BEARDSWORTH'S LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

01504874 · ltd · incorporated 1980-06-30

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.

Opportunity decay

approaching window · 12-months

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

· Oldest live charge 34.8y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Jul 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

75/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 01130

Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

46220SIC 46220

Investor take

Pursue

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

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 3 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

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Refinance opportunity

3 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 34.8y

50/100

clean up first

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

· Oldest live charge is 34.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
· Legal-friction score 33/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

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, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)

Directors & officers

9 officers (5 active, 9 linked, 8 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

118 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

75/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

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	2025-07-31	2024-07-31
Average employees	14	1400

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

• 5 officers

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand

2026-03-16
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officers · AP01
2026-03-16
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officers · AP01
2026-03-16
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officers · TM01
2026-03-16
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officers · TM02
2026-03-16
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officers · TM01
2026-03-10
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BETTSON, Robert James appointed
director
2026-03-10
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O'TOOLE, Kathryn Bethany appointed
director
2026-03-10
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BEARDSWORTH, Barbara resigned
secretary
2026-03-10
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BEARDSWORTH, Barbara resigned
director
2026-03-10
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BEARDSWORTH, Charles William resigned
director
2025-12-12
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accounts · AA
2025-01-06
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officers · CH01
2025-01-02
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officers · TM01
2025-01-02
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officers · AP01
2025-01-01
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HOLROYD, Philip appointed
director
2025-01-01
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KELLETT, Robert resigned
director
2024-12-09
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accounts · AA
2023-12-04
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accounts · AA
2023-03-22
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accounts · AA
2022-04-13
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officers · AP01
2022-04-05
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accounts · AA
2021-09-08
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2021-09-08
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2021-08-01
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BEARDSWORTH, Karen appointed
director
2021-04-28
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accounts · AA
2019-12-12
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accounts · AA
2004-02-18
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Charge registered #3
Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
2004-02-18
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Charge registered #2
Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
2003-03-31
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KELLETT, Robert appointed
director
2000-06-01
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BEARDSWORTH, Matthew appointed
director
1991-10-07
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Yorkshire Bank PLC.
1980-06-30
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Company incorporated
As BEARDSWORTH'S LIMITED

Owner dependency

73/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

-5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "BEARDSWORTH" — strong identity link between founder and business.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 26 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

50/100

Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS

primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 26 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

1 med ·

3 director resignations in last 12 months

medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: BEARDSWORTH, Barbara resigned 2026-03-10; BEARDSWORTH, Barbara resigned 2026-03-10; BEARDSWORTH, Charles William resigned 2026-03-10

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mrs Karen Beardsworth Individual · British · DOB 01/1977 · age 49	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	31/07/2021
Matthew Beardsworth Individual · British · DOB 12/1977 · age 49	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	06/04/2016

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Mr Charles William Beardsworthceased 31/07/2021· 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting

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

Incorporated1980-06-30

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC01130 — SIC 01130

Registered office

Whitehall Road Nurseries

Whitehall Road

Cleckheaton

BD19 6PL

United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-04-30

Last made up to: 2025-07-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-09-22

Last: 2025-09-08