BISSELL WOOD ESTATE LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
07795792 · ltd · incorporated 2011-10-03
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01621
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 46220SIC 46220
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
45 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
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£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees00

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-27
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  3. 2025-03-27
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  4. 2024-11-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-08-29
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2024-08-20
    COPE, Neville Arthur Charles resigned
    director
  7. 2023-12-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-12-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-03-15
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    officers · AP01
  10. 2022-03-14
    COPE, Anna Christine appointed
    director
  11. 2021-11-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-12-21
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    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-12-20
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    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  16. 2014-04-04
    COPE, June resigned
    director
  17. 2011-10-03
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    Company incorporated
    As BISSELL WOOD ESTATE LIMITED
  18. 2011-10-03
    COPE, June appointed
    director
  19. 2011-10-03
    COPE, Neville Arthur Charles appointed
    director
  20. 2011-10-03
    KAHAN, Barbara appointed
    director
  21. 2011-10-03
    KAHAN, Barbara resigned
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

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
Miss Anna Christine Cope
Individual · British · DOB 10/1980 · age 46
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control25/03/2025
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Neville Arthur Charles Copeceased 20/08/2024· 75-100% shares

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
Incorporated2011-10-03
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01621 — SIC 01621

Registered office

Lifford Hall Lifford Lane
Kings Norton
Birmingham
West Midlands
B30 3JN

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last: 2025-10-17

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

COPE, Anna Christine
director · ~46y · appointed 2022-03-14
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Active
COPE, June
director · ~71y · appointed 2011-10-03 · resigned 2014-04-04
Resigned
COPE, Neville Arthur Charles
director · ~88y · appointed 2011-10-03 · resigned 2024-08-20
Resigned
KAHAN, Barbara
director · ~95y · appointed 2011-10-03 · resigned 2011-10-03
Resigned

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Recent filings (45 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-12-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-17
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-03-27
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-03-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-11-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-17
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-08-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-12-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-12-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-07