BIOCHAR ENERGY SUSTAINABLE TECHNOLOGIES PTY LTD
🌿Early-stageactive
14471590 · ltd · incorporated 2022-11-09
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Nov 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01500
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 02100SIC 02100
- 35110SIC 35110
- 38320SIC 38320
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
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 (2 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
19 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
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-11-30 | 2023-11-30 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
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Last 90 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-14📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-09-14📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-09-09📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-09-09📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-08-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-26📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-11-26📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-08-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-13📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2024-03-01➖1ST SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2023-04-25➕MADIGAN, Patrick Laurence appointeddirector
- 2023-04-25📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-04-25📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-04-25📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-04-10✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2023-03-07➕1ST SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2023-03-07📄appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP04
- 2022-11-09🏢Company incorporatedAs BIOCHAR ENERGY SUSTAINABLE TECHNOLOGIES PTY LTD
- 2022-11-09➕LOVETT, Samuel Jesse appointeddirector
- 2022-11-09📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
66/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
56/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Samuel Jesse Lovett Individual · English · DOB 07/1976 · age 50 | 50–75% | 50–75% | board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control | 09/11/2022 |
Mr Patrick Laurence Madigan Individual · Irish · DOB 11/1963 · age 63 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 18/04/2023 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2022-11-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01500 — SIC 01500
Registered office
71-75 Shelton Street
Covent Garden
London
WC2H 9JQ
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-14
Last: 2025-10-31
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
LOVETT, Samuel Jesse→
Activedirector · ~50y · appointed 2022-11-09
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MADIGAN, Patrick Laurence→
Activedirector · ~63y · appointed 2023-04-25
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1ST SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2023-03-07 · resigned 2024-03-01
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Recent filings (19 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-12
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-09-14
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-09-14
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-09-09
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-09-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-08-20
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-11-26
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-11-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-08-02
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-03-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-25
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-04-25
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-04-25