BODY PLANT SERVICES LTD

🌳Matureactive
08916488 · ltd · incorporated 2014-02-28
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.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Feb 2025
Net worth
£60.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 46140
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (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
7 officers (2 active, 7 linked, 6 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
40 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £60,252

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£60k
↑ 412% YoY
Current Assets
£404k
↑ 82% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£81k£162k£243k£323k£404kFeb 2024Feb 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-02-282024-02-28
Total assets£61.9k£10.2k
Current assets£404.3k£222.7k
Net assets£60.3k£11.8k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-28
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  2. 2025-04-29
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  3. 2025-04-28
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    BODY, Naomi Rebecca resigned
    director
  4. 2024-11-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-11-26
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  6. 2022-11-29
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  7. 2021-11-30
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  8. 2021-02-21
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  9. 2019-04-07
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  10. 2018-11-29
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  11. 2018-09-27
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    officers · AP01
  12. 2018-09-27
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    officers · AP01
  13. 2018-09-27
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  14. 2018-09-27
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  15. 2018-09-26
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    BODY, Elizabeth Charlotte appointed
    director
  16. 2018-09-26
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    BODY, Rachael Priscilla appointed
    director
  17. 2018-03-25
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    address · AD01
  18. 2018-01-05
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    address · AD01
  19. 2017-12-21
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  20. 2017-12-20
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    BODY, Rachael Priscilla resigned
    secretary
  21. 2017-12-20
    ➖
    BODY, Elizabeth Charlotte resigned
    director
  22. 2017-12-20
    ➖
    BODY, Rachael Priscilla resigned
    director
  23. 2015-04-10
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    BODY, Naomi Rebecca appointed
    director
  24. 2014-09-15
    ➖
    BODY, Naomi Rebecca resigned
    director
  25. 2014-04-01
    ➕
    BODY, Naomi Rebecca appointed
    director
  26. 2014-04-01
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    BODY, Rachael Priscilla appointed
    director
  27. 2014-02-28
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    Company incorporated
    As BODY PLANT SERVICES LTD
  28. 2014-02-28
    ➕
    BODY, Rachael Priscilla appointed
    secretary
  29. 2014-02-28
    ➕
    BODY, Elizabeth Charlotte appointed
    director

Owner dependency

81/100
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.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "BODY" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

36/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

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
Mrs Elizabeth Charlotte Body
Individual · British · DOB 07/1987 · age 39
75–100%
—75-100% shares26/07/2018
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Keith Bourneceased 26/07/2018· 75-100% shares
  • Mrs Elizabeth Charlotte Bodyceased 20/12/2017· 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
Incorporated2014-02-28
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46140 — SIC 46140

Registered office

47 Scholey Close
Halling
Rochester
Kent
ME2 1JZ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-11
Last: 2025-09-27

Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)

BODY, Elizabeth Charlotte→
director · ~39y · appointed 2018-09-26
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Active
BODY, Rachael Priscilla→
director · ~39y · appointed 2018-09-26
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Active
BODY, Rachael Priscilla→
secretary · appointed 2014-02-28 · resigned 2017-12-20
Resigned
BODY, Elizabeth Charlotte→
director · ~39y · appointed 2014-02-28 · resigned 2017-12-20
Resigned
BODY, Naomi Rebecca→
director · ~35y · appointed 2015-04-10 · resigned 2025-04-28
Resigned
BODY, Naomi Rebecca→
director · ~35y · appointed 2014-04-01 · resigned 2014-09-15
Resigned
BODY, Rachael Priscilla→
director · ~39y · appointed 2014-04-01 · resigned 2017-12-20
Resigned

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Recent filings (40 total)

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accounts · AA
2025-11-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-13
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-04-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-11-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-11-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-02-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-10-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-04-07