BUFFALO & BUTTERFLY LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
SC542379 · ltd · incorporated 2016-08-10
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Feb 2025
Net worth
£15.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Retail sale of furniture, lighting, and similar (not musical instruments or scores) in specialised stores
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 47710Retail sale of clothing in specialised stores
- 47750Retail sale of cosmetic and toilet articles in specialised stores
- 96020Hairdressing and other beauty treatment
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. 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 (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (69/100)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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
22 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
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 £15,072
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£15k
↑ 643% YoY
Current Assets
£4k
↓ 44% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-02-28 | 2024-02-28 |
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| Total assets | £15.1k | £2.0k |
| Current assets | £3.5k | £6.3k |
| Net assets | £15.1k | £2.0k |
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 (15 events)Click to expand
- 2025-08-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-10-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-11-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-04-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-04-24📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2017-05-31📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2016-08-10🏢Company incorporatedAs BUFFALO & BUTTERFLY LIMITED
- 2016-08-10➕FOX, Daniel Jon Grahame appointeddirector
- 2016-08-10➕FOX, Jodi Claire appointeddirector
- 2016-08-10📄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
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +No director turnover: Company is 10 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- 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.)
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| CLOTHING BABA LTD→ SC861002 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CLOUD MOON LTD→ SC873111 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CMX BORDERS LTD→ SC718708 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| COAST LOGISTICS LIMITED→ SC844999 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| COCKENZIE NEWS LIMITED→ SC601139 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| COFFEE DIRECT (SCOTLAND) LIMITED→ SC191143 · est 1998 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 27y | — | — |
| COLINTON STORE LTD→ SC580909 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| COMFORTABLY TATTOOED LTD→ SC833318 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| COMMERCIAL CROSS LIMITED→ SC499588 · est 2015 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 11y | — | — |
| COMPANY BAKERY LIMITED→ SC768646 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| CONERSTONE HEALTHCARE GROUP LTD→ SC753753 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| CONNECTED WORKER TECH LTD→ SC822423 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2016-08-10
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC47599 — Retail sale of furniture, lighting, and similar (not musical instruments or scores) in specialised stores
Registered office
9 St. Stephen Street
Edinburgh
EH3 5AN
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-09
Last: 2025-08-26
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
FOX, Daniel Jon Grahame→
Activedirector · ~47y · appointed 2016-08-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
FOX, Jodi Claire→
Activedirector · ~49y · appointed 2016-08-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
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Recent filings (22 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-08-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-04-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-05-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-06-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-11-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-10-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-09-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2018-11-28