BOTCHED LTD
🌿Early-stageactive
15279543 · ltd · incorporated 2023-11-13
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
£15.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 29203
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.
Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (70/100)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
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 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
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
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 declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £15,094
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£15k
Current Assets
£15k
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-11-30 |
|---|---|
| Total assets | £15.1k |
| Current assets | £15.1k |
| Net assets | £15.1k |
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
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (12 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-07-27📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-07-27📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-12-18📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-12-18📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-12-11📄second-filing-capital-allotment-sharescapital · RP04SH01
- 2023-12-09➕WOOLCOCK, Steven John appointeddirector
- 2023-12-05📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2023-11-13🏢Company incorporatedAs BOTCHED LTD
- 2023-11-13➕HAM, William Roy appointeddirector
- 2023-11-13➕WOOLCOCK, Jessica Danielle appointeddirector
- 2023-11-13📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
63/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +Young company: Only 2.5 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
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
3 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Steven John Woolcock Individual · British · DOB 02/1970 · age 56 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 11/12/2023 |
Mr William Roy Ham Individual · British · DOB 03/2002 · age 24 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 13/11/2023 |
Ms Jessica Danielle Woolcock Individual · British · DOB 04/2004 · age 22 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 13/11/2023 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2023-11-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC29203 — SIC 29203
Registered office
Church Farm
Baldhu
Truro
TR3 6EG
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-30
Last: 2025-07-16
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
HAM, William Roy→
Activedirector · ~24y · appointed 2023-11-13
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WOOLCOCK, Jessica Danielle→
Activedirector · ~22y · appointed 2023-11-13
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WOOLCOCK, Steven John→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 2023-12-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
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Recent filings (10 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-27
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-07-27
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-07-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-16
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-12-18
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-12-18
second-filing-capital-allotment-shares
capital · RP04SH01
2023-12-11
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2023-12-05
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-11-13