BIOME ALGAE LTD

⚰️Wound downliquidation
11399444 · ltd · incorporated 2018-06-05
Investment thesis
Company liquidation — not a live target.
Why interesting: Historical record only; useful for precedent research.
Why risky: Not transactable.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 3.0y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Sept 2024
Net worth
£-883.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
45/100
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 03210
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed unclear — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 45/100 (watch), bankability 55/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Company in liquidation. Company is actively being wound up. Not a going concern. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (85/100). Current lenders should be on monthly review.

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 3.0y

55/100
clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

  • · Charge age ~3.0 years — mid-life; refi window approaching.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 35/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
34 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
45/100Watch
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Not actionable now, but monitor — distressed, succession, or structural changes could flip this into a real opportunity.

Business quality
5
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
49
Multiple red flags — proceed with caution.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £883,346

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£4k
Net Worth
-£883k
Current Assets
£64k
Current Liabilities
-£883k-£694k-£504k-£315k-£126k£64kSept 2023Sept 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-09-302023-09-30
Total assets£-474.0k
Current assets£63.9k
Cash£4.2k
Debtors£35.7k
Net assets£-883.3k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

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2 signals 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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 insolvency
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 insolvency
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-11
    ⚠️
    liquidation-compulsory-winding-up-order
    insolvency · COCOMP
  2. 2025-06-29
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2025-04-07
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-04-22
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2024-04-18
    HOPWOOD, Sarah Janet resigned
    director
  6. 2024-03-29
    📄
    second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
    confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
  7. 2023-10-13
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-05-31
    📄
    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  9. 2023-05-24
    🔒
    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Malcom Hunter Preston
  10. 2022-12-06
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2022-11-28
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2022-10-14
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  13. 2022-10-14
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  14. 2022-09-13
    HOPWOOD, Sarah Janet appointed
    director
  15. 2022-09-08
    WEST, Alistair Westerdale resigned
    secretary
  16. 2022-09-08
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  17. 2022-09-08
    📄
    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  18. 2022-09-08
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  19. 2022-06-07
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  20. 2022-06-06
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  21. 2022-04-19
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  22. 2021-05-12
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  23. 2021-05-12
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  24. 2020-12-18
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  25. 2020-08-20
    WEST, Alistair Westerdale appointed
    secretary
  26. 2018-06-05
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BIOME ALGAE LTD
  27. 2018-06-05
    MEAD, Angela, Dr. 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

45/100
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.

Red flags

2 high ·
Company in liquidation
high

Company is actively being wound up. Not a going concern.

1 insolvency-related filing on record
high

Filings relating to insolvency, liquidation, or administration exist in the company's history. Review before proceeding.

Evidence: 2026-04-11: liquidation-compulsory-winding-up-order

Group structure

Climacina Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Climacina Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
BIOME ALGAE LTD
This company · 11399444

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
Climacina Ltd
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting08/09/2022
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Dr. Angela Meadceased 08/09/2022· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusliquidation
Typeltd
Incorporated2018-06-05
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC03210 — SIC 03210

Registered office

Westridge House
Harberton
Totnes
Devon
TQ9 6EW
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-01
Last: 2025-06-17

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

MEAD, Angela, Dr.
director · ~52y · appointed 2018-06-05
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Active
WEST, Alistair Westerdale
secretary · appointed 2020-08-20 · resigned 2022-09-08
Resigned
HOPWOOD, Sarah Janet
director · ~40y · appointed 2022-09-13 · resigned 2024-04-18
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Malcom Hunter Preston
A registered charge24/05/2023
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Recent filings (34 total)

liquidation-compulsory-winding-up-order
insolvency · COCOMP
2026-04-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-29
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-06-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-17
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-04-22
second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
2024-03-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-06
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2023-05-31
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-12-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-28
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-10-14
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-10-14
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-09-08