BECKER BIDCO LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
13458421 · ltd · incorporated 2021-06-15
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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 5.0y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 5.0y
85/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 5.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (60/100)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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
30 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
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
3
filings
- • 2 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 2 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
- 2026-06-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2026-04-24📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2025-06-23📍move-registers-to-sail-company-with-new-addressaddress · AD03
- 2025-06-23📍change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD02
- 2025-06-23📍change-sail-address-company-with-new-addressaddress · AD02
- 2025-06-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-06📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-02-06📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-02-06📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2024-12-13➕MCCLENAGHAN, Paul Thomas appointeddirector
- 2024-12-13➖SMITH, Kevin James resigneddirector
- 2024-06-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-03📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2023-04-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-30📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2022-06-13📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2021-11-25📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-11-18📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-11-17📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-11-17📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-11-17📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-10-28➕GALLIFORD, Michael appointeddirector
- 2021-10-28➕SMITH, Kevin James appointeddirector
- 2021-10-28➖WILBY, Alexander David resigneddirector
- 2021-10-28➖WOOD, Ian David Hadfield resigneddirector
- 2021-07-09🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Lucid Trustee Services Limited as Security Trustee
- 2021-06-15🏢Company incorporatedAs BECKER BIDCO LIMITED
- 2021-06-15➕WILBY, Alexander David appointeddirector
- 2021-06-15➕WOOD, Ian David Hadfield appointeddirector
Owner dependency
66/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
46/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
1 lowMultiple registered office changes
lowMultiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.
Group structure
Murray 2 Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Murray 2 Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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BECKER BIDCO LIMITED
This company · 13458421
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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Murray 2 Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 15/06/2021 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2021-06-15
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64209 — Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Registered office
Springvale Park Industrial Estate
Bilston
West Midlands
WV14 0QL
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-28
Last made up to: 2025-09-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-07-04
Last: 2026-06-20
Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)
GALLIFORD, Michael→
Activedirector · ~59y · appointed 2021-10-28
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MCCLENAGHAN, Paul Thomas→
Activedirector · ~61y · appointed 2024-12-13
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SMITH, Kevin James→
Resigneddirector · ~68y · appointed 2021-10-28 · resigned 2024-12-13
WILBY, Alexander David→
Resigneddirector · ~36y · appointed 2021-06-15 · resigned 2021-10-28
WOOD, Ian David Hadfield→
Resigneddirector · ~47y · appointed 2021-06-15 · resigned 2021-10-28
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lucid Trustee Services as Security Trustee Lucid Trustee Services Limited as Security Trustee | A registered charge | 1 property | 09/07/2021 | — |
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Recent filings (30 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2026-06-20
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2026-04-24
move-registers-to-sail-company-with-new-address
address · AD03
2025-06-23
change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
address · AD02
2025-06-23
change-sail-address-company-with-new-address
address · AD02
2025-06-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-20
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-02-06
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-02-06
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-02-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-13
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-01-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-28