BULK FEED SYSTEMS LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
12440406 · ltd · incorporated 2020-02-04
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
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book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 33200
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
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: medium (70/100)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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
22 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
1 year 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 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|
| Average employees | 2 |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
4
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2026-02-16📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-02-13📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-control-without-name-datepersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-02-06📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-01-30📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-11-06📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2024-10-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-19📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2021-03-08📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-03-08📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-03-08📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-02-04🏢Company incorporatedAs BULK FEED SYSTEMS LTD
- 2020-02-04➕FORD, James Richard appointeddirector
- 2020-02-04➕GILMAN, Jane Edna appointeddirector
- 2020-02-04📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2020-02-04📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
71/100
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 58 — approaching natural succession window.
- +No director turnover: Company is 6 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
46/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
- 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
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Jim Richard Ford Individual · British · DOB 06/1970 · age 56 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 04/02/2020 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2020-02-04
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC33200 — SIC 33200
Registered office
Jacorra
Calverhall
Whitchurch
Shropshire
SY13 4PA
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-13
Last: 2026-01-30
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
FORD, James Richard→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 2020-02-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
GILMAN, Jane Edna→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2020-02-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
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Recent filings (22 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-17
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-02-16
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control-without-name-date
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-02-13
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-02-06
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-01-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-30
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2024-11-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-01-14