BERKSHIRE WILDLIFE TRUST LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
03769671 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 1999-05-13
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to May 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
PursueStrong 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. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
9 officers (1 active, 9 linked, 6 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
0 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
8 connected companies via shared directors
69
Filing history
83 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
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 | 2025-05-31 | 2024-05-31 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
3
filings
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
5
filings
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (36 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-13📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC08
- 2026-05-13📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2026-02-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2026-02-04📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-02-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-03📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-06-05📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-06-05📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-02-21📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-02-21📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-02-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-01➕HANCOCK, Zoe Julie Clare appointeddirector
- 2024-01-31➖THOMPSON, Graeme Mark resigneddirector
- 2023-01-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-02-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-02-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-12📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2019-12-12📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2019-12-12📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2019-12-11➖MUSTON, Barbara resigneddirector
- 2019-12-11➕THOMPSON, Graeme Mark appointeddirector
- 2019-03-20➖LOWTH, Timothy Walter John resigneddirector
- 2018-05-11➖MUSTON, Barbara resignedsecretary
- 2014-11-29➖TAYLOR, David Anthony resigneddirector
- 2013-10-19➖MAINGOT, Roger Gilbert Anthony resignedsecretary
- 2013-10-19➕MUSTON, Barbara appointedsecretary
- 2013-10-19➕MUSTON, Barbara appointeddirector
- 2007-12-17➕LOWTH, Timothy Walter John appointeddirector
- 2006-11-18➖BUXTON, Robin David, Dr resignedsecretary
- 2006-11-18➕MAINGOT, Roger Gilbert Anthony appointedsecretary
- 2006-11-18➖AUBREY FLETCHER, Henry Egerton, Sir resigneddirector
- 1999-05-13🏢Company incorporatedAs BERKSHIRE WILDLIFE TRUST LIMITED
- 1999-05-13➕BUXTON, Robin David, Dr appointedsecretary
- 1999-05-13➕AUBREY FLETCHER, Henry Egerton, Sir appointeddirector
- 1999-05-13➕TAYLOR, David Anthony appointeddirector
Owner dependency
75/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
45/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
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Active · Other · OX postcode area| Company | Est. value | Turnover | Net worth | Staff | Age | Opp | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BE FIRE SMART LIMITED→ 08276969 · est 2012 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 13y | — | — |
| BELLA AND BUDDY LTD→ 10117208 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 10y | — | — |
| BERKSHIRE,BUCKINGHAMSHIRE AND OXFORDSHIRE NATURALISTS' TRUST LTD→ 03769693 · est 1999 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 26y | — | — |
| BICESTER LAND ROVERS LIMITED→ 07524642 · est 2011 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 15y | — | — |
| BICESTER VISION C.I.C.→ 12481914 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| BICESTER WINDOWS AND DOORS LTD→ 09552845 · est 2015 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 10y | — | — |
| BIG GAY OUT UK C.I.C.→ 15351257 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| BIOABUNDANCE COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY→ 13063614 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| BLACK BOURTON ROAD MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED→ 06406190 · est 2007 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 18y | — | — |
| BLEWBURY ROAD ORCHARD LTD→ 13715074 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| BLOOMSBURY CIRCLE LTD.→ 10454466 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
| BLUESTONE PLANNING PARTNERSHIP LLP→ OC359513 · est 2010 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 15y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated1999-05-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999
Registered office
Compass House 1 Farmoor Court
Farmoor
Cumnor
Oxfordshire
OX2 9LU
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-16
Last: 2026-05-02
Officers (1 active · 8 resigned)
HANCOCK, Zoe Julie Clare→
Activedirector · ~52y · appointed 2024-02-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BUXTON, Robin David, Dr→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1999-05-13 · resigned 2006-11-18
MAINGOT, Roger Gilbert Anthony→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2006-11-18 · resigned 2013-10-19
MUSTON, Barbara→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2013-10-19 · resigned 2018-05-11
AUBREY FLETCHER, Henry Egerton, Sir→
Resigneddirector · ~81y · appointed 1999-05-13 · resigned 2006-11-18
LOWTH, Timothy Walter John→
Resigneddirector · ~67y · appointed 2007-12-17 · resigned 2019-03-20
MUSTON, Barbara→
Resigneddirector · ~74y · appointed 2013-10-19 · resigned 2019-12-11
TAYLOR, David Anthony→
Resigneddirector · ~70y · appointed 1999-05-13 · resigned 2014-11-29
THOMPSON, Graeme Mark→
Resigneddirector · ~56y · appointed 2019-12-11 · resigned 2024-01-31
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (83 total)
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
2026-05-13
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-05-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-02-25
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-02-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-02-17
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-07-03
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-06-05
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-06-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-07
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-02-21
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-02-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-02-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-02