BRYAN BEVERIDGE QUALITY BUTCHERS LTD
💤Zombieactive
SC438883 · ltd · incorporated 2012-12-14
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 Feb 2025
Net worth
£18.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Retail sale of meat and meat products in specialised stores
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 79/100 (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: 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).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 13.2y
45/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 13.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
41 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
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £18,764
Cash YoY
+96%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£29k
↑ 96% YoY
Net Worth
£19k
↑ 1815% YoY
Current Assets
£47k
↑ 42% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-02-28 | 2024-02-29 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £23.2k | £3.2k |
| Current assets | £47.0k | £33.1k |
| Cash | £29.4k | £15.0k |
| Debtors | £5.4k | £5.1k |
| Net assets | £18.8k | £980 |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
- 2025-06-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-25📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-02-25📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2020-12-20📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2020-12-20📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2020-12-20📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2020-10-01➖JOHNSTON, John Richard resigneddirector
- 2020-09-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-19📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2019-12-19📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2019-11-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-01-07📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2018-11-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-03-05➕BEVERIDGE, Bryan appointeddirector
- 2018-03-01➖JOHNSTON, Graeme Douglas resigneddirector
- 2013-01-29🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2012-12-14🏢Company incorporatedAs BRYAN BEVERIDGE QUALITY BUTCHERS LTD
- 2012-12-14➕JOHNSTON, Graeme Douglas appointeddirector
- 2012-12-14➕JOHNSTON, John Richard appointeddirector
Owner dependency
98/100
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.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "BEVERIDGE" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
55/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
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
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Vivien Beveridge Individual · British · DOB 03/1966 · age 60 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 02/03/2020 |
Mr Bryan Beveridge Individual · British · DOB 05/1965 · age 61 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 01/03/2020 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr John Richard Johnstonceased 01/03/2020· 25-50% shares
- Mr Graeme Douglas Johnstonceased 01/03/2018· 25-50% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| BRAES FLOOR STORE LTD→ SC868609 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| BROCAM RETAIL (MADDISON) LTD→ SC652520 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
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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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2012-12-14
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC47220 — Retail sale of meat and meat products in specialised stores
Registered office
Unit 5 Beancross Road
Grangemouth
FK3 8WX
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-15
Last: 2026-03-01
Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)
BEVERIDGE, Bryan→
Activedirector · ~61y · appointed 2018-03-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
JOHNSTON, Graeme Douglas→
Resigneddirector · ~62y · appointed 2012-12-14 · resigned 2018-03-01
JOHNSTON, John Richard→
Resigneddirector · ~64y · appointed 2012-12-14 · resigned 2020-10-01
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Bank of Scotland PLC | Floating charge | 1 property | 29/01/2013 | — |
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Recent filings (41 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-11-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-28
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-02-25
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2021-02-25
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2020-12-20
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2020-12-20