QF HOLDINGS LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
SC500001 · ltd · incorporated 2015-03-10
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£1.66M
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Fund management activities
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 73-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 73). 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 (76/100)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
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
41 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £1,662,140
Cash YoY
+0%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£165k
~ YoY
Net Worth
£1.7m
~ YoY
Current Assets
£1.7m
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £1.66M | £1.66M |
| Current assets | £1.66M | £1.66M |
| Cash | £165.0k | £165.0k |
| Debtors | £0 | £0 |
| Net assets | £1.66M | £1.66M |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-12📄withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC09
- 2025-12-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2025-10-27📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-10-26➕BECKMANN, Manfred, Esq. appointeddirector
- 2025-10-26➖KOERS, Jan resignedsecretary
- 2025-10-26➖KOERS, Jan resigneddirector
- 2025-10-26📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-10-26📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2025-03-11📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-01-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-10📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2021-12-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-10📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC08
- 2021-03-10📄withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC09
- 2021-03-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2019-03-18📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC08
- 2018-12-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2017-03-11➖BECKMANN, Manfred resignedsecretary
- 2017-03-11➕KOERS, Jan appointedsecretary
- 2017-03-11➖BECKMANN, Manfred resigneddirector
- 2017-03-11➕KOERS, Jan appointeddirector
- 2015-03-10🏢Company incorporatedAs QF HOLDINGS LIMITED
- 2015-03-10➕BECKMANN, Manfred appointedsecretary
- 2015-03-10➕BECKMANN, Manfred appointeddirector
Owner dependency
90/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 age: Director aged approximately 73 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
75/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 73 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
Red flags
1 med ·2 director resignations in last 12 months
mediumMultiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.
Evidence: KOERS, Jan resigned 2025-10-26; KOERS, Jan resigned 2025-10-26
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr. Manfred Beckmann Individual · German · DOB 12/1953 · age 73 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 01/01/2022 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Manfred Beckmannceased 01/12/2018· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2015-03-10
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC66300 — Fund management activities
Registered office
152 Morrison Street Morrison Street
The Exchange
Edinburgh
EH3 8EB
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-24
Last: 2026-03-10
Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)
BECKMANN, Manfred, Esq.→
Activedirector · ~73y · appointed 2025-10-26
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BECKMANN, Manfred→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2015-03-10 · resigned 2017-03-11
KOERS, Jan→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2017-03-11 · resigned 2025-10-26
BECKMANN, Manfred→
Resigneddirector · ~73y · appointed 2015-03-10 · resigned 2017-03-11
KOERS, Jan→
Resigneddirector · ~76y · appointed 2017-03-11 · resigned 2025-10-26
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Recent filings (41 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-12
withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
2026-03-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-12-29
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-10-27
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-10-26
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-10-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-28
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-03-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-01-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-01-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-12-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-10
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-03-10