BEACON HILL NATURE RESERVE

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07793743 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2011-09-30
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
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year to Sept 2024
Net worth
£1.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 02100
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 79-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 79). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (71/100)

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
5 officers (5 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
35 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
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 · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £1,340

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£1k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£1k
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£268£536£804£1k£1kSept 2023Sept 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-09-302023-09-30
Total assets£1.3k£1.3k
Current assets£1.3k£1.3k
Net assets£1.3k£1.3k

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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Last 90 days
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Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-06-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-06-03
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    address · AD01
  3. 2024-06-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-06-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-07-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-06-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-03-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-05-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2018-06-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2017-06-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  11. 2016-06-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  12. 2015-10-24
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    annual-return · AR01
  13. 2015-06-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  14. 2014-10-20
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-no-member-list
    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2014-07-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2011-12-12
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    SAUNDERS, Pauline appointed
    director
  17. 2011-12-12
    ➕
    WATKINS, Teresa Geraldine appointed
    director
  18. 2011-10-08
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    SAUNDERS, Christopher John appointed
    secretary
  19. 2011-09-30
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    Company incorporated
    As BEACON HILL NATURE RESERVE
  20. 2011-09-30
    ➕
    SAUNDERS, Christopher John appointed
    director
  21. 2011-09-30
    ➕
    WATKINS, Peter Howard appointed
    director

Owner dependency

63/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 79 — 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 79 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
  • 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.)
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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption
Incorporated2011-09-30
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC02100 — SIC 02100

Registered office

Bottom Farm Beacon Hill
Penn
High Wycombe
HP10 8NJ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-14
Last: 2025-09-30

Officers (5 active · 0 resigned)

SAUNDERS, Christopher John→
secretary · appointed 2011-10-08
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Active
SAUNDERS, Christopher John→
director · ~73y · appointed 2011-09-30
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Active
SAUNDERS, Pauline→
director · ~74y · appointed 2011-12-12
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Active
WATKINS, Peter Howard→
director · ~79y · appointed 2011-09-30
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Active
WATKINS, Teresa Geraldine→
director · ~79y · appointed 2011-12-12
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Active

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Recent filings (35 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-03
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-06-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-07-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-06-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-03-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-10-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-05-29