BRISTOL ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES LTD.

🌳Matureactive
02639707 · ltd · incorporated 1991-08-21
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 Dec 2025
Net worth
£25.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 39000
Sector: Water supply & waste
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 65). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (69/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
7 officers (3 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
87 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £25,207

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£47k
Net Worth
£25k
Current Assets
£121k
Current Liabilities
—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-12-31
Total assets£25.2k
Current assets£120.9k
Cash£46.9k
Debtors£74.0k
Net assets£25.2k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 gazette
Last 90 days
4
filings
  • • 2 accounts
  • • 1 gazette
  • • 1 dissolution
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • • 2 accounts
  • • 1 gazette
  • • 1 dissolution
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-16
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    gazette-notice-voluntary
    gazette · GAZ1(A)
  2. 2026-06-09
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    dissolution-application-strike-off-company
    dissolution · DS01
  3. 2026-04-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2026-04-28
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  5. 2024-11-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-01-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-11-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-11-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-12-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-01-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-11-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-11-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-08-30
    ➕
    LUSH, Julie Michaela appointed
    director
  14. 2017-08-30
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  15. 2016-12-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2015-12-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  17. 2007-05-31
    ➖
    WATTS, Paul Christopher resigned
    director
  18. 1999-01-27
    ➕
    WATTS, Paul Christopher appointed
    director
  19. 1992-10-23
    ➕
    LUSH, Julie Michaela appointed
    secretary
  20. 1992-10-23
    ➖
    LUSH, Timothy Charles resigned
    secretary
  21. 1992-10-23
    ➖
    LUSH, Julie Michaela resigned
    director
  22. 1991-09-07
    ➕
    LUSH, Timothy Charles appointed
    director
  23. 1991-08-21
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BRISTOL ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES LTD.
  24. 1991-08-21
    ➕
    LUSH, Timothy Charles appointed
    secretary
  25. 1991-08-21
    ➕
    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  26. 1991-08-21
    ➖
    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  27. 1991-08-21
    ➕
    LUSH, Julie Michaela appointed
    director

Owner dependency

91/100
Critical — business is the founder

The 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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 35 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

86/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 35 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 35 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Julie Michaela Lush
Individual · British · DOB 08/1964 · age 62
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
Timothy Charles Lush
Individual · British · DOB 04/1961 · age 65
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1991-08-21
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC39000 — SIC 39000

Registered office

56 Sorrel Place
Stoke Gifford
Bristol
BS34 8AR

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-04
Last: 2025-08-21

Officers (3 active · 4 resigned)

LUSH, Julie Michaela→
secretary · appointed 1992-10-23
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Active
LUSH, Julie Michaela→
director · ~62y · appointed 2017-08-30
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Active
LUSH, Timothy Charles→
director · ~65y · appointed 1991-09-07
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Active
LUSH, Timothy Charles→
secretary · appointed 1991-08-21 · resigned 1992-10-23
Resigned
SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1991-08-21 · resigned 1991-08-21
Resigned
LUSH, Julie Michaela→
director · ~62y · appointed 1991-08-21 · resigned 1992-10-23
Resigned
WATTS, Paul Christopher→
director · ~65y · appointed 1999-01-27 · resigned 2007-05-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (87 total)

gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2026-06-16
dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2026-06-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-29
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2026-04-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-11-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-12-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-01