BAYLEY-EDGE LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
01485428 · ltd · incorporated 1980-03-14
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Sept 2025
Net worth
£280.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 20301
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 20590SIC 20590
- 32990Other manufacturing n.e.c.
- 46750SIC 46750
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 78-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (78/100, director aged 78). 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: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
4 live charges · oldest 43.5y
45/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 43.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, 4 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)
90
Directors & officers
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
102 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £280,658
Net assets shrinking
Down £36,000 YoY
Cash YoY
-13%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£250k
↓ 13% YoY
Net Worth
£281k
↓ 11% YoY
Current Assets
£282k
↓ 11% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-09-30 | 2024-09-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £280.7k | £316.7k |
| Current assets | £282.3k | £318.3k |
| Cash | £249.7k | £285.7k |
| Debtors | £32.6k | £32.6k |
| Net assets | £280.7k | £316.7k |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
- 2026-06-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-06-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-30📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2023-07-27📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2023-07-27📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-07-27📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-05-05➖BASIURSKI, Jerzy Ryszard, Mr. resignedsecretary
- 2023-05-05➖BASIURSKI, Jerzy Ryszard, Mr. resigneddirector
- 2022-06-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-01📄mortgage-charge-whole-cease-and-release-with-charge-numbermortgage · MR05
- 2021-11-01📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2021-11-01🔓Charge satisfied #4
- 2021-06-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-06-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-08-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-09-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-11-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2016-10-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2014-08-05🔒Charge registered #4Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2013-03-02🔓Charge satisfied #3
- 2013-03-02🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2002-05-29🔒Charge registered #3Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 1992-07-31🔒Charge registered #2Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 1982-12-29🔒Charge registered #1Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 1980-03-14🏢Company incorporatedAs BAYLEY-EDGE LIMITED
Owner dependency
90/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 78 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
85/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 78 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 46 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr. Jerzy Ryszard Basiurski Individual · British · DOB 11/1947 · age 79 | 25–50% | 25–50% | sig. influence25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · significant influence | 31/07/2016 |
Mrs Belinda Mary Basiurska Individual · British · DOB 02/1948 · age 78 | — | 25–50% | sig. influence25-50% voting · significant influence | 31/07/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1980-03-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC20301 — SIC 20301
Registered office
Trimble House
9 Bold Street
Warrington
WA1 1DN
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-14
Last: 2025-07-31
Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)
Active
BASIURSKI, Jerzy Ryszard, Mr.→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 2023-05-05
BASIURSKI, Jerzy Ryszard, Mr.→
Resigneddirector · ~79y · resigned 2023-05-05
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Mortgages & charges
4
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:4 of 4 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 05/08/2014 | 01/11/2021 | |
| satisfied | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 29/05/2002 | 02/03/2013 | |
| satisfied | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Legal mortgage | 1 property | 31/07/1992 | 02/03/2013 | |
| outstanding | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 29/12/1982 | — |
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Recent filings (102 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-06-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-22
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2023-11-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-01
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2023-07-27
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-07-27
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-07-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-03
mortgage-charge-whole-cease-and-release-with-charge-number
mortgage · MR05
2021-11-01
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2021-11-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-31