BUGWEED'S YARN & CRAFTS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
09755883 · ltd · incorporated 2015-09-01
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
—
year to Jul 2025
Net worth
£-125.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other retail sale in non-specialised stores
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

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. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (72/100)

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
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
7 connected companies via shared directors
66
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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £125,645

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£100
Net Worth
-£126k
Current Assets
£3k
Current Liabilities
—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-07-31
Total assets£-125.6k
Current assets£2.6k
Cash£100
Debtors£2.5k
Net assets£-125.6k

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 (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-10-29
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  3. 2025-05-20
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  4. 2025-05-19
    ➕
    BUTLER, Josiah Edward Noah appointed
    director
  5. 2024-10-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-09-12
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2023-10-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-10-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-05-06
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  10. 2022-05-06
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  11. 2022-02-07
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    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  12. 2021-10-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-09-03
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  14. 2020-09-01
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  15. 2020-09-01
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  16. 2020-09-01
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  17. 2020-09-01
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  18. 2020-06-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  19. 2020-06-01
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  20. 2019-09-13
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  21. 2016-05-15
    ➕
    BUTLER, Paul Edward appointed
    secretary
  22. 2016-05-15
    ➖
    BUTLER, Robert Edward resigned
    secretary
  23. 2016-05-15
    ➖
    BUTLER, Robert Edward resigned
    director
  24. 2015-09-01
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BUGWEED'S YARN & CRAFTS LIMITED
  25. 2015-09-01
    ➕
    BUTLER, Rebecca Louise appointed
    director
  26. 2015-09-01
    ➕
    BUTLER, Robert Edward appointed
    secretary
  27. 2015-09-01
    ➕
    BUTLER, Robert Edward appointed
    director

Owner dependency

66/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

41/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • 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.)

Group structure

Bugweed's Group Of Companies Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
Bugweed's Group Of Companies Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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BUGWEED'S YARN & CRAFTS LIMITED
This company · 09755883

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

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Bugweed's Group Of Companies Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control15/02/2022
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Bugweeds Limitedceased 15/02/2022· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting
  • Mrs Rebecca Louise Butlerceased 06/04/2016· significant influence
  • Mr Robert Edward Butlerceased 06/04/2016· significant influence

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
Incorporated2015-09-01
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47190 — Other retail sale in non-specialised stores

Registered office

8 Marsden Park
James Nicolson Link. Clifton Moor,
York
YO30 4WX
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-14
Last: 2025-08-31

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

BUTLER, Paul Edward→
secretary · appointed 2016-05-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BUTLER, Josiah Edward Noah→
director · ~17y · appointed 2025-05-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BUTLER, Rebecca Louise→
director · ~48y · appointed 2015-09-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BUTLER, Robert Edward→
secretary · appointed 2015-09-01 · resigned 2016-05-15
Resigned
BUTLER, Robert Edward→
director · ~47y · appointed 2015-09-01 · resigned 2016-05-15
Resigned

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Recent filings (45 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2026-04-30
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2025-10-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-11
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-05-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-12
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-09-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-12
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2022-05-06
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-05-06
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2022-02-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-10-07