BAERLOCHER UK LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

01109873 · ltd · incorporated 1973-04-25

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.

Opportunity decay

approaching window · 12-months

Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.

· Oldest live charge 32.2y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Dec 2024

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

74/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 20140

Sector: Manufacturing

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

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Refinance opportunity

3 live charges · oldest 32.2y

55/100

clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

· Oldest live charge is 32.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Legal-friction score 30/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
· Not currently profitable — coverage conversation is a harder sell.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (70/100)

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

1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)

Directors & officers

25 officers (6 active, 25 linked, 20 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

149 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

74/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102

Loss-making

Loss before tax £472,544

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2024-12-31
Profit before tax	£-472.5k
Average employees	37

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

• 5 officers

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (66 events)Click to expand

2026-04-15
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officers · CH01
2026-04-15
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officers · CH01
2026-02-12
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officers · CH01
2026-02-12
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officers · AP01
2026-02-11
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officers · AP01
2026-01-07
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ATAMAN, Mustafa appointed
director
2026-01-07
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REDL, Stefan appointed
director
2025-09-08
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-23
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accounts-with-accounts-type-medium
accounts · AA
2024-07-08
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DAVIES, Laura Jayne appointed
secretary
2024-07-08
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KNOX, Graeme Thomas resigned
secretary
2024-07-08
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officers · AP03
2024-07-08
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officers · TM02
2024-03-07
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officers · TM01
2024-02-22
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JONES, Andrew Ian resigned
director
2023-09-13
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-13
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-10-13
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-09-21
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-09-21
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-06-10
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accounts · AA
2021-09-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2021-07-15
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accounts · AA01
2021-06-25
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mortgage · MR04
2021-06-25
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Charge satisfied #2
2021-06-17
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accounts · AA
2021-05-26
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KNOX, Graeme Thomas appointed
secretary
2020-03-27
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HADFIELD, David resigned
secretary
2019-10-01
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MIDCALF, Daniel James appointed
director
2019-10-01
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TALLEN, Dane Mark appointed
director
2019-10-01
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TATE, Andrew resigned
director
2016-05-10
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Charge registered #3
Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
2015-01-08
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HADFIELD, David appointed
secretary
2015-01-08
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JONES, Andrew Ian resigned
secretary
2015-01-08
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MCWATERS, Caroline Anne resigned
director
2015-01-08
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TATE, Andrew appointed
director
2013-10-01
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KNOX, Graeme Thomas appointed
director
2013-10-01
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MCWATERS, Caroline Anne appointed
director
2010-01-01
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MEYER, Felix Kurt, Dr resigned
director
2010-01-01
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SCHULLE, Arne resigned
director
2008-04-14
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SCHULLE, Arne appointed
director
2008-04-12
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LISLE, Keith resigned
director
2008-04-01
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WALTER, Klaus resigned
director
2007-01-01
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LISLE, Keith appointed
director
2007-01-01
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WALTER, Klaus appointed
director
2006-12-31
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DEHM, Klaus Dieter resigned
director
2006-06-01
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JONES, Andrew Ian appointed
secretary
2006-06-01
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JONES, Andrew Ian appointed
director
2006-05-31
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JEFFRIES, James resigned
secretary
2006-05-31
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JEFFRIES, James resigned
director

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Owner dependency

40/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS

-5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

43/100

Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS

secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 years.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

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%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Dr Tobias Christopher Rosenthal Individual · German · DOB 01/1982 · age 44	75–100%	25–50%	75-100% shares · 75-100% voting	06/04/2016

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Baerlocher Gmbhceased 06/04/2016· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control

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

Incorporated1973-04-25

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC20140 — SIC 20140

Registered office

Moss Hall Road

Bury

Lancashire

BL9 7JJ

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-10-02

Last: 2025-09-18