BEKA ASSOCIATES LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
01847014 · ltd · incorporated 1984-09-10
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 May 2025
Net worth
£4.54M
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 26512
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 83-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 83). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
9 officers (5 active, 9 linked, 7 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
4 active PSC(s) of 6 total, 6 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
133 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £4,541,925
Net assets shrinking
Down £406,808 YoY
Cash YoY
-14%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£2.8m
↓ 14% YoY
Net Worth
£4.5m
↓ 8.2% YoY
Current Assets
£4.9m
↓ 2.2% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-05-31 | 2024-05-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £4.54M | £4.95M |
| Current assets | £4.91M | £5.02M |
| Cash | £2.77M | £3.22M |
| Debtors | £1.24M | £1.02M |
| Net assets | £4.54M | £4.95M |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-26📄capital-cancellation-sharescapital · SH06
- 2024-11-26📄capital-return-purchase-own-sharescapital · SH03
- 2024-10-31📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-10-28📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2024-10-28📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2024-10-28📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2024-10-28📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2024-10-28📄capital-alter-shares-subdivisioncapital · SH02
- 2024-10-28📄capital-alter-shares-subdivisioncapital · SH02
- 2024-10-28📄capital-alter-shares-subdivisioncapital · SH02
- 2024-10-25📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-10-25📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-10-24➖TURNER, David James resigneddirector
- 2024-10-24📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-10-24📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-09-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-12📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-07-11📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-10-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2018-06-01➕LEBRETON, Olivier Emmanuel Pierre Yves appointeddirector
- 2018-05-31➖BROUGH, Benjamin Peter resigneddirector
- 2013-06-01➕ROOKWOOD, Emma Lucy appointedsecretary
- 2013-06-01➕ROOKWOOD, Emma Lucy appointeddirector
- 2013-05-31➖DREWELL, Jennifer Ann resignedsecretary
- 2011-06-01➕TURNER, David James appointeddirector
- 2006-02-10➖ROBSHAW, Alec resigneddirector
- 2000-06-01➕BROUGH, Benjamin Peter appointeddirector
- 1992-12-01➕ROBSHAW, Alec appointeddirector
- 1984-09-10🏢Company incorporatedAs BEKA ASSOCIATES LIMITED
Owner dependency
55/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 83 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
83/100
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 83 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- 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
4 active beneficial owners · fragmented| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Olivier Emmanuel Pierre Yves Lebreton Individual · British · DOB 12/1977 · age 49 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 25/10/2024 |
Mrs Jennifer Ann Drewell Individual · British · DOB 12/1950 · age 76 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 30/08/2016 |
Mrs Emma Lucy Rookwood Individual · British · DOB 02/1980 · age 46 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 30/08/2016 |
Mr Christopher John Burkitt Individual · British · DOB 09/1943 · age 83 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 30/08/2016 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr David James Turnerceased 24/10/2024· significant influence
- Mr Benjamin Peter Broughceased 31/05/2018· significant influence
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1984-09-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC26512 — SIC 26512
Registered office
Old Charlton Road
Hitchin
Hertfordshire
SG5 2DA
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-13
Last: 2025-08-30
Officers (5 active · 4 resigned)
ROOKWOOD, Emma Lucy→
Activesecretary · appointed 2013-06-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
Active
LEBRETON, Olivier Emmanuel Pierre Yves→
Activedirector · ~49y · appointed 2018-06-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ROOKWOOD, Emma Lucy→
Activedirector · ~46y · appointed 2013-06-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
DREWELL, Jennifer Ann→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 2013-05-31
BROUGH, Benjamin Peter→
Resigneddirector · ~65y · appointed 2000-06-01 · resigned 2018-05-31
ROBSHAW, Alec→
Resigneddirector · ~71y · appointed 1992-12-01 · resigned 2006-02-10
TURNER, David James→
Resigneddirector · ~65y · appointed 2011-06-01 · resigned 2024-10-24
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Recent filings (133 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-05
capital-cancellation-shares
capital · SH06
2024-11-26
capital-return-purchase-own-shares
capital · SH03
2024-11-26
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-10-31
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2024-10-28
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2024-10-28
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2024-10-28
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2024-10-28
capital-alter-shares-subdivision
capital · SH02
2024-10-28
capital-alter-shares-subdivision
capital · SH02
2024-10-28
capital-alter-shares-subdivision
capital · SH02
2024-10-28
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-10-25
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-10-25
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-10-24