BECK ELECTRONICS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
01993368 · ltd · incorporated 1986-02-27
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 Sept 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 26110
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 4 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (50/100).

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Refinance opportunity

8 live charges · 4 lenders · oldest 40.2y

35/100
too messy

Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.

  • · Oldest live charge is 40.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 4 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · Legal-friction score 40/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

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
75
Lenders & charges
8 charges (8/8 with lender, 8/8 with type)
90
Directors & officers
26 officers (3 active, 26 linked, 18 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
173 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
77
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
£0£0£0£0£0£0Sept 2024Sept 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-09-302024-09-30
Average employees2200

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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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 (77 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-08-04
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    change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
    address · AD02
  3. 2025-04-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-01-14
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    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  5. 2024-11-23
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  6. 2024-11-13
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    appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP04
  7. 2024-11-06
    CG PROFESSIONAL LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  8. 2024-09-30
    SQUIRE PATTON BOGGS SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  9. 2024-09-30
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  10. 2024-05-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2024-04-18
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  12. 2024-03-07
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  13. 2024-02-20
    CAVAN, Darren Mark appointed
    director
  14. 2024-02-20
    SLOAN, Martin Edward resigned
    director
  15. 2023-06-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  16. 2022-07-22
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  17. 2022-07-21
    SHELDON, Paul Thomas appointed
    director
  18. 2022-06-30
    KELLY, Jacqueline resigned
    director
  19. 2022-06-30
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  20. 2022-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  21. 2021-03-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  22. 2020-06-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  23. 2019-06-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  24. 2018-08-13
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  25. 2018-08-01
    BLAKSTAD, Martin Frank, Mr. resigned
    director
  26. 2014-06-25
    BLAKSTAD, Martin Frank, Mr. appointed
    director
  27. 2014-06-25
    KELLY, Jacqueline appointed
    director
  28. 2013-12-09
    PRITCHARD, Mark resigned
    director
  29. 2013-11-09
    COTTERILL, Peter William resigned
    director
  30. 2010-06-16
    PRITCHARD, Mark resigned
    secretary
  31. 2010-06-16
    SQUIRE PATTON BOGGS SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  32. 2007-11-07
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    Charge registered #8
    Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
  33. 2007-09-25
    COTTERILL, Peter William appointed
    director
  34. 2007-09-25
    PRITCHARD, Mark appointed
    director
  35. 2007-09-24
    CLEETON, Austen Edgar resigned
    director
  36. 2007-09-24
    OXLEY, Ann Shirley resigned
    director
  37. 2007-02-22
    ATKINSON, Michael Norman resigned
    secretary
  38. 2007-02-22
    PRITCHARD, Mark appointed
    secretary
  39. 2006-07-20
    SLOAN, Martin Edward appointed
    director
  40. 2006-06-16
    EDWARDS, Geoffrey Stephen, Dr resigned
    director
  41. 2004-02-12
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    Charge satisfied #7
  42. 2003-06-30
    ATKINSON, Michael Norman appointed
    secretary
  43. 2003-06-30
    BROOK, Robert Lawson resigned
    secretary
  44. 2003-06-30
    BROOK, Robert Lawson resigned
    director
  45. 2002-09-03
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    Charge registered #7
    Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
  46. 2002-08-13
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    Charge satisfied #6
  47. 2002-08-13
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #5
  48. 2002-08-13
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #4
  49. 2002-08-13
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #3
  50. 2002-08-13
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #2
Showing most recent 50 of 77 events

Owner dependency

58/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.

Succession & seller-readiness

36/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

Red flags

1 med ·
Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Group structure

Oxley Group Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Oxley Group Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
BECK ELECTRONICS LIMITED
This company · 01993368

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Oxley Group Limited
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control20/06/2018

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

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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🔒Tailored diligence questions

6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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🔒Advanced scoring suite

Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1986-02-27
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC26110 — SIC 26110

Registered office

Priory Park
Ulverston
Cumbria
LA12 9QG

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-15
Last: 2025-08-01

Officers (3 active · 23 resigned)

CG PROFESSIONAL LIMITED
corporate-secretary · appointed 2024-11-06
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Active
CAVAN, Darren Mark
director · ~54y · appointed 2024-02-20
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Active
SHELDON, Paul Thomas
director · ~38y · appointed 2022-07-21
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Active
ATKINSON, Michael Norman
secretary · appointed 2003-06-30 · resigned 2007-02-22
Resigned
BROOK, Robert Lawson
secretary · appointed 1997-09-15 · resigned 2003-06-30
Resigned
MILLS, Jonathan Richard
secretary · appointed 1996-11-02 · resigned 1997-09-14
Resigned
PRITCHARD, Mark
secretary · appointed 2007-02-22 · resigned 2010-06-16
Resigned
STREET, Robert Derek
secretary · appointed 1993-11-19 · resigned 1996-11-01
Resigned
TOMKINS, Victor Robert
secretary · resigned 1993-11-19
Resigned
SQUIRE PATTON BOGGS SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED
corporate-secretary · appointed 2010-06-16 · resigned 2024-09-30
Resigned
BLAKSTAD, Martin Frank, Mr.
director · ~69y · appointed 2014-06-25 · resigned 2018-08-01
Resigned
BROOK, Robert Lawson
director · ~79y · resigned 2003-06-30
Resigned
CLEETON, Austen Edgar
director · ~101y · appointed 1996-10-16 · resigned 2007-09-24
Resigned
COTTERILL, Peter William
director · ~73y · appointed 2007-09-25 · resigned 2013-11-09
Resigned
EDWARDS, Geoffrey Stephen, Dr
director · ~81y · appointed 1996-10-16 · resigned 2006-06-16
Resigned
FRANKS, Anthony Kenric Stapleton
director · ~98y · resigned 1998-06-30
Resigned
HERRIN, John Edward
director · ~96y · appointed 1991-11-13 · resigned 1993-10-29
Resigned
KELLY, Jacqueline
director · ~59y · appointed 2014-06-25 · resigned 2022-06-30
Resigned
MUNTON, Richard James
director · ~70y · resigned 1991-10-16
Resigned
OXLEY, Ann Shirley
director · ~91y · appointed 1996-10-16 · resigned 2007-09-24
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

8
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:8 of 8 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
HSBC
Hsbc Bank PLC
Debenture1 property07/11/2007
satisfied
HSBC
Hsbc Bank PLC
Legal mortgage1 property03/09/200212/02/2004
satisfied
Close Brothers
Close Brothers Limited
Prompt credit application1 property28/05/199313/08/2002
satisfied
Close Brothers
Close Brothers Limited
Credit agreement1 property28/05/199213/08/2002
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Bank PLC
Legal mortgage1 property21/06/199113/08/2002
satisfied
Close Brothers
Close Brothers Limited
Credit agreement1 property06/06/199113/08/2002
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Bank PLC
Debenture1 property30/04/198613/08/2002
satisfied
Investors in Industry
Investors in Industry PLC
Debenture1 property30/04/198629/10/1996
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Recent filings (173 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-01-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-04
change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
address · AD02
2025-08-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-04-07
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2025-01-14
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-11-23
appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP04
2024-11-13
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-05-01
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-04-18
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-03-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-06-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-02