B.E.B. PROPERTIES LIMITED

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04338776 · ltd · incorporated 2001-12-12
Investment thesis
Property vehicle with leveraged stack — refinance / partial-release angle.
Why interesting: Asset-backed; value largely in underlying property; lender engagement likely possible.
Why risky: Multiple lenders to manage; inter-creditor friction and partial-release cost possible.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 24.5y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Jan 2025
Net worth
£198.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Buying and selling of own real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Property-backed borrower with a 60-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 60). Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 4 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

8 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 24.5y

50/100
clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

  • · Oldest live charge is 24.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Legal-friction score 33/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
8 charges (8/8 with lender, 8/8 with type)
90
Directors & officers
9 officers (2 active, 9 linked, 7 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
87 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
69
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £198,670

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£199k
↑ 31% YoY
Current Assets
£201k
↑ 4015% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£40k£80k£120k£161k£201kJan 2024Jan 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-01-312024-01-31
Total assets£198.7k£151.3k
Current assets£200.7k£4.9k
Net assets£198.7k£151.3k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (45 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-18
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  2. 2025-12-18
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  3. 2025-12-18
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    officers · CH01
  4. 2025-12-18
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    officers · CH01
  5. 2025-12-17
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    withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
  6. 2025-11-12
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    officers · TM02
  7. 2025-11-12
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2025-11-12
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  9. 2025-11-01
    ➖
    BUTLER, Sylvia June resigned
    secretary
  10. 2025-11-01
    ➖
    BUTLER, Sylvia June resigned
    director
  11. 2025-11-01
    ➖
    BUTLER, William Henry resigned
    director
  12. 2025-10-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2024-10-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2023-10-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  15. 2022-09-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2021-06-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2020-10-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2019-10-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  19. 2018-10-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  20. 2017-10-30
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    Charge satisfied #7
  21. 2017-10-30
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    Charge satisfied #4
  22. 2017-10-30
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    Charge satisfied #3
  23. 2017-10-30
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    Charge satisfied #2
  24. 2008-08-01
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    EDWARDS, Richard Michael resigned
    director
  25. 2005-07-08
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    Charge registered #8
    Lender: The Mortgage Works (UK) PLC
  26. 2004-06-25
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    Charge registered #7
    Lender: The Mortgage Works (UK) PLC
  27. 2004-06-25
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    Charge registered #6
    Lender: The Mortgage Works (UK) PLC
  28. 2004-06-25
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    Charge registered #5
    Lender: The Mortgage Works (UK) PLC
  29. 2004-01-31
    ➖
    BUTLER, Claire Joanne resigned
    director
  30. 2003-06-27
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
  31. 2003-06-27
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
  32. 2002-02-08
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
  33. 2002-01-14
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
  34. 2001-12-12
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    Company incorporated
    As B.E.B. PROPERTIES LIMITED
  35. 2001-12-12
    ➕
    BUTLER, Phillip Edward appointed
    director
  36. 2001-12-12
    ➕
    EDWARDS, Jane appointed
    director
  37. 2001-12-12
    ➕
    BUTLER, Sylvia June appointed
    secretary
  38. 2001-12-12
    ➕
    DAVIES, Margaret Michelle appointed
    nominee-secretary
  39. 2001-12-12
    ➖
    DAVIES, Margaret Michelle resigned
    nominee-secretary
  40. 2001-12-12
    ➕
    BUTLER, Claire Joanne appointed
    director
  41. 2001-12-12
    ➕
    BUTLER, Sylvia June appointed
    director
  42. 2001-12-12
    ➕
    BUTLER, William Henry appointed
    director
  43. 2001-12-12
    ➕
    EDWARDS, Richard Michael appointed
    director
  44. 2001-12-12
    ➕
    PIKE, Pamela appointed
    nominee-director
  45. 2001-12-12
    ➖
    PIKE, Pamela resigned
    nominee-director

Owner dependency

76/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 25 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

76/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 25 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 25 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

2 med ·
3 director resignations in last 12 months
medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: BUTLER, Sylvia June resigned 2025-11-01; BUTLER, Sylvia June resigned 2025-11-01; BUTLER, William Henry resigned 2025-11-01

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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Phillip Edward Butler
Individual · British · DOB 07/1969 · age 57
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control10/12/2025
Mrs Jane Edwards
Individual · British · DOB 10/1966 · age 60
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control10/12/2025

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

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2001-12-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC68100 — Buying and selling of own real estate

Registered office

11 High Street
Bruton
Somerset
BA10 0AB

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-26
Last: 2025-12-12

Officers (2 active · 7 resigned)

BUTLER, Phillip Edward→
director · ~57y · appointed 2001-12-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
EDWARDS, Jane→
director · ~60y · appointed 2001-12-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BUTLER, Sylvia June→
secretary · appointed 2001-12-12 · resigned 2025-11-01
Resigned
DAVIES, Margaret Michelle→
nominee-secretary · appointed 2001-12-12 · resigned 2001-12-12
Resigned
BUTLER, Claire Joanne→
director · ~57y · appointed 2001-12-12 · resigned 2004-01-31
Resigned
BUTLER, Sylvia June→
director · ~81y · appointed 2001-12-12 · resigned 2025-11-01
Resigned
BUTLER, William Henry→
director · ~86y · appointed 2001-12-12 · resigned 2025-11-01
Resigned
EDWARDS, Richard Michael→
director · ~62y · appointed 2001-12-12 · resigned 2008-08-01
Resigned
PIKE, Pamela→
nominee-director · ~77y · appointed 2001-12-12 · resigned 2001-12-12
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

8
Total charges
4
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:8 of 8 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
The Mortgage Works (UK)
The Mortgage Works (UK) PLC
Mortgage1 property08/07/2005—
satisfied
The Mortgage Works (UK)
The Mortgage Works (UK) PLC
Mortgage deed1 property25/06/200430/10/2017
outstanding
The Mortgage Works (UK)
The Mortgage Works (UK) PLC
Mortgage deed1 property25/06/2004—
outstanding
The Mortgage Works (UK)
The Mortgage Works (UK) PLC
Mortgage deed1 property25/06/2004—
satisfied
HSBC
Hsbc Bank PLC
Legal mortgage1 property27/06/200330/10/2017
satisfied
HSBC
Hsbc Bank PLC
Legal mortgage1 property27/06/200330/10/2017
satisfied
HSBC
Hsbc Bank PLC
Legal mortgage1 property08/02/200230/10/2017
outstanding
HSBC
Hsbc Bank PLC
Mortgage1 property14/01/2002—
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Recent filings (87 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-21
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-12-18
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-12-18
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-12-18
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-12-18
withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
2025-12-17
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-11-12
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-11-12
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-11-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-03