BW KUDU LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
SC521349 · ltd · incorporated 2015-11-27
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 70-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 70). 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: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: low (54/100)Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.
Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
49 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
3
filings
- • 1 officers
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 capital
Last 180 days
7
filings
- • 5 capital
- • 1 officers
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-04📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2026-02-23➖THORNTONS LAW LLP resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2026-02-19📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2026-01-27📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2026-01-14📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2025-11-26📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2025-11-17📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2025-10-30📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2025-10-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-10-30📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2025-09-30📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2025-09-15📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2025-08-27📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2025-07-24📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2025-07-01📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2025-05-16📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2025-04-04📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2025-01-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-16📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2024-01-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-05📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2023-01-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2015-11-30➕ARNET, Carl Krogh appointeddirector
- 2015-11-30➖LANG, Alistair James resigneddirector
- 2015-11-27🏢Company incorporatedAs BW KUDU LIMITED
- 2015-11-27➕THORNTONS LAW LLP appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2015-11-27➕LANG, Alistair James appointeddirector
Owner dependency
90/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
80/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
Bw Energy Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Bw Energy Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
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BW KUDU LIMITED
This company · SC521349
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Bw Energy Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 29/01/2021 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Bw Offshore Limitedceased 29/01/2021· 75-100% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2015-11-27
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Registered office
Horizons House
First Floor, 81-83 Waterloo Quay
Aberdeen
AB11 5DE
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-14
Last: 2026-01-31
Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)
ARNET, Carl Krogh→
Activedirector · ~70y · appointed 2015-11-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
THORNTONS LAW LLP→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2015-11-27 · resigned 2026-02-23
LANG, Alistair James→
Resigneddirector · ~53y · appointed 2015-11-27 · resigned 2015-11-30
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Recent filings (49 total)
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2026-03-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-23
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2026-02-19
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2026-01-27
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2026-01-14
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-11-26
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-11-17
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-10-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-30
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-10-30
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-09-30
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-09-15
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-08-27
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-07-24
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-07-01