BEYONDWORDS LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
SC222253 · ltd · incorporated 2001-08-16
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
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year to Aug 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Artistic creation
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 64-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 64). 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 (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
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
54 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
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 accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-08-31 | 2023-08-31 |
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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 gazette
- • 1 dissolution
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 gazette
- • 1 dissolution
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-17📄gazette-notice-voluntarygazette · GAZ1(A)
- 2026-03-11📄dissolution-application-strike-off-companydissolution · DS01
- 2025-05-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-05-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-05-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-05-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-05-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-05-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2015-08-19📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-05-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2014-08-29📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2001-08-16🏢Company incorporatedAs BEYONDWORDS LIMITED
- 2001-08-16➕HOAD, Maurice Albert appointedsecretary
- 2001-08-16➕HOAD, Stephen Paul, Dr appointeddirector
- 2001-08-16➕MESSRS MCKAY & NORWELL WS appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2001-08-16➖MESSRS MCKAY & NORWELL WS resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2001-08-16➕HOOKE, Nicholas Thornton appointeddirector
- 2001-08-16➖HOOKE, Nicholas Thornton resigneddirector
Owner dependency
93/100
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.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 25 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
95/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 25 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 25 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Dr Stephen Paul Hoad Individual · British · DOB 01/1962 · age 64 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 01/08/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| ART CLUB EDINBURGH LIMITED→ SC806660 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| ASHASH LTD→ SC696962 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| ASIAN ART STUDIO LIMITED→ SC777029 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| ASSEMBLY FESTIVAL LIMITED→ SC464585 · est 2013 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 12y | — | — |
| ASSEMBLY THEATRE LIMITED→ SC092088 · est 1985 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 41y | — | — |
| ATHLETE FOCUSED EDINBURGH LTD→ SC789996 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| AUGMENTED FITNESS LTD→ SC750474 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| AURORA TRAVEL LTD→ SC505017 · est 2015 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 10y | — | — |
| AYLI FESTIVALS ASIA LTD→ SC881310 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| BAILE/BAILE CIC→ SC824446 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| BALD EAGLE LTD→ SC692082 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2001-08-16
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC90030 — Artistic creation
Registered office
9 Morningside Court
Edinburgh
EH10 5NY
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-05-31
Last made up to: 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-30
Last: 2025-08-16
Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)
HOAD, Maurice Albert→
Activesecretary · appointed 2001-08-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
HOAD, Stephen Paul, Dr→
Activedirector · ~64y · appointed 2001-08-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MESSRS MCKAY & NORWELL WS→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2001-08-16 · resigned 2001-08-16
HOOKE, Nicholas Thornton→
Resigneddirector · ~61y · appointed 2001-08-16 · resigned 2001-08-16
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Recent filings (54 total)
gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2026-03-17
dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2026-03-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-05-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-05-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-04-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-05-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-05-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-05-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-08-19