BAPP INDUSTRIAL SUPPLIES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

01084167 · ltd · incorporated 1972-11-29

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

—

year to Dec 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 25990

Sector: Manufacturing

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 63-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 57/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 63). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 5 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

7 live charges · 5 lenders · oldest 47.2y

35/100

too messy

Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.

· Oldest live charge is 47.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· 5 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
· Legal-friction score 35/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: high (82/100)

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

Lenders & charges

7 charges (7/7 with lender, 7/7 with type)

Directors & officers

9 officers (3 active, 9 linked, 7 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

10 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

125 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

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Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-12-31	2024-12-31
Average employees	1700	1700

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

3 signals 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

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 90 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts
• 1 persons-with-significant-control

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (38 events)Click to expand

2026-06-04
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-19
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-02-13
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mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2026-02-13
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Charge satisfied #6
2025-07-07
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-23
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GARWOOD, Christopher John resigned
director
2025-05-23
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-07-11
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-07
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mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-02-06
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Charge registered #7
Lender: Hsbc UK Bank PLC
2023-06-22
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-05-09
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-17
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change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2022-07-27
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-07-26
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-07-13
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-21
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-11-11
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-04-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2018-10-17
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2017-03-28
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COOK, Aileen Keturah resigned
director
2015-03-01
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PLATTS, Ben appointed
director
2012-06-21
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MCGRAYNOR, Pamela Rebecca resigned
director
2011-03-16
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Charge registered #6
Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
2006-08-01
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Charge satisfied #1
2006-06-27
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Charge registered #5
Lender: Hsbc Invoice Finance (UK) LTD ("the Security Holder")
2006-05-23
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Charge satisfied #2
2006-05-03
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GARWOOD, Christopher John appointed
director
2005-04-18
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COOK, Barry Millthorpe resigned
director
2002-07-01
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Charge registered #4
Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
2002-06-06
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Charge registered #3
Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
2000-09-25
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COOK, Dean Garth appointed
secretary
2000-09-25
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MCGRAYNOR, Peter resigned
secretary
2000-09-25
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MCGRAYNOR, Peter resigned
director
1993-02-24
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Charge registered #2
Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
1992-03-01
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COOK, Dean Garth appointed
director
1979-05-18
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Lloyds Bank Limited
1972-11-29
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Company incorporated
As BAPP INDUSTRIAL SUPPLIES LIMITED

Owner dependency

76/100

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.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 34 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.

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 63. 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 34 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 54 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 ·

Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern

medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Dean Garth Cook Individual · English · DOB 01/1963 · age 63	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	31/07/2016
Mrs Pamela Mcgraynor Individual · British · DOB 02/1939 · age 87	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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🔒Tailored diligence questions

7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated1972-11-29

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC25990 — SIC 25990

Registered office

Phoenix Works, Claycliffe Road

Barugh Green

Barnsley

South Yorkshire

S75 1LR

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-09-30

Last made up to: 2025-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-07-04

Last: 2026-06-20

Officers (3 active · 6 resigned)

COOK, Dean Garth→

secretary · appointed 2000-09-25

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

COOK, Dean Garth→

director · ~63y · appointed 1992-03-01

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Active

PLATTS, Ben→

director · ~42y · appointed 2015-03-01

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Active

MCGRAYNOR, Peter→

secretary · resigned 2000-09-25

Resigned

COOK, Aileen Keturah→

director · ~86y · resigned 2017-03-28

Resigned

COOK, Barry Millthorpe→

director · ~90y · resigned 2005-04-18

Resigned

GARWOOD, Christopher John→

director · ~62y · appointed 2006-05-03 · resigned 2025-05-23

Resigned

MCGRAYNOR, Pamela Rebecca→

director · ~87y · resigned 2012-06-21

Resigned

MCGRAYNOR, Peter→

director · ~91y · resigned 2000-09-25

Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:7 of 7 shown

		Type	Properties
outstanding	HSBC Hsbc UK Bank PLC	A registered charge	1 property	06/02/2024	—
satisfied	HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC	Legal assignment	1 property	16/03/2011	13/02/2026
outstanding	HSBC Hsbc Invoice Finance (UK) LTD ("the Security Holder")	Fixed charge on purchased debts which fail to vest	1 property	27/06/2006	—
outstanding	HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC	Legal mortgage	1 property	01/07/2002	—
outstanding	HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC	Debenture	1 property	06/06/2002	—
satisfied	Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC	Single debenture	1 property	24/02/1993	23/05/2006
satisfied	Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank Limited	Mortgage	2 properties	18/05/1979	01/08/2006

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Recent filings (125 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-06-23

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2026-06-04

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC04

2026-03-19

mortgage-satisfy-charge-full

mortgage · MR04

2026-02-13

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2025-07-07

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-07-07

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2025-05-23

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2024-07-11

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-07-01

mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date

mortgage · MR01

2024-02-07

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-06-22

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2023-06-22

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2023-05-09

change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened

accounts · AA01

2022-11-17

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC04

2022-07-27