BUDDING WRITERS LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
12039628 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2019-06-07
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 Jun 2025
Net worth
£-2.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Cultural education
Sector: Education
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 77/100 (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 (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (81/100)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
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
7 connected companies via shared directors
66
Filing history
21 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.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredNegative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £2,903
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
-£3k
↑ 39% YoY
Current Assets
£3k
↑ 162% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-06-30 | 2024-06-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-2.9k | £-4.7k |
| Current assets | £3.0k | £1.1k |
| Net assets | £-2.9k | £-4.7k |
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
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-12📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-01-20📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-04-24📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-04-24📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-04-24📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-03-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-24📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-03-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-15📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-04-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-06-07🏢Company incorporatedAs BUDDING WRITERS LIMITED
- 2019-06-07➕BUSBY, Philip Charles appointeddirector
- 2019-06-07➕BUSBY, Susan Mary appointeddirector
- 2019-06-07📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
79/100
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.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +No director turnover: Company is 7 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
56/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Susan Mary Busby Individual · British · DOB 07/1967 · age 59 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 07/06/2019 |
Mr Philip Charles Busby Individual · British · DOB 06/1963 · age 63 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 07/06/2019 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2019-06-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85520 — Cultural education
Registered office
82 Moor End Road
Mellor
Stockport
SK6 5PT
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-09
Last: 2026-05-26
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
BUSBY, Philip Charles→
Activedirector · ~63y · appointed 2019-06-07
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BUSBY, Susan Mary→
Activedirector · ~59y · appointed 2019-06-07
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Recent filings (21 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-16
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-02-12
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-01-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-06
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-04-24
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-04-24
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-04-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-24
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-03-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-15