ALAN BEVERIDGE LIMITED

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SC245451 · ltd · incorporated 2003-03-11
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and stalled — no momentum either way. Needs an approach trigger.
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£72.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 47230
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 74-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 74). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -52% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. 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 (2 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
59 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £72,786
Cash draining
Cash down 52% YoY
Cash YoY
-52%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£4k
↓ 52% YoY
Net Worth
£73k
↑ 51% YoY
Current Assets
£144k
↑ 30% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£29k£58k£86k£115k£144kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£87.5k£73.3k
Current assets£144.1k£110.5k
Cash£3.9k£8.0k
Debtors£134.2k£95.8k
Net assets£72.8k£48.2k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-19
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  3. 2023-12-21
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    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-01-10
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2023-01-10
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2022-11-25
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    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-12-20
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  8. 2020-12-07
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  9. 2019-10-28
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  10. 2018-12-14
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  11. 2017-12-15
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  12. 2016-12-22
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    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-08-08
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2016-08-08
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    address · AD01
  15. 2016-03-31
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    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2009-06-30
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    BEVERIDGE, Alan Mckenzie resigned
    director
  17. 2009-06-23
    ➕
    BEVERIDGE, Catherine Mcdougall appointed
    director
  18. 2003-03-11
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ALAN BEVERIDGE LIMITED
  19. 2003-03-11
    ➕
    BEVERIDGE, Catherine Mcdougall appointed
    secretary
  20. 2003-03-11
    ➕
    BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  21. 2003-03-11
    ➖
    BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  22. 2003-03-11
    ➕
    BEVERIDGE, Alan Mckenzie appointed
    director
  23. 2003-03-11
    ➕
    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  24. 2003-03-11
    ➖
    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

100/100
Critical — business is the founder

The 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 name in company name: Company name contains director surname "BEVERIDGE" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 74 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

98/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 74 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 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

clean
No 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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Catherine Mcdougall Beveridge
Individual · British · DOB 01/1952 · age 74
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2003-03-11
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC47230 — SIC 47230

Registered office

2nd Floor, 22-24 Blythswood Square
Glasgow
G2 4BG
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-07
Last: 2026-01-24

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

BEVERIDGE, Catherine Mcdougall→
secretary · appointed 2003-03-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BEVERIDGE, Catherine Mcdougall→
director · ~74y · appointed 2009-06-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BRIAN REID LTD.→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-03-11 · resigned 2003-03-11
Resigned
BEVERIDGE, Alan Mckenzie→
director · ~77y · appointed 2003-03-11 · resigned 2009-06-30
Resigned
STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD.→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-03-11 · resigned 2003-03-11
Resigned

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Recent filings (59 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-09
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-01-10
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-01-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-12-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-03-02