BETTS DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
07089026 · ltd · incorporated 2009-11-27
Investment thesis
Unencumbered property vehicle — clean asset-backed target with refinance headroom.
Why interesting: Property-holding entity with no live charges; straightforward asset-backed case.
Why risky: Values depend on title and valuation; property-specific market exposure.
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 82-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 82). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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 (3 active, 6 linked, 6 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
49 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
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
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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Net Worth
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Average employees400400

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-03
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  2. 2025-12-03
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  3. 2025-12-03
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2025-12-03
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2025-11-07
    ➕
    BETTS, Mark David appointed
    director
  6. 2025-11-07
    ➖
    BETTS, Elizabeth Anne resigned
    director
  7. 2025-11-07
    ➖
    BETTS, Michael resigned
    director
  8. 2025-04-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2024-07-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2023-06-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2022-04-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2022-02-15
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  13. 2022-02-15
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  14. 2022-02-15
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  15. 2022-02-15
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  16. 2021-09-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2020-06-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2019-05-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2018-07-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2009-11-27
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    Company incorporated
    As BETTS DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED
  21. 2009-11-27
    ➕
    BETTS, David Charles appointed
    director
  22. 2009-11-27
    ➕
    BETTS, Sandra appointed
    director
  23. 2009-11-27
    ➕
    BETTS, Elizabeth Anne appointed
    director
  24. 2009-11-27
    ➕
    BETTS, Michael appointed
    director
  25. 2009-11-27
    ➕
    SHAH, Ela Jayendra appointed
    director
  26. 2009-11-27
    ➖
    SHAH, Ela Jayendra resigned
    director

Owner dependency

98/100
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
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "BETTS" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 82 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

73/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 82 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 years.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 med ·
2 director resignations in last 12 months
medium

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

Evidence: BETTS, Elizabeth Anne resigned 2025-11-07; BETTS, Michael resigned 2025-11-07

Shareholders & ownership

3 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mark David Betts
Individual · British · DOB 04/1970 · age 56
25–50%
—25-50% shares07/11/2025
Mr David Charles Betts
Individual · British · DOB 04/1944 · age 82
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
Mrs Sandra Betts
Individual · British · DOB 01/1956 · age 70
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2009-11-27
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate

Registered office

Wayside Cottage
38 Tranby Lane
Swanland
East Yorkshire
HU14 3NB
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-11
Last: 2025-11-27

Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)

BETTS, David Charles→
director · ~82y · appointed 2009-11-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BETTS, Mark David→
director · ~56y · appointed 2025-11-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BETTS, Sandra→
director · ~70y · appointed 2009-11-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BETTS, Elizabeth Anne→
director · ~79y · appointed 2009-11-27 · resigned 2025-11-07
Resigned
BETTS, Michael→
director · ~79y · appointed 2009-11-27 · resigned 2025-11-07
Resigned
SHAH, Ela Jayendra→
director · ~74y · appointed 2009-11-27 · resigned 2009-11-27
Resigned

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Recent filings (49 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-22
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-12-03
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-12-03
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-12-03
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-12-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-04-19
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-02-15
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-02-15
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-02-15