BULK AGRI LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
11700447 · ltd · incorporated 2018-11-28
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£310.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Freight transport by road
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 72/100 (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: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 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
37 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
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 declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £310,036
Cash YoY
+63%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£30k
↑ 63% YoY
Net Worth
£310k
↑ 21% YoY
Current Assets
£360k
↓ 24% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £362.3k | £361.0k |
| Current assets | £359.9k | £471.8k |
| Cash | £30.0k | £18.4k |
| Debtors | £296.9k | £382.4k |
| Net assets | £310.0k | £257.2k |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-04📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-12-03📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-11-27📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-10-17📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-control-without-name-datepersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-10-17📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-10-16📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-10-16📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-10-16📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-08-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-20📄capital-cancellation-sharescapital · SH06
- 2023-12-19📄capital-return-purchase-own-sharescapital · SH03
- 2023-12-13📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-11-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-29📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-08-29📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-08-25📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-08-25📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-08-25📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-03-31➖BOWEN, Lisbeth resigneddirector
- 2023-03-31📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-12-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-11-28🏢Company incorporatedAs BULK AGRI LTD
- 2018-11-28➕BOWEN, Colin Phillip appointeddirector
- 2018-11-28➕BOWEN, Gareth Edward Prosser appointeddirector
- 2018-11-28➕BOWEN, Lisbeth appointeddirector
Owner dependency
66/100
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.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Colin Phillip Bowen Individual · British · DOB 07/1982 · age 44 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 28/11/2018 |
Mr Gareth Edward Prosser Bowen Individual · British · DOB 06/1987 · age 39 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 28/11/2018 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mrs Lisbeth Bowenceased 17/11/2023· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2018-11-28
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC49410 — Freight transport by road
Registered office
Lower Croscynon
Llanbister
Llandrinodod Wells
Powys
LD1 6TL
Wales
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-11
Last: 2025-11-27
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
BOWEN, Colin Phillip→
Activedirector · ~44y · appointed 2018-11-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BOWEN, Gareth Edward Prosser→
Activedirector · ~39y · appointed 2018-11-28
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BOWEN, Lisbeth→
Resigneddirector · ~36y · appointed 2018-11-28 · resigned 2023-03-31
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Recent filings (37 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-05
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-12-04
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-12-03
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-11-27
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control-without-name-date
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-10-17
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-10-17
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-10-16
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-10-16
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-10-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-29
capital-cancellation-shares
capital · SH06
2023-12-20
capital-return-purchase-own-shares
capital · SH03
2023-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-13