BERNWOODS FUELS AND LAND MANAGEMENT LTD

💤Zombieactive
09315669 · ltd · incorporated 2014-11-18
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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year to Sept 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 02100
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
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: medium (70/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
34 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

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-09-30
Average employees100

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-12-02
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  3. 2024-11-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-10-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-09-14
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2023-09-13
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2023-09-13
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  8. 2022-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-07-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-12-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-11-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-06-17
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2018-08-30
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2018-08-09
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  15. 2018-07-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-08-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  17. 2015-02-12
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    VINING, Kelly resigned
    director
  18. 2014-11-18
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    Company incorporated
    As BERNWOODS FUELS AND LAND MANAGEMENT LTD
  19. 2014-11-18
    ➕
    VINING, Simon appointed
    director
  20. 2014-11-18
    ➕
    VINING, Kelly appointed
    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

50/100
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.
  • 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
Mr Simon James Vining
Individual · British · DOB 10/1975 · age 51
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2014-11-18
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC02100 — SIC 02100

Registered office

61 London Road
Maidstone
Kent
ME16 8TX
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-01
Last: 2025-11-17

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

VINING, Simon→
director · ~51y · appointed 2014-11-18
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Active
VINING, Kelly→
director · ~48y · appointed 2014-11-18 · resigned 2015-02-12
Resigned

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Recent filings (34 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-30
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2025-12-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-03
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-09-14
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-09-13
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-09-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-07-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-08