BEETONS FIELD LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
05546392 · ltd · incorporated 2005-08-25
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
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year to Aug 2025
Net worth
£36.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other amusement and recreation activities n.e.c.
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 78-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 78). 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).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (68/100)

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
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
58 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
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
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £36,006

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£36k
~ YoY
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
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£0£7k£14k£22k£29k£36kAug 2024Aug 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-08-312024-08-31
Total assets£36.0k£36.0k
Net assets£36.0k£36.0k

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
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-09-02
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2025-09-02
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2024-09-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-10-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-03-31
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2023-03-31
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  8. 2023-02-27
    ➕
    HORGAN, Ronald Raymond appointed
    director
  9. 2023-02-27
    ➖
    HEWITT, Kenneth resigned
    director
  10. 2022-11-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  11. 2022-06-13
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2021-12-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-10-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  14. 2020-02-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-12-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-03-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2017-01-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  18. 2014-08-25
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    PROCTER, Jeremy Charles resigned
    director
  19. 2005-09-02
    ➕
    PROCTER, Jeremy Charles appointed
    secretary
  20. 2005-09-02
    ➖
    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  21. 2005-09-02
    ➕
    HEWITT, Kenneth appointed
    director
  22. 2005-09-02
    ➕
    PROCTER, Jeremy Charles appointed
    director
  23. 2005-09-02
    ➖
    INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  24. 2005-08-25
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    Company incorporated
    As BEETONS FIELD LIMITED
  25. 2005-08-25
    ➕
    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  26. 2005-08-25
    ➕
    INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

90/100
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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 78 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 78 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 21 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.)

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2005-08-25
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC93290 — Other amusement and recreation activities n.e.c.

Registered office

5 Church Close
Cottenham
Cambridge
CB24 8SL
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-08
Last: 2025-08-25

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

PROCTER, Jeremy Charles→
secretary · appointed 2005-09-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HORGAN, Ronald Raymond→
director · ~78y · appointed 2023-02-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2005-08-25 · resigned 2005-09-02
Resigned
HEWITT, Kenneth→
director · ~91y · appointed 2005-09-02 · resigned 2023-02-27
Resigned
PROCTER, Jeremy Charles→
director · ~67y · appointed 2005-09-02 · resigned 2014-08-25
Resigned
INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2005-08-25 · resigned 2005-09-02
Resigned

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Recent filings (58 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-09-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-12
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-09-02
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-09-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-09-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-10-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-04
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-03-31
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-03-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-11-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-01
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-06-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-12-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-26