BISTEP LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
10326174 · ltd · incorporated 2016-08-11
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 Aug 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 71-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 71). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
26 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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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 · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-08-31 | 2024-08-31 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-09📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-11-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-27📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-10-27📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-10-27📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-10-27📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-05-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-05-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-11-02📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2019-10-29📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2018-10-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-04-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-08-11🏢Company incorporatedAs BISTEP LTD
- 2016-08-11➕CHESHIRE, Jill Catherine appointeddirector
- 2016-08-11➕GOACHER, Christopher John appointeddirector
Owner dependency
78/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.
- +No director turnover: Company is 10 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
66/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Ms Jill Catherine Cheshire Individual · British · DOB 10/1963 · age 63 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 11/08/2016 |
Mr Christopher John Goacher Individual · British · DOB 04/1955 · age 71 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 11/08/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2016-08-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999
Registered office
143 Station Road
Hampton
TW12 2AL
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-24
Last: 2025-08-10
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
CHESHIRE, Jill Catherine→
Activedirector · ~63y · appointed 2016-08-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
GOACHER, Christopher John→
Activedirector · ~71y · appointed 2016-08-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
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Recent filings (26 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-11-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-10-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-03-02
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-02-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-11-18
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-10-27
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-10-27
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-10-27
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-10-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-23