BEHR & SON LIMITED

🏛️Establishedactive
12682409 · ltd · incorporated 2020-06-19
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 Jun 2025
Net worth
£256.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01500
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 71-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 71). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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 (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
16 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
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 · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £256,087

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£256k
↑ 60% YoY
Current Assets
£84k
↓ 11% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£51k£102k£154k£205k£256kJun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Total assets£943.1k£351.4k
Current assets£83.6k£94.3k
Debtors£37.3k—
Net assets£256.1k£159.7k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • • 2 officers
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (15 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-01-27
    ➕
    BEHR, Richard Michael Alfred appointed
    director
  3. 2026-01-27
    ➖
    BEHR, Richard resigned
    director
  4. 2026-01-27
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2026-01-27
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  6. 2025-03-27
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-03-26
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-06-23
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-06-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-09-21
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  11. 2021-09-07
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  12. 2020-06-19
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BEHR & SON LIMITED
  13. 2020-06-19
    ➕
    BEHR, Stephen appointed
    director
  14. 2020-06-19
    ➕
    BEHR, Richard appointed
    director
  15. 2020-06-19
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

96/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "BEHR" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

66/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Stephen Behr
Individual · British · DOB 04/1983 · age 43
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control19/06/2020

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
Incorporated2020-06-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01500 — SIC 01500

Registered office

23 Porters Wood
St. Albans
AL3 6PQ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-18
Last: 2026-01-04

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

BEHR, Richard Michael Alfred→
director · ~71y · appointed 2026-01-27
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Active
BEHR, Stephen→
director · ~43y · appointed 2020-06-19
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Active
BEHR, Richard→
director · ~71y · appointed 2020-06-19 · resigned 2026-01-27
Resigned

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Recent filings (16 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-28
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-01-27
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-01-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-04
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2021-09-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-20
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2021-09-07