BC ENVIRO SERVICES LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC250882 · ltd · incorporated 2003-06-10
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
—
year to Aug 2025
Net worth
£265.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 39000
Sector: Water supply & waste
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
60 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
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 declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £265,027

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£265k
↑ 6.0% YoY
Current Assets
£296k
↑ 4.9% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£59k£118k£178k£237k£296kAug 2024Aug 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-08-312024-08-31
Total assets£265.0k£250.0k
Current assets£296.0k£282.1k
Net assets£265.0k£250.0k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-04-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-04-09
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  5. 2024-04-09
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  6. 2023-06-26
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  7. 2023-05-25
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  8. 2023-05-25
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    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-01-09
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    officers · AP03
  10. 2023-01-09
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    officers · TM02
  11. 2023-01-09
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    officers · TM01
  12. 2023-01-09
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2022-12-24
    ➕
    MACDONALD, Hayley Eve appointed
    secretary
  14. 2022-12-24
    ➖
    COOPER, Robert Henry resigned
    secretary
  15. 2022-12-24
    ➖
    COOPER, Robert Henry resigned
    director
  16. 2022-06-20
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    MACDONALD, Hayley Eve appointed
    director
  17. 2022-06-20
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  18. 2022-05-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  19. 2021-03-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  20. 2020-05-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  21. 2019-05-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  22. 2011-06-12
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    COOPER, Linda Christine resigned
    director
  23. 2003-06-10
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    Company incorporated
    As BC ENVIRO SERVICES LIMITED
  24. 2003-06-10
    ➕
    COOPER, Robert Henry appointed
    secretary
  25. 2003-06-10
    ➕
    COOPER, Linda Christine appointed
    director
  26. 2003-06-10
    ➕
    COOPER, Robert Henry appointed
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Hayley Eve Macdonald
Individual · Scottish · DOB 07/1976 · age 50
75–100%
—75-100% shares09/04/2024
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • The Estate Of Robert Henry Henry Cooperceased 09/04/2024· 25-50% shares · trust interest
  • Mr Robert Henry Cooperceased 24/12/2022· 75-100% shares

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
Incorporated2003-06-10
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC39000 — SIC 39000

Registered office

Robson Forth St. Davids Business Park
Dalgety Bay
Dunfermline
KY11 9PF
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-23
Last: 2026-04-09

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

MACDONALD, Hayley Eve→
secretary · appointed 2022-12-24
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Active
MACDONALD, Hayley Eve→
director · ~50y · appointed 2022-06-20
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Active
COOPER, Robert Henry→
secretary · appointed 2003-06-10 · resigned 2022-12-24
Resigned
COOPER, Linda Christine→
director · ~77y · appointed 2003-06-10 · resigned 2011-06-12
Resigned
COOPER, Robert Henry→
director · ~78y · appointed 2003-06-10 · resigned 2022-12-24
Resigned

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Recent filings (60 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-04-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-04-27
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-04-09
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-04-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-09
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-06-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-09
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-05-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-05-25
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2023-01-09
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2023-01-09
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-01-09