BECKHAMPTON STABLES LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
01816964 · ltd · incorporated 1984-05-17
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 17.0y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Dec 2025
Net worth
£2.25M
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01430
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 01629SIC 01629
- 93191Activities of racehorse owners
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 76-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 76). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 17.0y
70/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 17.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (77/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, 3 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
99 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £2,249,856
Cash YoY
+65%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£616k
↑ 65% YoY
Net Worth
£2.2m
↑ 8.8% YoY
Current Assets
£1.8m
↑ 25% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £2.48M | £2.34M |
| Current assets | £1.82M | £1.45M |
| Cash | £616.5k | £374.1k |
| Debtors | £1.09M | £969.3k |
| Net assets | £2.25M | £2.07M |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 mortgage
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 mortgage
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2026-04-09📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2026-04-09🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2025-05-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-06📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-02-06📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-02-06📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2025-02-06📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-01-16➖CHARLTON, Jean Elizabeth Clare resignedsecretary
- 2024-03-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-09-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-10-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-08-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-04-30📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2017-10-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2016-08-01🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
- 2013-04-01➕CHARLTON, Harry John appointeddirector
- 2009-05-07🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Wetherbys Bank LTD
- 1993-03-08➕CHARLTON, Jean Elizabeth Clare appointedsecretary
- 1993-03-08➖CHARLTON, Roger John resignedsecretary
- 1993-03-08➖TREE, Arthur Jeremy resigneddirector
- 1984-05-17🏢Company incorporatedAs BECKHAMPTON STABLES LIMITED
Owner dependency
81/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 76 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
89/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 76 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 42 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
cleanNo 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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Harry John Charlton Individual · British · DOB 10/1985 · age 41 | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 06/04/2016 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Roger Charltonceased 16/01/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
- Mrs Jean Elizabeth Clare Charltonceased 16/01/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1984-05-17
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01430 — SIC 01430
Registered office
Beckhampton Stables
Marlborough
Wiltshire
SN8 1QR
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-20
Last: 2026-02-06
Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)
CHARLTON, Harry John→
Activedirector · ~41y · appointed 2013-04-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CHARLTON, Jean Elizabeth Clare→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1993-03-08 · resigned 2025-01-16
CHARLTON, Roger John→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 1993-03-08
TREE, Arthur Jeremy→
Resigneddirector · ~101y · resigned 1993-03-08
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 01/08/2016 | — | |
| satisfied | Wetherbys Bank Wetherbys Bank LTD | Debenture | 1 property | 07/05/2009 | 09/04/2026 |
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Recent filings (99 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-13
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2026-04-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-12
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-02-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-06
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-02-06
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-02-06
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-02-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-05-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-11