BECKLEY'S OF BOOKHAM LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

03079641 · ltd · incorporated 1995-07-13

Investment thesis

Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.

Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.

Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Sept 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 45190

Sector: Wholesale & retail

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 57/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 67). 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 (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

8 live charges · 4 lenders · oldest 30.9y

15/100

under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

· Oldest live charge is 30.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· 4 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
· Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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

Lenders & charges

8 charges (8/8 with lender, 8/8 with type)

Directors & officers

7 officers (1 active, 7 linked, 2 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

112 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

79/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

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 · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-09-30	2024-09-30
Total assets	—	£1.09M
Current assets	—	£19.7k
Net assets	—	£296.3k
Average employees	1	—

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (43 events)Click to expand

2026-03-02
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accounts · AA
2025-01-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-26
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-07-26
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-05-03
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-08-07
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mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2023-08-07
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Charge satisfied #4
2023-06-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-06-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-09-29
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gazette · DISS40
2021-09-28
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gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2021-02-22
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-06-10
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-02-11
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mortgage · MR01
2020-02-11
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mortgage · MR01
2020-02-11
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mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2020-02-11
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mortgage · MR01
2020-02-07
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Charge registered #8
Lender: Aldermore Bank PLC
2020-02-07
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Charge registered #7
Lender: Aldermore Bank PLC
2020-02-07
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Charge registered #6
Lender: Aldermore Bank PLC
2020-02-07
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Charge registered #5
Lender: Aldermore Bank PLC
2019-06-26
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2016-02-05
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Charge satisfied #2
2016-02-05
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Charge satisfied #1
2014-02-20
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Charge registered #4
Lender: Shawbrook Bank Limited
2014-02-13
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STANIFORD, Rachel resigned
secretary
2011-11-22
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CRUNDWELL, Penny resigned
secretary
2011-11-22
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STANIFORD, Barry Robert resigned
secretary
2011-11-22
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STANIFORD, Rachel appointed
secretary
2005-02-03
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CRUNDWELL, Penny appointed
secretary
2005-02-01
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STANIFORD, Angela Kay resigned
director
1998-03-17
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Charge satisfied #3
1996-07-04
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Charge registered #3
Lender: United Dominions Trust Limited
1995-09-29
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Charge registered #2
Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
1995-09-05
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Charge registered #1
Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
1995-07-13
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Company incorporated
As BECKLEY'S OF BOOKHAM LIMITED
1995-07-13
➕
STANIFORD, Barry Robert appointed
director
1995-07-13
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STANIFORD, Barry Robert appointed
secretary
1995-07-13
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ALPHA SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
1995-07-13
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ALPHA SECRETARIAL LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
1995-07-13
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STANIFORD, Angela Kay appointed
director
1995-07-13
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ALPHA DIRECT LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-director
1995-07-13
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ALPHA DIRECT LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

100/100

Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS

+Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 31 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

95/100

Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 31 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 31 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

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.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Barry Robert Staniford Individual · British · DOB 04/1959 · age 67	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	08/07/2016

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

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🔒Tailored diligence questions

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

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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.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated1995-07-13

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC45190 — SIC 45190

Registered office

The Quadrant Centre

Limes Road

Weybridge

Surrey

KT13 8DH

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-06-30

Last made up to: 2025-09-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-07-22

Last: 2025-07-08

Officers (1 active · 6 resigned)

STANIFORD, Barry Robert→

director · ~67y · appointed 1995-07-13

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

CRUNDWELL, Penny→

secretary · appointed 2005-02-03 · resigned 2011-11-22

Resigned

STANIFORD, Barry Robert→

secretary · appointed 1995-07-13 · resigned 2011-11-22

Resigned

STANIFORD, Rachel→

secretary · appointed 2011-11-22 · resigned 2014-02-13

Resigned

ALPHA SECRETARIAL LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1995-07-13 · resigned 1995-07-13

Resigned

STANIFORD, Angela Kay→

director · ~65y · appointed 1995-07-13 · resigned 2005-02-01

Resigned

ALPHA DIRECT LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1995-07-13 · resigned 1995-07-13

Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:8 of 8 shown

		Type	Properties
outstanding	Aldermore Aldermore Bank PLC	A registered charge	—	07/02/2020	—
outstanding	Aldermore Aldermore Bank PLC	A registered charge	1 property	07/02/2020	—
outstanding	Aldermore Aldermore Bank PLC	A registered charge	1 property	07/02/2020	—
outstanding	Aldermore Aldermore Bank PLC	A registered charge	1 property	07/02/2020	—
satisfied	Shawbrook Shawbrook Bank Limited	A registered charge	1 property	20/02/2014	07/08/2023
satisfied	United Dominions Trust United Dominions Trust Limited	Mortgage debenture	1 property	04/07/1996	17/03/1998
satisfied	National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC	Legal mortgage	1 property	29/09/1995	05/02/2016
satisfied	National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC	Mortgage debenture	1 property	05/09/1995	05/02/2016

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Recent filings (112 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2026-03-02

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-07-16

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2025-01-31

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-07-26

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2024-07-26

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC04

2024-07-26

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2024-05-03

mortgage-satisfy-charge-full

mortgage · MR04

2023-08-07

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-07-20

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2023-06-28

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-07-18

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2022-06-28

gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date

gazette · DISS40

2021-09-29

gazette-notice-compulsory

gazette · GAZ1

2021-09-28

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2021-09-24