BECKER COURT MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

01194776 · ltd · incorporated 1974-12-23

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

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year to Dec 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Residents property management

Sector: Activities of households

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle with a 69-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 69). 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: high (80/100)

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

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

7 officers (2 active, 7 linked, 3 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

8 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

105 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

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

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

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Net Worth

—

Current Assets

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Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-12-31	2024-12-31
Average employees	1	100

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

3 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

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand

2026-04-20
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2024-07-26
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2023-03-21
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2022-03-16
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2021-02-12
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2020-12-17
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2019-04-12
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2019-04-05
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2018-04-10
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2017-03-24
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2016-03-14
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2016-01-06
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2015-03-02
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2015-01-12
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2006-09-01
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THOMPSON, Ian appointed
secretary
2006-09-01
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BROWNSON, Richard Derek Leigh resigned
secretary
2005-01-31
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NATTRASS, Clive Nigel Brett appointed
director
2005-01-31
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BROWNSON, Richard Derek Leigh appointed
secretary
2005-01-31
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THOMPSON, Ian resigned
secretary
2005-01-31
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BROWNSON, Richard Derek Leigh resigned
director
2002-10-28
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BROWNSON, Richard Derek Leigh resigned
secretary
2002-10-28
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THOMPSON, Ian appointed
secretary
2002-03-11
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BRUCE, John Tomson resigned
director
1974-12-23
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Company incorporated
As BECKER COURT MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED

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.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

95/100

Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 21 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 52 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

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

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Clive Nigel Brett Nattrass Individual · British · DOB 02/1957 · age 69	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	06/04/2016
Mrs Karen Patricia Nattrass Individual · British · DOB 12/1956 · age 70	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	06/04/2016

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

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ASHTON COACH HOUSE MANAGEMENT LIMITED→ 07185840 · est 2010 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	16y	—	—
AUSTENS HOLDINGS LTD→ 16885025 · est 2025 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
B L ASSET MANAGEMENT LIMITED→ 09045072 · est 2014 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	11y	—	—
BARTON GARDENS LANCASTER RESIDENTS PROPERTY MANAGEMENT COMPANY LTD→ 14420728 · est 2022 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	3y	—	—
BASSETTS ROADWAY LIMITED→ 00440618 · est 1947 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	78y	—	—
BAY LANDSCAPING SERVICES LIMITED→ 14613096 · est 2023 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	3y	—	—
BAY VIEW CLOSE RTM COMPANY LIMITED→ 13496214 · est 2021 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	4y	—	—
BE THE BEST LIMITED→ 05603594 · est 2005 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	20y	—	—
BEATHWAITE GARDENS MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED→ 07157038 · est 2010 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	16y	—	—
BEAUFELL HOLDINGS LTD→ 16939022 · est 2026 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
BECKENREID LIMITED→ 11082089 · est 2017 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	8y	—	—
BEECH TREE COTTAGES MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED→ 12359693 · est 2019 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	6y	—	—

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated1974-12-23

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management

Registered office

Saint & Co

The Old Police Station

Church Street Ambleside

Cumbria

LA22 0BT

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-09-30

Last made up to: 2025-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-08-09

Last: 2025-07-26

Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)

THOMPSON, Ian→

secretary · appointed 2006-09-01

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Active

NATTRASS, Clive Nigel Brett→

director · ~69y · appointed 2005-01-31

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Active

BROWNSON, Richard Derek Leigh→

secretary · appointed 2005-01-31 · resigned 2006-09-01

Resigned

BROWNSON, Richard Derek Leigh→

secretary · resigned 2002-10-28

Resigned

THOMPSON, Ian→

secretary · appointed 2002-10-28 · resigned 2005-01-31

Resigned

BROWNSON, Richard Derek Leigh→

director · ~80y · resigned 2005-01-31

Resigned

BRUCE, John Tomson→

director · ~90y · resigned 2002-03-11

Resigned

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