BEACHSTAMP LIMITED

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SC353866 · ltd · incorporated 2009-01-22
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
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£557.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: property-backed borrower with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -82% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 1.8y

10/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Newest facility, 1.8 years old — likely still in initial term.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
9 officers (2 active, 9 linked, 4 with DOB)
79
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
62 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £557,284
Net assets shrinking
Down £94,925 YoY
Cash draining
Cash down 82% YoY
Cash YoY
-82%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£14k
↓ 82% YoY
Net Worth
£557k
↓ 15% YoY
Current Assets
£20k
↓ 76% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£130k£261k£391k£522k£652kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£557.3k£652.2k
Current assets£19.7k£80.6k
Cash£13.7k£74.2k
Debtors£6.0k£6.4k
Net assets£557.3k£652.2k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (35 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-10-09
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  3. 2025-09-20
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  4. 2025-09-20
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2024-07-10
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  6. 2024-07-09
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Knowles Group Limited
  7. 2024-06-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-05-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-08-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-07-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-08-07
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  13. 2019-08-07
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    officers · TM01
  14. 2019-08-06
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    COWIE, Hiezel Margaret resigned
    director
  15. 2019-07-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-05-06
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    change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH04
  17. 2019-05-03
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    COWIE, Ian Dyer resigned
    director
  18. 2019-04-29
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    COWIE, Simon Henry Dyer appointed
    director
  19. 2019-04-29
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  20. 2018-08-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  21. 2018-06-01
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    change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH04
  22. 2011-05-12
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    INFINITY SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  23. 2011-05-12
    ➖
    HALL MORRICE SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  24. 2010-01-01
    ➖
    COWIE, Hiezel Margaret resigned
    secretary
  25. 2010-01-01
    ➕
    HALL MORRICE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  26. 2009-01-28
    ➕
    COWIE, Hiezel Margaret appointed
    secretary
  27. 2009-01-28
    ➖
    P & W SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  28. 2009-01-28
    ➕
    COWIE, Hiezel Margaret appointed
    director
  29. 2009-01-28
    ➕
    COWIE, Ian Dyer appointed
    director
  30. 2009-01-28
    ➖
    STARK, James Gordon Croll resigned
    director
  31. 2009-01-28
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    P & W DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  32. 2009-01-22
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    Company incorporated
    As BEACHSTAMP LIMITED
  33. 2009-01-22
    ➕
    P & W SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  34. 2009-01-22
    ➕
    STARK, James Gordon Croll appointed
    director
  35. 2009-01-22
    ➕
    P & W DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 17 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Simon Henry Dyer Cowie
Individual · British · DOB 02/1973 · age 53
50–75%
50–75%50-75% shares · 50-75% voting06/04/2016
Miss Susan Gillian Cowie
Individual · British · DOB 09/1977 · age 49
25–50%
—25-50% shares · firm interest06/04/2016

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

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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2009-01-22
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate

Registered office

5 Carden Place
Aberdeen
AB10 1UT
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-23
Last: 2025-10-09

Officers (2 active · 7 resigned)

INFINITY SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2011-05-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
COWIE, Simon Henry Dyer→
director · ~53y · appointed 2019-04-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
COWIE, Hiezel Margaret→
secretary · appointed 2009-01-28 · resigned 2010-01-01
Resigned
HALL MORRICE SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2010-01-01 · resigned 2011-05-12
Resigned
P & W SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2009-01-22 · resigned 2009-01-28
Resigned
COWIE, Hiezel Margaret→
director · ~80y · appointed 2009-01-28 · resigned 2019-08-06
Resigned
COWIE, Ian Dyer→
director · ~81y · appointed 2009-01-28 · resigned 2019-05-03
Resigned
STARK, James Gordon Croll→
director · ~63y · appointed 2009-01-22 · resigned 2009-01-28
Resigned
P & W DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2009-01-22 · resigned 2009-01-28
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Knowles Group
Knowles Group Limited
A registered charge—09/07/2024—
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Recent filings (62 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-09
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-10-09
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-09-20
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-09-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-24
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-07-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-08-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-22