BECKHILL ENGINEERING LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
03650583 · ltd · incorporated 1998-10-15
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
£240.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 25990
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 74-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 74). 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 (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 21.4y
45/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 21.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · 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
75
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 1 with DOB)
73
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
75 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £240,393
Cash YoY
+15%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£167k
↑ 15% YoY
Net Worth
£240k
↑ 13% YoY
Current Assets
£296k
↑ 16% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £269.6k | £258.9k |
| Current assets | £296.1k | £255.2k |
| Cash | £166.5k | £144.2k |
| Debtors | £98.8k | £89.0k |
| Net assets | £240.4k | £212.6k |
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.
See pricing →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 (28 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-17📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2021-12-17🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2021-12-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-22📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2021-03-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-12-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2017-12-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2016-12-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-12-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-10-26📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2014-12-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2005-02-18🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Lloyds Tsb Commercial Finance Limited
- 2003-03-01➕FAHIMIPOUR, Vivienne appointedsecretary
- 2003-02-28➖JONES, Beryl Edith resignedsecretary
- 2000-08-10➕JONES, Beryl Edith appointedsecretary
- 2000-08-10➖JONES, Valerie Ann resignedsecretary
- 1999-05-17➕JONES, Paul appointeddirector
- 1999-05-17➕JONES, Valerie Ann appointedsecretary
- 1999-05-17➖CORPORATE ADMINISTRATION SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1999-05-17➖CORPORATE ADMINISTRATION SERVICES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
- 1998-10-15🏢Company incorporatedAs BECKHILL ENGINEERING LIMITED
- 1998-10-15➕CORPORATE ADMINISTRATION SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1998-10-15➕CORPORATE ADMINISTRATION SERVICES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
100/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 27 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 74 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
100/100
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 74 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 27 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 28 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
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Paul Jones Individual · British · DOB 07/1952 · age 74 | 50–75% | — | 50-75% shares | 06/04/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Antony Westceased 22/09/2021· 25-50% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
8 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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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1998-10-15
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC25990 — SIC 25990
Registered office
Unit 16 Forge Hammer
Cwmbran
Torfaen
NP44 3AA
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-29
Last: 2025-10-15
Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)
FAHIMIPOUR, Vivienne→
Activesecretary · appointed 2003-03-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
JONES, Beryl Edith→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2000-08-10 · resigned 2003-02-28
JONES, Valerie Ann→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1999-05-17 · resigned 2000-08-10
CORPORATE ADMINISTRATION SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1998-10-15 · resigned 1999-05-17
CORPORATE ADMINISTRATION SERVICES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 1998-10-15 · resigned 1999-05-17
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Tsb Commercial Finance Limited | All assets debenture | 1 property | 18/02/2005 | 17/12/2021 |
Recent filings (75 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-08-03
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2021-12-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-22
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-11-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-12-30