BECOMING AND BEING LIMITED
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. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredKey financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-07-31 | 2024-07-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £7.4k | £-7.7k |
| Current assets | — | £0 |
| Net assets | £7.4k | £-7.7k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 accounts
Corporate timeline (11 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-07-06🏢Company incorporatedAs BECOMING AND BEING LIMITED
- 2020-07-06➕MCMILLAN, David appointedsecretary
- 2020-07-06➕MCMILLAN, Carole appointeddirector
- 2020-07-06➕MCMILLAN, David appointeddirector
- 2020-07-06➕MCMILLAN, Ross David Peter appointeddirector
- 2020-07-06📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Carole Mcmillan Individual · British · DOB 12/1960 · age 66 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 06/07/2020 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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