BIO ENTERPRISE LTD

💤Zombieactive
13060086 · ltd · incorporated 2020-12-03
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 02100
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 10320SIC 10320
  • 56290Other food services
  • 72110Research and experimental development on biotechnology
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

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

Company profile
address, 4 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 (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
23 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
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
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Average employees100100

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 officers
  • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-22
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  2. 2025-12-22
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  3. 2025-10-14
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2025-10-14
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2025-10-14
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2025-06-16
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2025-05-28
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  8. 2024-02-12
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-07-06
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2023-01-26
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  11. 2022-12-02
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  12. 2022-12-02
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  13. 2022-07-05
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2021-06-21
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  15. 2021-06-21
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  16. 2021-06-17
    DAVIES, Jonathan Mitchell resigned
    director
  17. 2021-06-17
    MURPHY, Ian Christopher, Mr. resigned
    director
  18. 2021-03-16
    MURPHY, Ian Christopher, Mr. appointed
    director
  19. 2021-03-16
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  20. 2021-01-13
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  21. 2021-01-12
    DAVIES, Jonathan Mitchell appointed
    director
  22. 2020-12-03
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BIO ENTERPRISE LTD
  23. 2020-12-03
    WALSH, Vincent Daniels, Dr appointed
    director
  24. 2020-12-03
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

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

1 med ·
Name changed recently
medium

Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.

Evidence: 2025-05-28: certificate-change-of-name-company

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Dr Vincent Daniels Walsh
Individual · British · DOB 08/1978 · age 48
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control03/12/2020

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2020-12-03
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC02100 — SIC 02100

Registered office

The Copper Room Deva City Office Park
Trinity Way
Manchester
M3 7BG
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-16
Last: 2025-12-02

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

WALSH, Vincent Daniels, Dr
director · ~48y · appointed 2020-12-03
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Active
DAVIES, Jonathan Mitchell
director · ~48y · appointed 2021-01-12 · resigned 2021-06-17
Resigned
MURPHY, Ian Christopher, Mr.
director · ~44y · appointed 2021-03-16 · resigned 2021-06-17
Resigned

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Recent filings (23 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-14
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-12-22
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-12-22
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-10-14
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-10-14
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-10-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-16
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2025-05-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-02-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-07-06
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-01-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-12
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-12-02