BIDWELL & DART: GROWING ECOLOGICAL ROOTS CIC

🌿Early-stageactive
15636388 · ltd · incorporated 2024-04-11
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
year to Apr 2025
Net worth
£105
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01130
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 85590Other education n.e.c.
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle 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 (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (71/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 2 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
4 officers (4 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
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
4 filings
60
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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £105

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£103
Net Worth
£105
Current Assets
£103
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-04-30
Total assets£105
Current assets£103
Cash£103
Debtors£0
Net assets£105

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 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (7 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-26
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-04-11
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BIDWELL & DART: GROWING ECOLOGICAL ROOTS CIC
  3. 2024-04-11
    BOND, Brian Charles appointed
    director
  4. 2024-04-11
    BURNS, Hilary appointed
    director
  5. 2024-04-11
    JACKSON, Sally Jane appointed
    director
  6. 2024-04-11
    LEWIS, Richard appointed
    director
  7. 2024-04-11
    📄
    incorporation-community-interest-company
    incorporation · CICINC

Owner dependency

60/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 76 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Young company: Only 2.2 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 76 years old. Natural succession window is now.

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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Brian Charles Bond
Individual · British · DOB 10/1958 · age 68
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control11/04/2024
Richard Lewis
Individual · British · DOB 01/1978 · age 48
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control11/04/2024

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
Incorporated2024-04-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01130 — SIC 01130

Registered office

Lindisfarne
Dartington
Totnes
TQ9 6JH
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-24
Last: 2026-04-10

Officers (4 active · 0 resigned)

BOND, Brian Charles
director · ~68y · appointed 2024-04-11
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Active
BURNS, Hilary
director · ~76y · appointed 2024-04-11
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Active
JACKSON, Sally Jane
director · ~64y · appointed 2024-04-11
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Active
LEWIS, Richard
director · ~48y · appointed 2024-04-11
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Active

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Recent filings (4 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-13
incorporation-community-interest-company
incorporation · CICINC
2024-04-11