BIODEG CHEMICAL CO LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

02414239 · ltd · incorporated 1989-08-17

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

—

year to Mar 2025

Net worth

£998.3k

book net assets

Opportunity

78/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 20130

Sector: Manufacturing

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 66). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

5 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 35.2y

35/100

too messy

Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.

· Oldest live charge is 35.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
· Legal-friction score 35/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

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

5 charges (5/5 with lender, 5/5 with type)

Directors & officers

14 officers (3 active, 14 linked, 8 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

130 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

78/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102

Positive net assets

Net assets £998,283

Cash YoY

-4%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£281k

↓ 4.1% YoY

Net Worth

£998k

↑ 3.9% YoY

Current Assets

£579k

↓ 1.6% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Total assets	£1.17M	£1.13M
Current assets	£579.0k	£588.2k
Cash	£281.0k	£293.0k
Debtors	£234.5k	£223.7k
Net assets	£998.3k	£961.2k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 officers

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (49 events)Click to expand

2026-01-19
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-10-06
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-10-18
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-10-02
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2022-10-17
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2021-10-14
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2020-10-08
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-07-08
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-07-08
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appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2020-07-08
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2020-07-08
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2020-07-08
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2020-07-08
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-07-08
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-07-08
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2020-07-08
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2020-07-08
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2020-06-30
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TARLETON, Philip appointed
secretary
2020-06-30
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SHORT, Michael John appointed
director
2020-06-30
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TARLETON, Philip appointed
director
2020-06-30
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ROBERTS, Andrew Clifford resigned
secretary
2020-06-30
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LAWS, Malcolm Neile resigned
director
2020-06-30
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ROBERTS, Andrew Clifford resigned
director
2019-07-23
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2010-05-26
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ROBERTS, Andrew Clifford appointed
secretary
2010-05-26
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ROBERTS, Andrew Clifford appointed
director
2010-05-26
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TARLETON, Philip resigned
director
2010-05-23
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TARLETON, Philip resigned
secretary
2010-05-20
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FOSTER, Linda Susan resigned
secretary
2010-05-20
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TARLETON, Philip appointed
secretary
2010-05-20
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SMALLCOMBE, Keith Phillip resigned
director
2010-05-20
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TARLETON, Philip appointed
director
2004-01-09
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Charge satisfied #3
2004-01-09
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Charge satisfied #2
2004-01-09
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Charge satisfied #1
2000-05-19
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Charge registered #5
Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
2000-05-19
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Charge registered #4
Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
1999-05-26
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BRADSHAW, Alan resigned
secretary
1999-05-26
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FOSTER, Linda Susan appointed
secretary
1999-05-26
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BRADSHAW, Alan resigned
director
1999-05-26
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SMALLCOMBE, Keith Phillip appointed
director
1996-02-28
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Charge registered #3
Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
1996-01-08
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Charge registered #2
Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
1994-10-17
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BRADSHAW, Alan appointed
secretary
1994-10-17
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ROBINSON, Sydney John resigned
secretary
1994-10-17
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BRADSHAW, Alan appointed
director
1994-10-17
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ROBINSON, Sydney John resigned
director
1991-05-14
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Charge registered #1
Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland
1989-08-17
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Company incorporated
As BIODEG CHEMICAL CO LIMITED

Owner dependency

73/100

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.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

66/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 37 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

1 med ·

Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern

medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Group structure

Meade-King Robinson & Co Ltd holds 25-50% — a significant corporate investor but not a controlling parent.

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Meade-King Robinson & Co Ltd

Corporate parent

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BIODEG CHEMICAL CO LIMITED

This company · 02414239

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Meade-King Robinson & Co Ltd Corporate entity	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence · trust interest · firm interest	30/06/2020

2 historic (ceased) PSCs

Mr Andrew Clifford Robertsceased 30/06/2020· significant influence
Mr Malcolm Lawsceased 30/06/2020· 25-50% shares

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

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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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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated1989-08-17

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC20130 — SIC 20130

Registered office

Walker House

Exchange Flags

Liverpool

L2 3YL

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-08-03

Last: 2025-07-20

Officers (3 active · 11 resigned)

TARLETON, Philip→

secretary · appointed 2020-06-30

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Active

SHORT, Michael John→

director · ~46y · appointed 2020-06-30

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Active

TARLETON, Philip→

director · ~66y · appointed 2020-06-30

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Active

BRADSHAW, Alan→

secretary · appointed 1994-10-17 · resigned 1999-05-26

Resigned

FOSTER, Linda Susan→

secretary · appointed 1999-05-26 · resigned 2010-05-20

Resigned

ROBERTS, Andrew Clifford→

secretary · appointed 2010-05-26 · resigned 2020-06-30

Resigned

ROBINSON, Sydney John→

secretary · resigned 1994-10-17

Resigned

TARLETON, Philip→

secretary · appointed 2010-05-20 · resigned 2010-05-23

Resigned

BRADSHAW, Alan→

director · ~82y · appointed 1994-10-17 · resigned 1999-05-26

Resigned

LAWS, Malcolm Neile→

director · ~73y · resigned 2020-06-30

Resigned

ROBERTS, Andrew Clifford→

director · ~59y · appointed 2010-05-26 · resigned 2020-06-30

Resigned

ROBINSON, Sydney John→

director · ~92y · resigned 1994-10-17

Resigned

SMALLCOMBE, Keith Phillip→

director · ~85y · appointed 1999-05-26 · resigned 2010-05-20

Resigned

TARLETON, Philip→

director · ~66y · appointed 2010-05-20 · resigned 2010-05-26

Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:5 of 5 shown

		Type	Properties
outstanding	National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC	Mortgage debenture	1 property	19/05/2000	—
outstanding	National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC	Legal mortgage	1 property	19/05/2000	—
satisfied	Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC	Legal charge	1 property	28/02/1996	09/01/2004
satisfied	Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC	Legal charge	1 property	08/01/1996	09/01/2004
satisfied	Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland	Debenture	1 property	14/05/1991	09/01/2004

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