BOTANICOIR LIMITED
📉Decliningactive
05519170 · ltd · incorporated 2005-07-26
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
drifting distress · 6-months
Drifting toward distress — expect more negotiability in 3–6 months, but also more friction.
- · Lifecycle stage drifting downward
- · Currently "declining"
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
£16.56M
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Support activities for crop production
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: leverage-led grower with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. 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: strategic trade sale (78/100).
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Refinance opportunity
3 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 18.2y
35/100
too messy
Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.
- · Oldest live charge is 18.2 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 (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
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
8 officers (5 active, 8 linked, 5 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
70 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation
Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Profitable
Profit before tax £170,646
Strong revenue growth
Turnover up 34% YoY
Turnover YoY
+34%
Year on year
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 | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £16.56M | £12.39M |
| Gross profit | £1.73M | £1.31M |
| Operating profit | £297.4k | £287.2k |
| Profit before tax | £170.6k | £254.0k |
| Average employees | 600 | 600 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
3 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand
- 2025-07-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-24📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-02-24📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-02-24📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-02-24📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-02-24📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2024-02-24📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-09-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-08📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-03-08📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-03-01➕SWINKELS, Franciscus appointeddirector
- 2023-02-28➖BUIS, Theodorus Jacobus resigneddirector
- 2022-09-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-18📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-03-18📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2022-03-16📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-03-16📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-03-15📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-03📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2021-01-19🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Investec Capital Solutions No.1 Limited
- 2020-02-04➕SWINKELS, Elisabeth Johanna Aloysia appointeddirector
- 2020-02-04➕BUIS, Theodorus Jacobus appointeddirector
- 2016-07-14➕BALASURIYA, Samantha appointedsecretary
- 2016-07-14➖BALASURIYA, Kalum Priya resignedsecretary
- 2015-07-01➕BALASURIYA, Kalum appointeddirector
- 2012-07-19🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
- 2008-02-29🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Rbs Invoice Finance Limited
- 2005-07-26🏢Company incorporatedAs BOTANICOIR LIMITED
- 2005-07-26➕BALASURIYA, Samantha appointeddirector
- 2005-07-26➕BALASURIYA, Kalum Priya appointedsecretary
- 2005-07-26➕INCORPORATE SECRETARIAT LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2005-07-26➖INCORPORATE SECRETARIAT LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
Owner dependency
58/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
60/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 21 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 21 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.)
Group structure
Legro International Bv holds 25-50% — a significant corporate investor but not a controlling parent.
🏛️significant stake
Legro International Bv
Corporate parent · holds 25-50% shares
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BOTANICOIR LIMITED
This company · 05519170
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Legro International Bv Corporate entity | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 04/02/2020 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mrs Samantha Balasuriyaceased 04/02/2020· 25-50% shares
- Mr Kalum Balasuriyaceased 04/02/2020· 25-50% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 70 DALE STREET LIMITED→ 03605359 · est 1998 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 27y | — | — |
| A GREENER LONDON LTD→ 11709952 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| ABACUS AGRICULTURE LIMITED→ 09132721 · est 2014 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 11y | — | — |
| AETHER TREES LIMITED→ 13680135 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| AQUACULTURED SEAFOOD LIMITED→ 12912274 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| ARBORIS INTERNATIONAL LIMITED→ 17071216 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ARGOS-INV LTD→ 12065493 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| AYOLA LTD→ 16412023 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| AZZ GROUP LTD→ 16471456 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| BANSTEAD COMMUNITY FARM & WELFARE CENTRE LTD→ 14970266 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| BARMARK HILL LIMITED→ 08421608 · est 2013 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 13y | — | — |
| BROAD LANE FARM LTD→ 06863842 · est 2009 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 17y | — | — |
Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
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8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2005-07-26
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01610 — Support activities for crop production
Registered office
The Light Bulb Unit 212,
1 Filament Walk
London
SW18 4GQ
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-19
Last: 2026-02-05
Officers (5 active · 3 resigned)
BALASURIYA, Samantha→
Activesecretary · appointed 2016-07-14
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BALASURIYA, Kalum→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 2015-07-01
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BALASURIYA, Samantha→
Activedirector · ~55y · appointed 2005-07-26
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SWINKELS, Elisabeth Johanna Aloysia→
Activedirector · ~46y · appointed 2020-02-04
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SWINKELS, Franciscus→
Activedirector · ~45y · appointed 2023-03-01
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BALASURIYA, Kalum Priya→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2005-07-26 · resigned 2016-07-14
INCORPORATE SECRETARIAT LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2005-07-26 · resigned 2005-07-26
BUIS, Theodorus Jacobus→
Resigneddirector · ~60y · appointed 2020-02-04 · resigned 2023-02-28
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Mortgages & charges
3
Total charges
3
Outstanding
3
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Investec Capital Solutions No.1 Investec Capital Solutions No.1 Limited | A registered charge | 2 properties | 19/01/2021 | — | |
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 19/07/2012 | — | |
| outstanding | NatWest Group Rbs Invoice Finance Limited | Fixed & floating charge | 1 property | 29/02/2008 | — |
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Recent filings (70 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-11
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-02-24
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-02-24
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-02-24
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-02-24
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2024-02-24
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-02-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-28
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-03-08
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-03-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-20