BULK METALS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
06942950 · ltd · incorporated 2009-06-24
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and tidy — no seller pressure yet. Approach only if an angle opens.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
What changed my view
Last 30 days

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Last 90 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Jun 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 38110
Sector: Water supply & waste
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
43 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
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 accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£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 employees2000

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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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • 1 officers
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 officers
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 officers
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-07-07
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    replacement-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name
    officers · RP01AP01
  2. 2026-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-03-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-03-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-09-15
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  8. 2021-09-14
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  9. 2021-06-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-03-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-03-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-02-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-06-27
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  14. 2017-03-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-06-24
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2015-01-14
    CARR, Simon Graham appointed
    director
  17. 2010-07-29
    CARR, Margaret Diane resigned
    secretary
  18. 2009-12-10
    TYAS, Jenny appointed
    director
  19. 2009-12-10
    CARR, Simon Graham resigned
    director
  20. 2009-06-24
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BULK METALS LIMITED
  21. 2009-06-24
    CARR, Margaret Diane appointed
    secretary
  22. 2009-06-24
    CARR, Simon Graham appointed
    director

Owner dependency

68/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

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 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

59/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 17 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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Simon Graham Carr
Individual · British · DOB 01/1984 · age 42
75100%
75-100% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2009-06-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC38110 — SIC 38110

Registered office

Laurence Works Ind Estate
Springvale
Penistone
S36 6HF

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-12
Last: 2025-06-28

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

CARR, Simon Graham
director · ~46y · appointed 2015-01-14
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Active
TYAS, Jenny
director · ~42y · appointed 2009-12-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CARR, Margaret Diane
secretary · appointed 2009-06-24 · resigned 2010-07-29
Resigned
CARR, Simon Graham
director · ~46y · appointed 2009-06-24 · resigned 2009-12-10
Resigned

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Recent filings (43 total)

replacement-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name
officers · RP01AP01
2026-07-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-03-30
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2021-09-15
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2021-09-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-09