BENJN.R.VICKERS & SONS,LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

00130013 · ltd · incorporated 1913-07-09

Investment thesis

Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.

Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.

Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.

Opportunity decay

approaching window · 12-months

Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.

· Oldest live charge 12.7y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

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Opportunity

82/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other manufacturing n.e.c.

Sector: Manufacturing

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 12.7y

65/100

clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

· Oldest live charge is 12.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Legal-friction score 28/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (61/100)

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

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)

Directors & officers

28 officers (7 active, 28 linked, 23 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

17 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

151 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

82/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (62 events)Click to expand

2025-10-03
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officers · TM01
2025-10-03
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officers · AP01
2025-09-26
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VANN, Paul Adrian resigned
director
2025-09-25
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GAWTHORPE, James Mark appointed
director
2025-07-10
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-14
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officers · RP04AP01
2025-04-09
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-04-08
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officers · AP01
2025-04-04
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CURLE, Tolla Joanne appointed
director
2025-04-04
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VICKERS, Peter John Farrar resigned
director
2025-02-14
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-02-06
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WILLIAMS, Paul Richard appointed
director
2024-06-12
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-05-09
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-23
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-08-23
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-08-21
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WAITE, Charles Francis Simon appointed
director
2023-08-21
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SMAILES, Paul Anthony resigned
director
2023-05-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-11
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-04-04
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CLAGUE, Nicholas Paul, Dr resigned
director
2022-09-27
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WAITE, Charles Francis Simon appointed
secretary
2022-09-27
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MORRIS, Morgan Lawn resigned
secretary
2022-09-27
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MORRIS, Morgan Lawn resigned
director
2022-09-27
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appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2022-09-27
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-09-27
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2022-07-22
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2022-04-26
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-04-26
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-04-21
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VANN, Paul Adrian appointed
director
2021-11-29
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RUSHWORTH, Nigel resigned
director
2021-07-08
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-06-30
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CLAGUE, Nicholas Paul, Dr appointed
director
2017-05-01
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VICKERS, William Peter Farrar appointed
director
2017-03-31
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JELBERT, Brian resigned
secretary
2017-03-31
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MORRIS, Morgan Lawn appointed
secretary
2017-03-31
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JELBERT, Brian resigned
director
2017-03-31
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MORRIS, Morgan Lawn appointed
director
2014-11-14
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Charge satisfied #1
2013-09-27
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Charge registered #1
Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
2012-10-31
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WAREHAM, Gordon Ernest resigned
director
2011-09-09
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DAY, Richard Duncan resigned
director
2011-06-06
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SMAILES, Paul Anthony appointed
director
2010-10-29
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BROPHY, Laurence Kevin resigned
secretary
2010-10-29
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JELBERT, Brian appointed
secretary
2010-10-29
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BROPHY, Laurence Kevin resigned
director
2010-10-29
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DAY, Richard Duncan appointed
director
2010-10-29
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JELBERT, Brian appointed
director
2003-01-01
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WHOLLEY, Christopher John appointed
director

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Owner dependency

80/100

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

-6 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "VICKERS" — strong identity link between founder and business.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

70/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
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.)

Group structure

Mary Randall Vickers & Co. Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Mary Randall Vickers & Co. Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares

ultimate parent

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BENJN.R.VICKERS & SONS,LIMITED

This company · 00130013

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mary Randall Vickers & Co. Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	—	75-100% shares	01/06/2017

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

Incorporated1913-07-09

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC32990 — Other manufacturing n.e.c.

Registered office

Airedale Mills

6 Clarence Road

Leeds

West Yorkshire

LS10 1ND

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-07-31

Last made up to: 2024-10-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-04-19

Last: 2026-04-05