BECK ROW AUTO DISMANTLERS LTD

💤Zombieactive
06452784 · ltd · incorporated 2007-12-13
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 Jun 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 38310
Sector: Water supply & waste
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 84-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 84). 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 (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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
7 officers (1 active, 7 linked, 5 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Jun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-06-212024-06-21

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

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 (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-10-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-08-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2020-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2019-11-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-02-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2018-08-09
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  10. 2018-08-09
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  11. 2018-06-28
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    BUCKLEY, Trevor Stanley resigned
    director
  12. 2018-03-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-08-08
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  14. 2017-03-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-12-16
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    accounts · AA01
  16. 2016-06-23
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    officers · AP01
  17. 2016-06-21
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    BUCKLEY MBE, Gloria appointed
    director
  18. 2016-06-21
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    BUCKLEY, Trevor Lionel resigned
    secretary
  19. 2016-06-21
    ➕
    BUCKLEY, Trevor Stanley appointed
    director
  20. 2016-06-21
    ➖
    BUCKLEY, Trevor Lionel resigned
    director
  21. 2009-10-01
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    BUCKLEY, Swalley resigned
    secretary
  22. 2009-04-06
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    BUCKLEY, Trevor Lionel appointed
    secretary
  23. 2009-04-06
    ➖
    BUCKLEY, Gloria Eleanor Rose resigned
    director
  24. 2009-04-06
    ➖
    BUCKLEY, Swalley resigned
    director
  25. 2009-04-06
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    BUCKLEY, Trevor Lionel appointed
    director
  26. 2007-12-13
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    Company incorporated
    As BECK ROW AUTO DISMANTLERS LTD
  27. 2007-12-13
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    BUCKLEY, Swalley appointed
    secretary
  28. 2007-12-13
    ➕
    BUCKLEY, Gloria Eleanor Rose appointed
    director
  29. 2007-12-13
    ➕
    BUCKLEY, Swalley appointed
    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 84 — 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 84 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 18 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Gloria Buckley Mbe
Individual · British · DOB 05/1942 · age 84
25–50%
—25-50% shares21/06/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Trevor Stanley Buckleyceased 28/06/2018· 25-50% shares

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2007-12-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC38310 — SIC 38310

Registered office

Junk Yard Office Skeltons Drove
Beck Row
Bury St. Edmunds
Suffolk
IP28 8DN

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-21
Last made up to: 2025-06-21
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-10
Last: 2025-07-27

Officers (1 active · 6 resigned)

BUCKLEY MBE, Gloria→
director · ~84y · appointed 2016-06-21
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Active
BUCKLEY, Swalley→
secretary · appointed 2007-12-13 · resigned 2009-10-01
Resigned
BUCKLEY, Trevor Lionel→
secretary · appointed 2009-04-06 · resigned 2016-06-21
Resigned
BUCKLEY, Gloria Eleanor Rose→
director · ~84y · appointed 2007-12-13 · resigned 2009-04-06
Resigned
BUCKLEY, Swalley→
director · ~53y · appointed 2007-12-13 · resigned 2009-04-06
Resigned
BUCKLEY, Trevor Stanley→
director · ~89y · appointed 2016-06-21 · resigned 2018-06-28
Resigned
BUCKLEY, Trevor Lionel→
director · ~54y · appointed 2009-04-06 · resigned 2016-06-21
Resigned

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Recent filings (58 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-10-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-03-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-08-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-11-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-08-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-02-27