BUSBY BIOMASS WOODCHIP SERVICES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
09193186 · ltd · incorporated 2014-08-29
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
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year to Oct 2025
Net worth
£-20.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Freight transport by road
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 70). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
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
32 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
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
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £19,979
Net assets shrinking
Down £36,880 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
-£20k
↓ 218% YoY
Current Assets
£28k
↓ 54% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
-£20k-£4k£12k£28k£44k£60kOct 2024Oct 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-10-312024-10-31
Total assets£-19.1k£17.8k
Current assets£27.5k£60.3k
Net assets£-20.0k£16.9k

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
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-10-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-08-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-07-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-03-08
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2022-07-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-10-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-09-09
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  9. 2020-07-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-07-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-07-23
    ➕
    KNOWLSON, Stephen Richard appointed
    director
  12. 2019-07-23
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  13. 2019-02-25
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  14. 2019-02-22
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2018-09-03
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  16. 2018-04-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2017-08-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  18. 2015-10-31
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    KNOWLSON, John Richard resigned
    director
  19. 2014-10-21
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    KNOWLSON, John Richard appointed
    director
  20. 2014-08-29
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    Company incorporated
    As BUSBY BIOMASS WOODCHIP SERVICES LIMITED
  21. 2014-08-29
    ➕
    KNOWLSON, Margaret Angela 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 age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

71/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • 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
Mrs Margaret Angela Knowlson
Individual · British · DOB 08/1956 · age 70
75–100%
75–100%board controlsig. influence75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2014-08-29
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC49410 — Freight transport by road

Registered office

Beechcroft
Sutton
Thirsk
North Yorkshire
YO7 2QA
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-07-31
Last made up to: 2025-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-12
Last: 2025-07-29

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

KNOWLSON, Margaret Angela→
director · ~70y · appointed 2014-08-29
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Active
KNOWLSON, Stephen Richard→
director · ~70y · appointed 2019-07-23
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Active
KNOWLSON, John Richard→
director · ~40y · appointed 2014-10-21 · resigned 2015-10-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (32 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-08-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-07-30
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-03-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-07-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-10-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-09
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2020-09-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-07-31