DANIEL BATHAM & SON LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
00373928 · ltd · incorporated 1942-05-14
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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Net worth
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Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Manufacture of beer
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 68). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (56/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
102 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
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 officers
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 officers
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 2 officers
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-07-24
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    BATHAM, Dorothy Jean resigned
    secretary
  2. 2026-07-24
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  3. 2026-01-26
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    BATHAM, Dorothy Jean resigned
    director
  4. 2026-01-26
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2025-12-02
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  6. 2024-11-21
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  7. 2023-12-31
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  8. 2022-12-22
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  9. 2021-12-14
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  10. 2021-01-08
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  11. 2019-12-30
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  12. 2018-12-18
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  13. 2017-12-22
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  14. 2016-11-24
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  15. 2016-03-04
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  16. 2016-01-02
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  17. 2015-03-02
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  18. 2010-01-21
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    BATHAM, Daniel Bertram Arthur resigned
    director
  19. 2005-10-20
    ➕
    BATHAM, Matthew Daniel appointed
    director
  20. 2000-03-01
    ➕
    BATHAM, Timothy Arthur Joseph appointed
    director
  21. 1942-05-14
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As DANIEL BATHAM & SON LIMITED

Owner dependency

100/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "BATHAM" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 26 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

86/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 26 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 84 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 med ·
2 director resignations in last 12 months
medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: BATHAM, Dorothy Jean resigned 2026-07-24; BATHAM, Dorothy Jean resigned 2026-01-26

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Timothy Arthur Joseph Batham
Individual · English · DOB 03/1958 · age 68
25–50%
—25-50% shares17/02/2017
Mr Matthew Daniel Batham
Individual · English · DOB 06/1969 · age 57
25–50%
—25-50% shares17/02/2017

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
Incorporated1942-05-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC11050 — Manufacture of beer

Registered office

10a The Delph
Brierley Hill
West Midlands
DY5 2TN

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-18
Last: 2026-02-04

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

BATHAM, Matthew Daniel→
director · ~57y · appointed 2005-10-20
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Active
BATHAM, Timothy Arthur Joseph→
director · ~68y · appointed 2000-03-01
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Active
BATHAM, Dorothy Jean→
secretary · resigned 2026-07-24
Resigned
BATHAM, Daniel Bertram Arthur→
director · ~99y · resigned 2010-01-21
Resigned
BATHAM, Dorothy Jean→
director · ~94y · resigned 2026-01-26
Resigned

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Recent filings (102 total)

termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2026-07-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-04
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-01-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2024-11-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2023-12-31
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2022-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2021-12-14
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-01
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accounts · AA
2021-01-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-03-04