BITE-BACK SHARK & MARINE CONSERVATION

🌳Matureactive

07294489 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2010-06-24

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.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Jun 2025

Net worth

£75.3k

book net assets

Opportunity

73/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other education n.e.c.

Sector: Education

Investor take

Special-situation opportunity

Distressed education with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

35 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

73/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Some moderate concerns — review flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £75,291

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£75k

↑ 1.9% YoY

Current Assets

£78k

↑ 1.8% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-06-30	2024-06-30
Total assets	£75.3k	£73.9k
Current assets	£78.4k	£77.0k
Net assets	£75.3k	£73.9k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand

2026-03-30
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2025-03-30
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2024-03-22
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2023-03-22
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2022-04-22
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accounts · AA
2021-05-26
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accounts · AA
2020-03-20
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accounts · AA
2019-08-23
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officers · TM01
2019-08-16
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ROBERTS, Ian Stanley resigned
director
2019-03-21
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accounts · AA
2018-07-02
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officers · AP01
2018-06-19
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ECOTT, Tim appointed
director
2018-03-27
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accounts · AA
2017-03-22
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accounts · AA
2016-04-27
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accounts · AA
2015-07-30
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annual-return · AR01
2015-07-30
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officers · AP01
2015-03-01
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STEPHEN, Neil appointed
director
2014-08-27
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KEASLEY, Stuart Charles Thomas resigned
director
2010-06-24
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Company incorporated
As BITE-BACK SHARK & MARINE CONSERVATION
2010-06-24
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BARKEY, Timothy Leonard appointed
director
2010-06-24
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KEASLEY, Stuart Charles Thomas appointed
director
2010-06-24
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ROBERTS, Ian Stanley 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

+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

58/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 16 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

1 high ·

Confirmation statement overdue

high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-07-14

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Graham Charles Buckingham Individual · British · DOB 07/1969 · age 57	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	11/07/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption

Incorporated2010-06-24

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC85590 — Other education n.e.c.

Registered office

40 Piper Road

Kingston-Upon-Thames

Surrey

KT1 3EX

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-03-31

Last made up to: 2025-06-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-07-14OVERDUE

Last: 2025-06-30

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

BARKEY, Timothy Leonard→

director · ~60y · appointed 2010-06-24

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Active

ECOTT, Tim→

director · ~61y · appointed 2018-06-19

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Active

STEPHEN, Neil→

director · ~54y · appointed 2015-03-01

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Active

KEASLEY, Stuart Charles Thomas→

director · ~57y · appointed 2010-06-24 · resigned 2014-08-27

Resigned

ROBERTS, Ian Stanley→

director · ~60y · appointed 2010-06-24 · resigned 2019-08-16

Resigned

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