BECKS RURAL LTD
🌱Startupactive
16658025 · ltd · incorporated 2025-08-18
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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not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 02200
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 81300Landscape service activities
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).
Data confidence
Overall: low (52/100)Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.
Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
2 filings — limited history
30
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 officers
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (8 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-25📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-04-09➖HEMMINS, Stuart James resigneddirector
- 2025-08-18🏢Company incorporatedAs BECKS RURAL LTD
- 2025-08-18➕HEMMINS, Eleanor Gwyneth appointedsecretary
- 2025-08-18➕GILLETT, Richard Matthew appointeddirector
- 2025-08-18➕HEMMINS, Darren John appointeddirector
- 2025-08-18➕HEMMINS, Stuart James appointeddirector
- 2025-08-18📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
63/100
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.
- +Young company: Only 0.8 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
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
3 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Darren John Hemmins Individual · British · DOB 08/1972 · age 54 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 18/08/2025 |
Stuart James Hemmins Individual · British · DOB 09/1980 · age 46 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 18/08/2025 |
Richard Matthew Gillett Individual · British · DOB 12/1990 · age 36 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 18/08/2025 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2025-08-18
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC02200 — SIC 02200
Registered office
14 High Street
Longstowe
Cambridge
CB23 2UN
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-18
Last made up to: —
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last: —
Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)
HEMMINS, Eleanor Gwyneth→
Activesecretary · appointed 2025-08-18
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GILLETT, Richard Matthew→
Activedirector · ~36y · appointed 2025-08-18
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HEMMINS, Darren John→
Activedirector · ~54y · appointed 2025-08-18
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HEMMINS, Stuart James→
Resigneddirector · ~46y · appointed 2025-08-18 · resigned 2026-04-09
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Recent filings (2 total)
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-04-25
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2025-08-18