BEYOND ADVENTURE LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC292502 · ltd · incorporated 2005-11-01
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£16.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other sports activities
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 60-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 60). 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 (70/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
49 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
82
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 £16,226

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£16k
Current Assets
£16k
Current Liabilities
—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-31
Total assets£16.2k
Current assets£16.2k
Net assets£16.2k

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-14
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  2. 2025-09-16
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    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-09-16
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2024-11-15
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2024-11-15
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2024-08-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-09-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-07-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-12-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-11-12
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  12. 2019-07-15
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    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-01-10
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2018-12-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-09-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  17. 2005-11-01
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    Company incorporated
    As BEYOND ADVENTURE LIMITED
  18. 2005-11-01
    ➕
    MACDONALD, Rachel Elizabeth appointed
    secretary
  19. 2005-11-01
    ➕
    MACDONALD, Stephen Ian appointed
    director

Owner dependency

98/100
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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 20 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 20 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

1 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Stephen Ian Macdonald
Individual · British · DOB 01/1966 · age 60
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016
Mrs Rachel Macdonald
Individual · British · DOB 08/1966 · age 60
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting01/04/2019

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
Incorporated2005-11-01
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC93199 — Other sports activities

Registered office

41 Muirhead Crescent
Bo'Ness
EH51 9TH
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-15
Last: 2025-11-01

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

MACDONALD, Rachel Elizabeth→
secretary · appointed 2005-11-01
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MACDONALD, Stephen Ian→
director · ~60y · appointed 2005-11-01
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Recent filings (49 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-06
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AAMD
2025-10-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-16
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-09-16
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-11-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-15
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-11-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-08-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-07-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-03-31