BVI CONSULT LIMITED

🌿Early-stageactive
SC740548 · ltd · incorporated 2022-08-08
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 Aug 2024
Net worth
£14.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
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. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -87% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 1 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
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
10 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £14,723
Very low cash
Cash position: £9
Cash draining
Cash down 87% YoY
Cash YoY
-87%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£9
↓ 87% YoY
Net Worth
£15k
↑ 461% YoY
Current Assets
£32k
↑ 40460% YoY
Current Liabilities
-£4k£3k£10k£17k£24k£32kAug 2023Aug 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-08-312023-08-31
Total assets£17.8k£-984
Current assets£31.6k£78
Cash£9£68
Debtors£31.6k£10
Net assets£14.7k£-4.1k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

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1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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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 (10 events)Click to expand
  1. 2024-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-07-13
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  3. 2024-07-12
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-07-09
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  5. 2022-10-27
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  6. 2022-08-25
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  7. 2022-08-12
    SHOTE, Ogechukwu Edith appointed
    director
  8. 2022-08-08
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BVI CONSULT LIMITED
  9. 2022-08-08
    SHOTE, Ayobiyi appointed
    director
  10. 2022-08-08
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

74/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

46/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Ayobiyi Shote
Individual · Nigerian · DOB 11/1967 · age 59
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control08/08/2022
Mrs Ogechukwu Edith Shote
Individual · British,Nigerian · DOB 09/1970 · age 56
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting01/10/2022

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
Incorporated2022-08-08
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Registered office

54 Friarsfield Road
Cults
Aberdeen
AB15 9LB
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-05-31
Last made up to: 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-21
Last: 2025-08-07

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

SHOTE, Ayobiyi
director · ~59y · appointed 2022-08-08
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Active
SHOTE, Ogechukwu Edith
director · ~56y · appointed 2022-08-12
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Active

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Recent filings (10 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-09-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-20
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-07-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-07-12
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-07-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-18
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-10-27
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-08-25
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2022-08-08