BICKERTON BEEKEEPING LIMITED
- 62012Business and domestic software development
Opportunity 68/100 (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: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2025-05-31 | 2024-05-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-5.6k | — |
| Current assets | £25 | — |
| Net assets | £-6.5k | — |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
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See pricing →Recent activity
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 change-of-name
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Corporate timeline (11 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2026-01-20✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2025-02-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-11✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2024-02-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-13📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-06-13📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-06-09📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-05-10🏢Company incorporatedAs BICKERTON BEEKEEPING LIMITED
- 2022-05-10➕STEPHENS, Barnaby appointeddirector
- 2022-05-10📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
Red flags
1 med ·Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.
Evidence: 2026-01-20: certificate-change-of-name-company; 2024-09-11: certificate-change-of-name-company
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Barnaby Stephens Individual · British · DOB 07/1984 · age 42 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 10/05/2022 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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