BIGGART FORESTRY SERVICES LTD

💤Zombieactive
13482521 · ltd · incorporated 2021-06-29
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 Jun 2025
Net worth
£-7.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 02400
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. 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: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (69/100)

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, 1 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
10 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
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
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 declared
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £7,328

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
-£7k
Current Assets
£5
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-06-30
Total assets£105
Current assets£5
Net assets£-7.3k

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 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (9 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-02
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AAMD
  3. 2025-03-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-03-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-01-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-06-29
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    Company incorporated
    As BIGGART FORESTRY SERVICES LTD
  7. 2021-06-29
    BIGGART, Nicola Anne appointed
    secretary
  8. 2021-06-29
    BIGGART, George Kenneth William appointed
    director
  9. 2021-06-29
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

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 name in company name: Company name contains director surname "BIGGART" — strong identity link between founder and business.

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

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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr George Kenneth William Biggart
Individual · British · DOB 04/2003 · age 23
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control29/06/2021

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
Incorporated2021-06-29
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC02400 — SIC 02400

Registered office

6 Pennine View
Armathwaite
Carlisle
CA4 9PN
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-12
Last: 2025-06-28

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

BIGGART, Nicola Anne
secretary · appointed 2021-06-29
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Active
BIGGART, George Kenneth William
director · ~23y · appointed 2021-06-29
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Active

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Recent filings (10 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-09
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AAMD
2025-04-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-01-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-28
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2021-06-29