Beswick Figurine

I just thought this was the cutest thing I've seen so far this year, and the kitty kind of looks like my cat, so I had to have him. I was trying to find out when he would have been made; one internet source said this stamp is from after the company was sold to Royal Doulton, and someone revived the old animal figures 10 or 15 years ago. Another person was selling the same figurine, same hallmark on Ebay saying they were in production from 1969 to some time in the 70's.
Any Beswick experts out there feel like commenting?