BETTS ESTATES (WORCESTER EARLS) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
09083987 · ltd · incorporated 2014-06-12
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 80-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 80). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (82/100)

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
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
11 connected companies via shared directors
78
Filing history
34 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£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31

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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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-12-28
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    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-08-23
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    second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
    confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
  6. 2022-08-22
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  7. 2022-08-22
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  8. 2022-08-22
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  9. 2021-12-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-10-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-12-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-11-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-12-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-06-30
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    annual-return-company
    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2015-07-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  17. 2014-06-12
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    Company incorporated
    As BETTS ESTATES (WORCESTER EARLS) LIMITED
  18. 2014-06-12
    ➕
    BETTS, Cecilia Patricia Anne appointed
    director
  19. 2014-06-12
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    BETTS, Christopher John, Dr appointed
    director
  20. 2014-06-12
    ➕
    LOBEN, Natalie Louise appointed
    director
  21. 2014-06-12
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    SABAN, Joanna appointed
    director
  22. 2014-06-12
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    SABAN, Joanna resigned
    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 "BETTS" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 80 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 80 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • 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.)

Group structure

Environmental Biology Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Environmental Biology Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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BETTS ESTATES (WORCESTER EARLS) LIMITED
This company · 09083987

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Environmental Biology Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mrs Cecilia Patricia Anne Bettsceased 06/04/2016· 25-50% shares
  • Dr Christopher John Bettsceased 06/04/2016· 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
Incorporated2014-06-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

Bank House Witley Road
Martley
Worcester
WR6 6PB

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-26
Last: 2025-06-12

Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)

BETTS, Cecilia Patricia Anne→
director · ~74y · appointed 2014-06-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BETTS, Christopher John, Dr→
director · ~80y · appointed 2014-06-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LOBEN, Natalie Louise→
director · ~50y · appointed 2014-06-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SABAN, Joanna→
director · ~53y · appointed 2014-06-12 · resigned 2014-06-12
Resigned

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Recent filings (34 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-12-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-12-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-12-28
second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
2022-08-23
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2022-08-22
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-08-22
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-08-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-12-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-10-28