SECRET BEACH CO LTD
Opportunity 71/100 (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: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).
Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 2.0y
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Newest facility, 2.0 years old — likely still in initial term.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (72/100)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.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredKey financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsFinancials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|
| Total assets | £76.2k |
| Current assets | £226.3k |
| Cash | £29.2k |
| Debtors | £197.1k |
| Net assets | £-20.6k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 officers
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 officers
Corporate timeline (10 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-04📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-02-04📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-11-13📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-11-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-19📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2024-05-23📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2024-05-14🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Caledonian Heritable Limited
- 2024-02-09🏢Company incorporatedAs SECRET BEACH CO LTD
- 2024-02-09➕GEDDES, Paul appointeddirector
- 2024-02-09📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Young company: Only 2.2 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
Succession & seller-readiness
Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Paul Geddes Individual · British · DOB 12/1970 · age 56 | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 09/02/2024 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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8 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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Filing status
Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)
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Mortgages & charges
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Caledonian Heritable Caledonian Heritable Limited | A registered charge | — | 14/05/2024 | — |