A.E. BECKETT & SONS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

00682856 · ltd · incorporated 1961-02-08

Investment thesis

Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.

Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.

Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Dec 2024

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

75/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 01450

Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 57/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Asset purchase likely safer than share purchase given structural signals. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 4 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: family or management succession (50/100).

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Refinance opportunity

28 live charges · 4 lenders · oldest 65.0y

25/100

too messy

Structure is too messy for a clean refinance right now — clean up first or expect bespoke terms.

· Oldest live charge is 65.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· 4 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
· Legal-friction score 55/100 (high).

Data confidence

Overall: high (83/100)

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

Lenders & charges

28 charges (28/28 with lender, 28/28 with type)

Directors & officers

15 officers (6 active, 15 linked, 12 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

13 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

181 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

🔒Estimated company valuation

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

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Opportunity Score

75/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2024-12-31	2023-12-31

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

4 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (86 events)Click to expand

2025-08-29
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accounts · AA
2024-08-23
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accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2024-05-22
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officers · TM01
2024-02-18
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BECKETT, Alan Magrath resigned
director
2024-02-14
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-02-14
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-09-08
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accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2022-10-11
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mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2022-10-04
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Charge registered #28
Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC
2022-08-08
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accounts · AA
2022-02-02
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officers · AP01
2022-02-02
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officers · AP01
2022-01-31
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BECKETT, Adrian James appointed
director
2022-01-31
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KYTE, Emma Victoria appointed
director
2021-04-01
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accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2020-08-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2020-07-15
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-07-01
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THOMPSON, James Andrew resigned
director
2019-08-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2018-08-20
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accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2017-09-11
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officers · AP01
2017-08-30
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THOMPSON, James Andrew appointed
director
2011-09-03
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Charge satisfied #27
2011-09-03
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Charge satisfied #26
2011-09-03
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Charge satisfied #24
2011-09-03
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Charge satisfied #23
2011-09-03
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Charge satisfied #22
2011-09-03
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Charge satisfied #21
2011-09-03
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Charge satisfied #20
2011-09-03
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Charge satisfied #19
2011-09-03
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Charge satisfied #17
2011-09-03
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Charge satisfied #15
2007-02-02
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Charge registered #27
Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC
2006-10-03
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SMITH, Geoffrey Stuart appointed
director
2005-04-29
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BECKETT, Simon appointed
secretary
2005-04-29
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WICKS, Christopher Lawrence resigned
secretary
2005-04-29
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WICKS, Christopher Laurence resigned
director
2004-09-11
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Charge registered #26
Lender: Yorkshire Bank
2004-09-11
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Charge registered #25
Lender: Yorkshire Bank
2004-09-11
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Charge registered #24
Lender: Yorkshire Bank
2004-09-11
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Charge registered #23
Lender: Yorkshire Bank
2004-09-11
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Charge registered #22
Lender: Yorkshire Bank
2004-09-11
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Charge registered #21
Lender: Yorkshire Bank
2004-09-11
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Charge registered #20
Lender: Yorkshire Bank
2004-09-11
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Charge registered #19
Lender: Yorkshire Bank
2004-09-11
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Charge registered #18
Lender: Yorkshire Bank
2004-09-11
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Charge registered #17
Lender: Yorkshire Bank
2004-09-11
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Charge registered #16
Lender: Yorkshire Bank
2004-09-11
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Charge registered #15
Lender: Yorkshire Bank
2004-05-21
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Charge satisfied #13

Showing most recent 50 of 86 events

Owner dependency

88/100

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

-5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "BECKETT" — 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 69 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

40/100

Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS

primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — BECKETT, Adrian James (same surname) appointed 2022-01-31. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 65 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 med · 1 low

Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern

medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

5 live charges

low

Heavily leveraged with multiple live security positions — understand the capital structure before proceeding.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Simon Beckett Individual · British · DOB 05/1957 · age 69	50–75%	50–75%	board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control	06/04/2016

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

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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8 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

Incorporated1961-02-08

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC01450 — SIC 01450

Registered office

Heath Farm Alcester Road

Wythall

Birmingham

B47 6AJ

United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-10-06

Last: 2025-09-22