C BEATTIE AND SON LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
08300514 · ltd · incorporated 2012-11-20
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.
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Opportunity
78/100
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
Active trading company with a 87-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 87). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (69/100)

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
4 officers (4 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
28 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£0Nov 2023Nov 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · IFRS
Metric2024-11-302023-11-30
Average employees00

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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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2024-12-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-08-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-08-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-02-10
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  5. 2023-02-07
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  6. 2022-08-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-08-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-08-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-02-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-08-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2017-08-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2016-08-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-01-13
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  14. 2015-08-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2014-12-14
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2012-11-20
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    Company incorporated
    As C BEATTIE AND SON LIMITED
  17. 2012-11-20
    ➕
    BEATTIE, Annabel Fereleth appointed
    secretary
  18. 2012-11-20
    ➕
    BEATTIE, Annabel Dorothy appointed
    director
  19. 2012-11-20
    ➕
    BEATTIE, David James appointed
    director
  20. 2012-11-20
    ➕
    BEATTIE, James Andrew Thubron appointed
    director

Owner dependency

88/100
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 "BEATTIE" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 87 — 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 87 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

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
Typeltd
Incorporated2012-11-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01110 — Growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds

Registered office

Windlestone Farm Windlestone
Rushyford
Ferryhill
Co. Durham
DL17 0LU

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-18
Last: 2025-11-04

Officers (4 active · 0 resigned)

BEATTIE, Annabel Fereleth→
secretary · appointed 2012-11-20
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Active
BEATTIE, Annabel Dorothy→
director · ~59y · appointed 2012-11-20
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Active
BEATTIE, David James→
director · ~87y · appointed 2012-11-20
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Active
BEATTIE, James Andrew Thubron→
director · ~55y · appointed 2012-11-20
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Active

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Recent filings (28 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-12-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-08-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-08-25
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-02-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-09
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-02-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-08-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-08-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-08-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-01-16