BEESKNOWE LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC166312 · ltd · incorporated 1996-06-14

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

—

year to May 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

74/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds

Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. 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: 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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

2 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

73 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

74/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-05-31	2024-05-31
Average employees	0	0

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand

2026-01-26
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-31
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-07-31
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
2025-02-04
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-23
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-01-08
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-02-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-04-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-03-01
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officers · AP01
2022-03-01
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-03-01
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-12-13
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SPENCE, Andrew appointed
director
2021-12-13
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SPENCE, Thomas appointed
director
2021-12-13
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SPENCE, Charles resigned
director
2020-12-22
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-12-20
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2018-12-21
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2018-02-20
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2016-11-07
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
1996-06-14
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Company incorporated
As BEESKNOWE LIMITED
1996-06-14
➕
SPENCE, Lorna appointed
secretary
1996-06-14
➕
OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
1996-06-14
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OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
1996-06-14
➕
SPENCE, Charles appointed
director

Owner dependency

66/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material 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.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

46/100

Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS

secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 30 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

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 · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Andrew Spence Individual · British · DOB 02/1983 · age 43	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	10/11/2023

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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ESK FARM LIMITED→ SC167113 · est 1996 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	29y	—	—
FALLHILLS FENCING LTD→ SC438323 · est 2012 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	13y	—	—
FENTON ANGLING & FISHERIES LTD→ SC767426 · est 2023 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	2y	—	—
FISHKEEPER SCOTLAND LIMITED→ SC519990 · est 2015 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	10y	—	—
FIVE J TRADING LTD→ SC874715 · est 2026 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated1996-06-14

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC01110 — Growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds

Registered office

Beesknowe

Dunbar

East Lothian

EH42 1SY

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-02-28

Last made up to: 2025-05-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-06-24

Last: 2025-06-10

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

SPENCE, Lorna→

secretary · appointed 1996-06-14

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

SPENCE, Andrew→

director · ~43y · appointed 2021-12-13

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Active

SPENCE, Thomas→

director · ~46y · appointed 2021-12-13

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1996-06-14 · resigned 1996-06-14

Resigned

SPENCE, Charles→

director · ~77y · appointed 1996-06-14 · resigned 2021-12-13

Resigned

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Recent filings (73 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2026-01-26

notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC01

2025-07-31

withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement

persons-with-significant-control · PSC09

2025-07-31

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-07-14

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2025-02-04

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2024-09-23

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-07-15

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2024-01-08

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-08-07

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2023-02-28

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-08-15

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2022-04-27

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2022-03-01

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2022-03-01

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2022-03-01