BIOABUNDANCE COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY

💤Zombieactive
13063614 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2020-12-06
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
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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of other membership organisations n.e.c.
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 69-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 69). 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 (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (57/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
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 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
16 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-07-02
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  3. 2025-07-01
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    DE SOISSONS, Oliver Louis resigned
    director
  4. 2024-09-17
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2024-09-17
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  6. 2024-09-03
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    ASHLEY, Ian David resigned
    director
  7. 2024-09-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-09-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-06-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-06-25
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  11. 2021-06-24
    ➕
    DE SOISSONS, Oliver Louis appointed
    director
  12. 2021-01-20
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  13. 2021-01-20
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  14. 2020-12-06
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    Company incorporated
    As BIOABUNDANCE COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY
  15. 2020-12-06
    ➕
    ROBERTS, Susan Clare, Dr appointed
    director
  16. 2020-12-06
    ➕
    ASHLEY, Ian David appointed
    director
  17. 2020-12-06
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    incorporation-community-interest-company
    incorporation · CICINC

Owner dependency

90/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

clean
No 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Dr Susan Clare Roberts
Individual · British · DOB 12/1957 · age 69
—25–50%25-50% voting06/12/2020
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Ian David Ashleyceased 03/09/2024· 25-50% voting
  • Eugenie Elisabeth Buchanceased 18/01/2021· 25-50% voting

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2020-12-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC94990 — Activities of other membership organisations n.e.c.

Registered office

Glebe House
Reading Road
Wallingford
OX10 9DT
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-19
Last: 2025-12-05

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

ROBERTS, Susan Clare, Dr→
director · ~69y · appointed 2020-12-06
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Active
ASHLEY, Ian David→
director · ~68y · appointed 2020-12-06 · resigned 2024-09-03
Resigned
DE SOISSONS, Oliver Louis→
director · ~66y · appointed 2021-06-24 · resigned 2025-07-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (16 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-23
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-07-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-17
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-09-17
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-09-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-09
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-06-25
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-01-20
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-01-20