BUTLER & WALRUS LTD
Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -35% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (76/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-06-30 | 2024-06-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £20.4k | £23.8k |
| Current assets | £22.3k | £28.5k |
| Cash | £13.2k | £20.4k |
| Debtors | £7.5k | £7.8k |
| Net assets | £-26.7k | £-15.2k |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Corporate timeline (8 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-10-29📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-03-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-07🏢Company incorporatedAs BUTLER & WALRUS LTD
- 2022-06-07➕BEQIRI, Kastriot appointeddirector
- 2022-06-07➕BLAKEY, Catherine Ann appointeddirector
- 2022-06-07📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
Succession & seller-readiness
Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Miss Catherine Ann Blakey Individual · British · DOB 11/1969 · age 57 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 07/06/2022 |
Mr Kastriot Beqiri Individual · British,Albanian · DOB 07/1975 · age 51 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 07/06/2022 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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