BAPP INDUSTRIAL SUPPLIES (CASTLEFORD) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
01403572 · ltd · incorporated 1978-12-05
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.
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Wholesale of other machinery and equipment
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 57/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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

6 live charges · 5 lenders · oldest 33.4y

35/100
too messy

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 33.4 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 (83/100)

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
75
Lenders & charges
6 charges (6/6 with lender, 6/6 with type)
90
Directors & officers
9 officers (4 active, 9 linked, 6 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
18 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
117 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2024Dec 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-12-312024-12-31
Average employees200200

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

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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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
5
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (35 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-03-19
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  3. 2026-03-17
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    PLATTS, Ben Adam appointed
    director
  4. 2026-03-17
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  5. 2026-02-26
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  6. 2026-02-26
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    Charge satisfied #4
  7. 2025-07-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2025-01-20
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  9. 2024-07-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2024-02-19
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  11. 2024-02-16
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    Charge registered #6
    Lender: Hsbc UK Bank PLC
  12. 2023-09-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2022-07-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2021-08-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2020-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-04-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2018-10-17
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  18. 2018-10-17
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  19. 2018-10-17
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  20. 2014-01-20
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    Charge registered #5
    Lender: Hsbc Invoice Finance (UK) LTD
  21. 2011-03-16
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
  22. 2006-06-27
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Hsbc Invoice Finance (UK) LTD ("the Security Holder")
  23. 2006-05-23
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    Charge satisfied #1
  24. 2005-04-18
    ➖
    COOK, Barry Millthorpe resigned
    secretary
  25. 2005-04-18
    ➖
    COOK, Barry Millthorpe resigned
    director
  26. 2005-01-01
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    GARWOOD, Christopher John appointed
    secretary
  27. 2005-01-01
    ➕
    GARWOOD, Christopher John appointed
    director
  28. 2003-09-10
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    GILMOUR, Janet resigned
    director
  29. 2002-06-06
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
  30. 2000-09-25
    ➖
    MCGRAYNOR, Peter resigned
    director
  31. 1999-03-30
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    COOK, Dean Garth appointed
    director
  32. 1993-02-24
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
  33. 1993-02-22
    ➕
    COOK, Barry Millthorpe appointed
    secretary
  34. 1993-02-22
    ➖
    GILMOUR, Janet resigned
    secretary
  35. 1978-12-05
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    Company incorporated
    As BAPP INDUSTRIAL SUPPLIES (CASTLEFORD) LIMITED

Owner dependency

68/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 27 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

70/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 27 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Pamela Mcgraynor
Individual · British · DOB 02/1939 · age 87
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
Mr Dean Garth Cook
Individual · English · DOB 01/1963 · age 63
——sig. influencesignificant influence06/04/2016

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

🔒Co-director network graph

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Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1978-12-05
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46690 — Wholesale of other machinery and equipment

Registered office

Unit F3 Copley Hill Trading Estate
Whitehall Road
Leeds
LS12 1HE
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-26
Last: 2026-03-12

Officers (4 active · 5 resigned)

GARWOOD, Christopher John→
secretary · appointed 2005-01-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
COOK, Dean Garth→
director · ~63y · appointed 1999-03-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GARWOOD, Christopher John→
director · ~62y · appointed 2005-01-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PLATTS, Ben Adam→
director · ~42y · appointed 2026-03-17
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Active
COOK, Barry Millthorpe→
secretary · appointed 1993-02-22 · resigned 2005-04-18
Resigned
GILMOUR, Janet→
secretary · resigned 1993-02-22
Resigned
COOK, Barry Millthorpe→
director · ~90y · resigned 2005-04-18
Resigned
GILMOUR, Janet→
director · ~71y · resigned 2003-09-10
Resigned
MCGRAYNOR, Peter→
director · ~91y · resigned 2000-09-25
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

6
Total charges
4
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:6 of 6 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
HSBC
Hsbc UK Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property16/02/2024—
outstanding
HSBC
Hsbc Invoice Finance (UK) LTD
A registered charge1 property20/01/2014—
satisfied
HSBC
Hsbc Bank PLC
Legal assignment1 property16/03/201126/02/2026
outstanding
HSBC
Hsbc Invoice Finance (UK) LTD ("the Security Holder")
Fixed charge on purchased debts which fail to vest1 property27/06/2006—
outstanding
HSBC
Hsbc Bank PLC
Debenture1 property06/06/2002—
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Bank PLC
Single debenture1 property24/02/199323/05/2006
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Recent filings (117 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-06-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-19
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-03-19
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-03-17
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2026-02-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-17
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-01-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-15
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-02-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-07-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-30