A.E. BECKETT & SONS (ROSE COTTAGE) LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
01147275 · ltd · incorporated 1973-11-23
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
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 43.2y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01450
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
PursueActive trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 2 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · oldest 43.2y
65/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Oldest live charge is 43.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
Data confidence
Overall: high (83/100)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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
8 officers (3 active, 8 linked, 5 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
13 connected companies via shared directors
84
Filing history
94 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
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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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
- 2025-08-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-22➕BECKETT, Adrian James appointeddirector
- 2024-05-22📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-05-22📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-02-18➖BECKETT, Alan Magrath resigneddirector
- 2024-02-14📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-05-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-08-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-05-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-06-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-08-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2016-08-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-08-30📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2016-08-30📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2005-04-29➕BECKETT, Simon appointedsecretary
- 2005-04-29➖WICKS, Christopher Lawrence resignedsecretary
- 2002-08-06➖BECKETT, Sandra Jane resignedsecretary
- 2002-08-06➕WICKS, Christopher Lawrence appointedsecretary
- 2002-08-06➖BECKETT, Sandra Jane resigneddirector
- 1995-06-30➖HIGNETT, Andrew Arthur Sutton resigneddirector
- 1987-02-10🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
- 1983-02-10🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
- 1973-11-23🏢Company incorporatedAs A.E. BECKETT & SONS (ROSE COTTAGE) LIMITED
Owner dependency
96/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 "BECKETT" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
16/100
No succession signalNo meaningful acquirability indicators from public data.
SIGNALS
- primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — BECKETT, Adrian James (same surname) appointed 2024-05-22. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- 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
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Simon Beckett Individual · British · DOB 05/1957 · age 69 | 50–75% | 50–75% | board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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| 2 AGRICULTURE FARMING LIMITED→ 14930705 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
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| 2020 TREE CARE LIMITED→ 12326445 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| 24SEVERN FISHERIES LTD→ 13806334 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| 4 AGRI LTD→ 16329065 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| A & H CIVIL ENGINEERING CONSULTANTS LIMITED→ 03377030 · est 1997 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 28y | — | — |
| A & S DEVELOPMENTS (REDDITCH) LTD→ 06519473 · est 2008 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 18y | — | — |
| A.E. BECKETT & SONS (LYNDONS) LIMITED→ 00785447 · est 1963 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 62y | — | — |
| A.E. BECKETT & SONS LIMITED→ 00682856 · est 1961 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 65y | — | — |
| A.E. BECKETT & SONS(HEADLEY)LIMITED→ 00867205 · est 1965 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 60y | — | — |
| A.E. FRANKLIN LIMITED→ 00564529 · est 1956 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 70y | — | — |
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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1973-11-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01450 — SIC 01450
Registered office
Heath Farm Alcester Road
Wythall
Birmingham
B47 6AJ
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-06
Last: 2025-09-22
Officers (3 active · 5 resigned)
Active
BECKETT, Adrian James→
Activedirector · ~52y · appointed 2024-05-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BECKETT, Sandra Jane→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 2002-08-06
WICKS, Christopher Lawrence→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2002-08-06 · resigned 2005-04-29
BECKETT, Alan Magrath→
Resigneddirector · ~96y · resigned 2024-02-18
BECKETT, Sandra Jane→
Resigneddirector · ~87y · resigned 2002-08-06
HIGNETT, Andrew Arthur Sutton→
Resigneddirector · ~84y · resigned 1995-06-30
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC | Omnibus letter of set off | 1 property | 10/02/1987 | — | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC | Letter of set off | 1 property | 10/02/1983 | — |
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Recent filings (94 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-08-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-08-19
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-05-22
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-05-22
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-02-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-05-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-05-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-04-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-08-10