ALFRED BEKKER API LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

04704514 · ltd · incorporated 2003-03-20

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 Mar 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

76/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 33170

Sector: Manufacturing

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

19 officers (5 active, 19 linked, 13 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared

Director network

2 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

121 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

76/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

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 · FRS 102

Metric	2025-03-30	2024-03-31
Total assets	—	£246.8k
Current assets	—	£1.24M
Cash	—	£74.2k
Debtors	—	£465.2k
Net assets	—	£246.8k

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

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts
• 1 officers

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (53 events)Click to expand

2025-12-24
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-12-23
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change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2025-03-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-31
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-10-31
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2024-10-25
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capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2024-10-23
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-10-23
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2024-10-23
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-10-23
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-10-21
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BEKKER, Carla resigned
director
2024-03-20
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-21
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capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2023-03-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-24
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-03-24
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-03-24
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-03-23
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2023-03-23
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-03-22
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capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2022-01-31
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MAGGS, Matthew James appointed
secretary
2022-01-31
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MCLAUGHLIN, Brian appointed
secretary
2022-01-31
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MCLAUGHLIN, Brian appointed
director
2022-01-31
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BEKKER, Carla resigned
secretary
2016-08-26
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SHAW, Stephen David resigned
director
2015-11-13
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MAGGS, Matthew James appointed
director
2015-11-13
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SHAW, Stephen David appointed
director
2015-01-22
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CAIN, David resigned
director
2014-04-01
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CAIN, David appointed
director
2011-03-15
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KNAGGS, Christopher resigned
director
2011-03-15
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MIDGLEY, Michael resigned
director
2010-02-01
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KNAGGS, Christopher appointed
director
2010-02-01
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MIDGLEY, Michael appointed
director
2010-01-31
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KNAGGS, Christopher resigned
director
2010-01-31
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MIDGLEY, Michael resigned
director
2010-01-01
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BARTOS, Miroslav appointed
director
2009-10-05
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WOODVINE, Michael resigned
director
2008-01-28
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JORDAN, Michael resigned
director
2006-04-01
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BEKKER, Alfred resigned
director
2006-01-23
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BEKKER, Carla appointed
director
2003-05-20
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BEKKER, Carla appointed
secretary
2003-05-20
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BEKKER, Karen Margaret resigned
secretary
2003-05-20
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JORDAN, Michael appointed
director
2003-05-20
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KNAGGS, Christopher appointed
director
2003-05-20
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MIDGLEY, Michael appointed
director
2003-05-20
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WOODVINE, Michael appointed
director
2003-04-03
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BEKKER, Karen Margaret appointed
secretary
2003-04-03
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YORK PLACE COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2003-04-03
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BEKKER, Alfred appointed
director
2003-04-03
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YORK PLACE COMPANY NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-director

Showing most recent 50 of 53 events

Owner dependency

60/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

53/100

Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS

secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 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

clean

No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

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

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Buckshot Group Ltd

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares

ultimate parent

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ALFRED BEKKER API LIMITED

This company · 04704514

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%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Buckshot Group Ltd Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	75-100% shares · 75-100% voting	21/10/2024

2 historic (ceased) PSCs

Carla Bekkerceased 21/10/2024· 50-75% shares
Miroslav Bartosceased 21/10/2024· 25-50% shares

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

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

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2003-03-20

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC33170 — SIC 33170

Registered office

Nationwide House

Andersen Road

Goole

DN14 6UD

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-30

Last made up to: 2025-03-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-05-16

Last: 2026-05-02