BAGSHAWE ESTATES (WORMHILL) LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
01661553 · ltd · incorporated 1982-09-02
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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year to Sept 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 75-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 75). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (77/100)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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
87 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
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-09-30 | 2024-09-30 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-01-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-02-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-02-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-01-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-01-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2015-07-20📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2014-11-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2014-07-14📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2013-10-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2003-03-31➖BAGSHAWE, Hilary resigneddirector
- 1982-09-02🏢Company incorporatedAs BAGSHAWE ESTATES (WORMHILL) LIMITED
Owner dependency
96/100
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
- +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 "BAGSHAWE" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 75 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
76/100
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 75 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 44 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 |
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Mr Timothy John Bagshawe Individual · British · DOB 06/1951 · age 75 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 06/04/2016 |
Mrs Pamela Bagshawe Individual · British · DOB 05/1951 · age 75 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1982-09-02
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999
Registered office
Wormhill Hall
Wormhill
Nr Buxton
Derbyshire
SK17 8SL
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-21
Last: 2025-07-07
Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)
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Recent filings (87 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-12-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-01-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-01-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-01-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-01-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-01-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-01-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-07-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-02-01