BIOTEK ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE UK LIMITED
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (81/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2025-07-31 | 2024-07-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-159.6k | £-35.7k |
| Current assets | £15.4k | £21.1k |
| Net assets | £-160.5k | £-36.7k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Corporate timeline (12 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-07-05📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2025-07-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-06-17📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2024-06-17📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-02-07📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2024-02-06📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-02-06📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2023-07-11🏢Company incorporatedAs BIOTEK ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE UK LIMITED
- 2023-07-11➕MCARTHUR, Colin appointeddirector
- 2023-07-11➕MCARTHUR, Niamh Aine Elizabeth appointeddirector
- 2023-07-11📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +Young company: Only 2.8 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
Succession & seller-readiness
No meaningful acquirability indicators from public data.
- primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — MCARTHUR, Niamh Aine Elizabeth (same surname) appointed 2023-07-11. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanGroup structure
Biotek Environmental Science Ltd. holds 25-50% — a significant corporate investor but not a controlling parent.
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Biotek Environmental Science Ltd. Corporate entity | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 02/02/2024 |
Mr Colin Mcarthur Individual · British · DOB 01/1961 · age 65 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 11/07/2023 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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