BPW BIO SOILS LTD

💤Zombieactive
09226339 · ltd · incorporated 2014-09-19
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
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not disclosed
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 39000
Sector: Water supply & waste
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 85-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 85). 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 (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (57/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
39 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.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-30
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  2. 2025-01-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-01-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-04-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-04-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-06-30
    ➖
    TOWERS, Simon resigned
    director
  7. 2021-06-30
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2021-04-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-07-02
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-04-03
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  11. 2020-04-03
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  12. 2020-04-03
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  13. 2019-10-29
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  14. 2019-10-07
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  15. 2019-06-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-01-10
    ➕
    WALKER, Stewart appointed
    director
  17. 2019-01-10
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  18. 2019-01-10
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  19. 2019-01-04
    ➖
    MCFARLANE, Michelle resigned
    director
  20. 2014-09-19
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BPW BIO SOILS LTD
  21. 2014-09-19
    ➕
    MCFARLANE, Michelle appointed
    director
  22. 2014-09-19
    ➕
    MCFARLANE, Robert appointed
    director
  23. 2014-09-19
    ➖
    MCFARLANE, Robert resigned
    director
  24. 2014-09-19
    ➕
    TAYLOR, Eric Raymond appointed
    director
  25. 2014-09-19
    ➖
    TAYLOR, Eric Raymond resigned
    director
  26. 2014-09-19
    ➕
    TOWERS, Simon appointed
    director

Owner dependency

90/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 85 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 85 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • 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.)

Group structure

Npl Waste Management Holdings Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
Npl Waste Management Holdings Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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BPW BIO SOILS LTD
This company · 09226339

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Npl Waste Management Holdings Ltd
Corporate entity
75–100%
—75-100% shares31/03/2020
Mr Robert Mcfarlane
Individual · British · DOB 08/1946 · age 80
——sig. influencesignificant influence31/03/2020
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Robert Mcfarlaneceased 31/03/2020· 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
Incorporated2014-09-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC39000 — SIC 39000

Registered office

One St Peter's Square
Manchester
M2 3DE
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-04
Last: 2026-04-20

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

WALKER, Stewart→
director · ~85y · appointed 2019-01-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MCFARLANE, Michelle→
director · ~58y · appointed 2014-09-19 · resigned 2019-01-04
Resigned
MCFARLANE, Robert→
director · ~80y · appointed 2014-09-19 · resigned 2014-09-19
Resigned
TAYLOR, Eric Raymond→
director · ~75y · appointed 2014-09-19 · resigned 2014-09-19
Resigned
TOWERS, Simon→
director · ~58y · appointed 2014-09-19 · resigned 2021-06-30
Resigned

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Recent filings (39 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-28
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2026-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-01-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-01-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-04-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2022-04-04
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-04-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-07-02