BRIAN BEACOM LTD

💤Zombieactive
SC557080 · ltd · incorporated 2017-02-09
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
£181
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Book publishing
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 70-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 70). 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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
22 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
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 £181
Net assets shrinking
Down £2 YoY
Cash YoY
+0%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£100
~ YoY
Net Worth
£181
↓ 1.1% YoY
Current Assets
£3k
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£537£1k£2k£2k£3kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£181£183
Current assets£2.7k£2.7k
Cash£100£100
Debtors£2.6k£2.6k
Net assets£181£183

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
2
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (15 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-01-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-01-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-01-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-02-15
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2021-12-22
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-12-22
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  8. 2021-02-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-02-23
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  10. 2021-02-09
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2019-10-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-11-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-02-09
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BRIAN BEACOM LTD
  14. 2017-02-09
    BEACOM, Brian appointed
    director
  15. 2017-02-09
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

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 "BEACOM" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 9 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
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 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

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
Mr Brian Beacom
Individual · British · DOB 05/1956 · age 70
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control09/02/2017

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
Incorporated2017-02-09
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC58110 — Book publishing

Registered office

6 Miller Road
Ayr
KA7 2AY
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-22
Last: 2026-02-08

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

BEACOM, Brian
director · ~70y · appointed 2017-02-09
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Recent filings (22 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2026-01-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-01-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-01-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-01-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-15
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-02-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-12-22
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2021-12-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-02-23
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2021-02-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-09