BETTYS OF YORK LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
01958778 · ltd · incorporated 1985-11-14
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
- · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
—
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Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Non-trading company
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueDormant / non-trading with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 66). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (59/100)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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
7 officers (2 active, 7 linked, 5 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
12 connected companies via shared directors
81
Filing history
100 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
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-08-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-03-20📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2020-03-20📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2020-03-20📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2020-03-06➕COGAN, Paul Murray appointeddirector
- 2020-03-06➕MORROW, Clare appointeddirector
- 2020-03-06➖WILD, Lesley Margaret resigneddirector
- 2019-06-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-07-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-07-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-07-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-04-28📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2011-04-01➖WILD, Jonathan resigneddirector
- 2011-04-01➕WILD, Lesley Margaret appointeddirector
- 2010-04-19➖BROWN, Andrew Stephen Francis La Hausse resignedsecretary
- 2001-04-05➕BROWN, Andrew Stephen Francis La Hausse appointedsecretary
- 2001-04-05➖CHAPMAN, Timothy Adrian Tydd resignedsecretary
- 1996-12-31➖WILD, Carl Victor resigneddirector
- 1985-11-14🏢Company incorporatedAs BETTYS OF YORK LIMITED
Owner dependency
73/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
66/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 41 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
Bettys & Taylors Group Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Bettys & Taylors Group Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
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BETTYS OF YORK LIMITED
This company · 01958778
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Bettys & Taylors Group Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1985-11-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company
Registered office
1 Parliament Street
Harrogate
HG1 2QU
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-07-31
Last made up to: 2025-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-18
Last: 2026-04-04
Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)
COGAN, Paul Murray→
Activedirector · ~57y · appointed 2020-03-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MORROW, Clare→
Activedirector · ~66y · appointed 2020-03-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BROWN, Andrew Stephen Francis La Hausse→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2001-04-05 · resigned 2010-04-19
CHAPMAN, Timothy Adrian Tydd→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 2001-04-05
WILD, Carl Victor→
Resigneddirector · ~103y · resigned 1996-12-31
WILD, Jonathan→
Resigneddirector · ~74y · resigned 2011-04-01
WILD, Lesley Margaret→
Resigneddirector · ~74y · appointed 2011-04-01 · resigned 2020-03-06
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Recent filings (100 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-02-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-02-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-05-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-05-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-07-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-07-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-08-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-04-06
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-03-20