A BECKETT LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

06057027 · ltd · incorporated 2007-01-18

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 Apr 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

75/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds

Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing

Investor take

Pursue

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

Opportunity 75/100 (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 (77/100)

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

4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 1 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

49 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

75/100Strong

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

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Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-04-30	2024-04-30
Average employees	100	100

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

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 address

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 address
• 1 accounts
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand

2026-03-01
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-01-26
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-26
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-01-25
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-01-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-01-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2020-01-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2019-01-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2018-01-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2017-01-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2016-11-24
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2016-04-14
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2016-01-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2016-01-19
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annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2007-01-18
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Company incorporated
As A BECKETT LIMITED
2007-01-18
➕
BECKETT, Elizabeth appointed
secretary
2007-01-18
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BECKETT, Edward appointed
director
2007-01-18
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WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2007-01-18
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WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2007-01-18
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WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-director
2007-01-18
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WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

100/100

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 name in company name: Company name contains director surname "BECKETT" — strong identity link between founder and business.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

68/100

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.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 19 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Edward Beckett Individual · British · DOB 05/1975 · age 51	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	17/01/2017

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

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Similar companies

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Company	Est. value	Turnover	Net worth	Staff	Age	Opp	Director
A & C POULTRY LTD→ 08764950 · est 2013 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	12y	—	—
A & L MORGAN LTD→ 06027544 · est 2006 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	19y	—	—
A CROSS FARMING LTD→ 16948795 · est 2026 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
ACRE SMALLHOLDING LTD→ 14268745 · est 2022 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	3y	—	—
AGRI MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS LIMITED→ 06586057 · est 2008 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	17y	—	—
AGROBIOLOGIC UK LTD→ 16150388 · est 2024 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	1y	—	—
ALLARD AGRONOMY AND CROP CONSULTANCY SERVICES LIMITED→ 14998389 · est 2023 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	2y	—	—
ALLENSMORE NURSERIES LIMITED→ 02202142 · est 1987 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	38y	—	—
AMBERLEY EQUESTRIAN LTD→ 13679087 · est 2021 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	4y	—	—
ANGLING DREAMS FISHERIES LTD→ 15598110 · est 2024 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	2y	—	—
ANIMAL BREEDING EUROPE LIMITED→ 09319364 · est 2014 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	11y	—	—
ANIMAL HERBAL HEALTH LIMITED→ 12159918 · est 2019 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	6y	—	—

Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2007-01-18

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC01110 — Growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds

Registered office

C/O 16 St Owen Street

Hereford

HR1 2PL

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-01-31

Last made up to: 2025-04-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-02-01

Last: 2026-01-18

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

BECKETT, Elizabeth→

secretary · appointed 2007-01-18

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Active

BECKETT, Edward→

director · ~51y · appointed 2007-01-18

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Active

WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2007-01-18 · resigned 2007-01-18

Resigned

WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2007-01-18 · resigned 2007-01-18

Resigned

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Recent filings (49 total)

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2026-03-01

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2026-01-26