BWLCHYFEDWEN LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
04804374 · ltd · incorporated 2003-06-19
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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 20.8y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jun 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01450
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 01500SIC 01500
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 69-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 69). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 20.8y

65/100
clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

  • · Oldest live charge is 20.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 25/100 — 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, 2 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
12 officers (3 active, 12 linked, 7 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Jun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Average employees200300

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

4 signals 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 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (38 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-10-02
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  3. 2025-10-02
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2025-07-03
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2025-07-03
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2025-07-03
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  7. 2025-03-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2024-07-18
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2024-03-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2024-02-27
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2023-03-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2022-03-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-03-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2020-03-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-11-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2009-06-01
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    DUGGINS, Geoffrey Kevin resigned
    director
  17. 2009-06-01
    ➖
    DUGGINS, Shirley Marjorie Ann resigned
    director
  18. 2005-10-14
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    DUGGINS, Shirley Marjorie Ann resigned
    secretary
  19. 2005-10-13
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  20. 2005-09-26
    ➕
    DUGGINS, Susan appointed
    secretary
  21. 2005-09-26
    ➕
    DUGGINS, Susan appointed
    director
  22. 2005-09-20
    ➕
    DUGGINS, Simon Peter appointed
    director
  23. 2004-03-19
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    DUGGINS, Simon Peter resigned
    director
  24. 2004-03-17
    ➖
    DUGGINS, Susan resigned
    secretary
  25. 2004-03-17
    ➖
    DUGGINS, Susan resigned
    director
  26. 2004-03-15
    ➕
    DUGGINS, Geoffrey Kevin appointed
    director
  27. 2003-12-18
    ➖
    DUGGINS, Winston Henry resigned
    director
  28. 2003-07-17
    ➕
    DUGGINS, Shirley Marjorie Ann appointed
    secretary
  29. 2003-07-17
    ➕
    DUGGINS, Shirley Marjorie Ann appointed
    director
  30. 2003-07-17
    ➕
    DUGGINS, Winston Henry appointed
    director
  31. 2003-06-19
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    Company incorporated
    As BWLCHYFEDWEN LIMITED
  32. 2003-06-19
    ➕
    DUGGINS, Susan appointed
    secretary
  33. 2003-06-19
    ➕
    SECRETARIAL APPOINTMENTS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  34. 2003-06-19
    ➖
    SECRETARIAL APPOINTMENTS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  35. 2003-06-19
    ➕
    DUGGINS, Simon Peter appointed
    director
  36. 2003-06-19
    ➕
    DUGGINS, Susan appointed
    director
  37. 2003-06-19
    ➕
    CORPORATE APPOINTMENTS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  38. 2003-06-19
    ➖
    CORPORATE APPOINTMENTS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-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 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — 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 69. 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 21 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

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
Mr Simon Peter Duggins
Individual · British · DOB 02/1964 · age 62
——sig. influencesignificant influence01/07/2017
Mrs Susan Duggins
Individual · British · DOB 05/1957 · age 69
——sig. influencesignificant influence01/07/2017

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
Incorporated2003-06-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01450 — SIC 01450

Registered office

Ty Cwm Farm
Five Roads
Llanelli
Carmarthenshire
SA15 4NE
Wales

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-07-22
Last: 2026-07-08

Officers (3 active · 9 resigned)

DUGGINS, Susan→
secretary · appointed 2005-09-26
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Active
DUGGINS, Simon Peter→
director · ~62y · appointed 2005-09-20
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Active
DUGGINS, Susan→
director · ~69y · appointed 2005-09-26
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Active
DUGGINS, Shirley Marjorie Ann→
secretary · appointed 2003-07-17 · resigned 2005-10-14
Resigned
DUGGINS, Susan→
secretary · appointed 2003-06-19 · resigned 2004-03-17
Resigned
SECRETARIAL APPOINTMENTS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-06-19 · resigned 2003-06-19
Resigned
DUGGINS, Geoffrey Kevin→
director · ~41y · appointed 2004-03-15 · resigned 2009-06-01
Resigned
DUGGINS, Shirley Marjorie Ann→
director · ~87y · appointed 2003-07-17 · resigned 2009-06-01
Resigned
DUGGINS, Simon Peter→
director · ~62y · appointed 2003-06-19 · resigned 2004-03-19
Resigned
DUGGINS, Susan→
director · ~69y · appointed 2003-06-19 · resigned 2004-03-17
Resigned
DUGGINS, Winston Henry→
director · ~87y · appointed 2003-07-17 · resigned 2003-12-18
Resigned
CORPORATE APPOINTMENTS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-06-19 · resigned 2003-06-19
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Debenture1 property13/10/2005—
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Recent filings (77 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-07-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-31
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-10-02
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-10-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-18
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-07-03
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-07-03
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2025-07-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-18
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-07-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-26
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-02-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-26