BOB WILD GRASS MACHINERY LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
04729344 · ltd · incorporated 2003-04-10
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
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 10.8y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Dec 2025
Net worth
£1.52M
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45200
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 67). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 10.8y
85/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 10.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)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
75
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (4 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
77 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £1,521,890
Cash YoY
+8%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£212k
↑ 8.3% YoY
Net Worth
£1.5m
↑ 6.6% YoY
Current Assets
£1.6m
↑ 6.7% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £1.54M | £1.44M |
| Current assets | £1.65M | £1.54M |
| Cash | £211.9k | £195.7k |
| Debtors | £293.4k | £189.1k |
| Net assets | £1.52M | £1.43M |
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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See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
4
filings
- • 3 officers
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
5
filings
- • 3 officers
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-18📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-05-18📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-05-18📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
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- 2023-11-17📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-11-17📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-11-17📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-05-05📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-05-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-09📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-01-09📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-04-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-06📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-05-06📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-03-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-06-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-04-01➕WILD, Richard Oliver appointeddirector
- 2015-09-24🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
- 2003-04-10🏢Company incorporatedAs BOB WILD GRASS MACHINERY LIMITED
- 2003-04-10➕WILD, Julie appointedsecretary
- 2003-04-10➕WILD, Julie appointeddirector
- 2003-04-10➕WILD, Robert appointeddirector
- 2003-04-10➕LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2003-04-10➖LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2003-04-10➕LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2003-04-10➖LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
98/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "WILD" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
80/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
3 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Richard Oliver Wild Individual · British · DOB 07/1989 · age 37 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 21/10/2020 |
Mrs Julie Wild Individual · British · DOB 11/1959 · age 67 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
Mr Robert Wild Individual · British · DOB 06/1960 · age 66 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2003-04-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45200 — SIC 45200
Registered office
Unit 1 & 2 Moderna Business Park, Moderna Way
Mytholmroyd
Hebden Bridge
HX7 5QQ
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-19
Last: 2026-05-05
Officers (4 active · 2 resigned)
Active
Active
WILD, Richard Oliver→
Activedirector · ~37y · appointed 2020-04-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
WILD, Robert→
Activedirector · ~66y · appointed 2003-04-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-04-10 · resigned 2003-04-10
LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-04-10 · resigned 2003-04-10
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 24/09/2015 | — |
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Recent filings (77 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-18
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-05-18
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-05-18
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-05-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-10
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-11-17
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-11-17
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-11-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-09
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-05-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-02