Smith Individual · British · DOB 07/1964 · age 62 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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