BEECH FARM LTD
🌳Matureactive
08016926 · ltd · incorporated 2012-04-03
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
- · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Apr 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01490
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 73-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 73). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
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.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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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 | 500 | 400 |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-01-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-01-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-01-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-01-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-07-08📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2016-04-06📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2016-01-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-04-30📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-01-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2012-04-03🏢Company incorporatedAs BEECH FARM LTD
- 2012-04-03➕CLAGUE READING, Penelope Anne appointeddirector
- 2012-04-03➕NEADS, Cressida Hannah appointeddirector
- 2012-04-03➕NEADS, Stuart appointeddirector
Owner dependency
73/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 73 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
73/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 73 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mrs Cressida Hannah Neads Individual · British · DOB 05/1981 · age 45 | 50–75% | 50–75% | 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting | 06/04/2016 |
Mr Stuart Neads Individual · British · DOB 09/1982 · age 44 | 50–75% | 50–75% | 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| A & R FRASER CONTRACTS LTD→ 13512127 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| AGVANCED GRAIN SYSTEMS LIMITED→ 13608840 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| AK & AD PARKER LIMITED→ 05490360 · est 2005 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 20y | — | — |
| ANDY NEILL FARM SERVICES LIMITED→ 06756354 · est 2008 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 17y | — | — |
| APPLEBY GAME LIMITED→ 06794003 · est 2009 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 17y | — | — |
| ARBOREX LTD→ 12181339 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| BARDOLF FARMS LIMITED→ 00772865 · est 1963 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 62y | — | — |
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| BEACHSPRING LIMITED→ 03348227 · est 1997 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 29y | — | — |
| BEECH FARM TRADING LIMITED→ 08968696 · est 2014 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 12y | — | — |
| BERNARD COX LIMITED→ 04702238 · est 2003 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 23y | — | — |
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2012-04-03
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01490 — SIC 01490
Registered office
Unity Chambers
34 High East Street
Dorchester
Dorset
DT1 1HA
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-05
Last: 2026-03-22
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
CLAGUE READING, Penelope Anne→
Activedirector · ~73y · appointed 2012-04-03
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NEADS, Cressida Hannah→
Activedirector · ~45y · appointed 2012-04-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
NEADS, Stuart→
Activedirector · ~44y · appointed 2012-04-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
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Recent filings (35 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-01-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-04-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-04-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-01-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-04-05