BECKWOOD INSTRUMENTATION LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
03178968 · ltd · incorporated 1996-03-27
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 26512
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
11 officers (1 active, 11 linked, 7 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
88 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · IFRS
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees100200

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
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (38 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-12-03
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  3. 2025-11-23
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2024-07-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-12-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-01-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2017-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-07-19
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    REED, Matthew appointed
    director
  13. 2017-07-19
    ➖
    REED, David Anthony resigned
    secretary
  14. 2017-07-19
    ➖
    REED, David Anthony resigned
    director
  15. 2017-07-19
    ➖
    REED, Gary resigned
    director
  16. 2017-07-19
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  17. 2017-07-19
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  18. 2017-07-19
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  19. 2017-07-19
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  20. 2017-07-19
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  21. 2015-09-29
    ➖
    BULL, Christopher James resigned
    director
  22. 2011-04-01
    ➕
    BULL, Christopher James appointed
    director
  23. 2004-06-22
    ➕
    REED, David Anthony appointed
    secretary
  24. 2004-06-22
    ➕
    REED, David Anthony appointed
    director
  25. 2003-08-26
    ➖
    SCARR, Janet Edith resigned
    secretary
  26. 2003-08-26
    ➖
    SCARR, Thomas Jeffrey resigned
    director
  27. 1999-04-15
    ➕
    REED, Gary appointed
    director
  28. 1999-02-28
    ➖
    SCARR, Janet Edith resigned
    director
  29. 1999-02-28
    ➖
    SCARR, Richard resigned
    director
  30. 1996-03-27
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BECKWOOD INSTRUMENTATION LIMITED
  31. 1996-03-27
    ➕
    SCARR, Janet Edith appointed
    secretary
  32. 1996-03-27
    ➕
    TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  33. 1996-03-27
    ➖
    TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  34. 1996-03-27
    ➕
    SCARR, Janet Edith appointed
    director
  35. 1996-03-27
    ➕
    SCARR, Richard appointed
    director
  36. 1996-03-27
    ➕
    SCARR, Thomas Jeffrey appointed
    director
  37. 1996-03-27
    ➕
    COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  38. 1996-03-27
    ➖
    COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 30 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

clean
No 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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Matthew Reed
Individual · British · DOB 05/1978 · age 48
75–100%
—75-100% shares19/07/2017
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Gary Reedceased 19/07/2017· 25-50% shares
  • Mr David Anthony Reedceased 19/07/2017· 25-50% shares

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1996-03-27
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC26512 — SIC 26512

Registered office

49/49a Newdown Road
South Park Industrial Estate
Bottesford
North Lincolnshire
DN17 2TX

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-10
Last: 2026-03-27

Officers (1 active · 10 resigned)

REED, Matthew→
director · ~48y · appointed 2017-07-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
REED, David Anthony→
secretary · appointed 2004-06-22 · resigned 2017-07-19
Resigned
SCARR, Janet Edith→
secretary · appointed 1996-03-27 · resigned 2003-08-26
Resigned
TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1996-03-27 · resigned 1996-03-27
Resigned
BULL, Christopher James→
director · ~69y · appointed 2011-04-01 · resigned 2015-09-29
Resigned
REED, David Anthony→
director · ~79y · appointed 2004-06-22 · resigned 2017-07-19
Resigned
REED, Gary→
director · ~74y · appointed 1999-04-15 · resigned 2017-07-19
Resigned
SCARR, Janet Edith→
director · ~79y · appointed 1996-03-27 · resigned 1999-02-28
Resigned
SCARR, Richard→
director · ~54y · appointed 1996-03-27 · resigned 1999-02-28
Resigned
SCARR, Thomas Jeffrey→
director · ~78y · appointed 1996-03-27 · resigned 2003-08-26
Resigned
COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1996-03-27 · resigned 1996-03-27
Resigned

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Recent filings (88 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-30
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-12-03
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-11-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-01-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-04-09