ALLEN BATES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
01662275 · ltd · incorporated 1982-09-06
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
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 33.6y old — refinance window within 12 months
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Turnover
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Net worth
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Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of head offices
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 71-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 71). 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 (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 33.6y

65/100
clean up first

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 33.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (58/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
8 officers (3 active, 8 linked, 5 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
7 connected companies via shared directors
66
Filing history
119 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
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
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 2 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 2 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-09-02
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  3. 2023-08-23
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    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-12-10
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    address · AD01
  5. 2022-08-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-08-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-04-09
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2020-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-08-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-09-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-04-27
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    BATES, David Austin Allen resigned
    director
  12. 2018-04-27
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  13. 2017-09-13
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    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-09-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2003-04-06
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    BATES, Andrew William Allen appointed
    director
  16. 1999-10-05
    ➕
    CEILIC LTD appointed
    corporate-secretary
  17. 1999-10-05
    ➕
    BATES, Jane Victoria appointed
    director
  18. 1999-10-05
    ➖
    BATES, Jane Victoria resigned
    secretary
  19. 1999-10-05
    ➖
    BATES, Andrew William Allen resigned
    director
  20. 1998-06-10
    ➖
    BATES, Andrew William Allen resigned
    secretary
  21. 1998-06-10
    ➕
    BATES, Jane Victoria appointed
    secretary
  22. 1995-11-01
    ➖
    BATES, Barbara resigned
    director
  23. 1992-11-03
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Wools (London) Limited
  24. 1982-09-06
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ALLEN BATES LIMITED

Owner dependency

100/100
Critical — business is the founder

The 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 "BATES" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 27 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

96/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 27 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 44 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

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Andrew William Allen Bates
Individual · British · DOB 06/1955 · age 71
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated1982-09-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70100 — Activities of head offices

Registered office

5 Miles Garth
Leeds
LS17 9BW
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-18
Last: 2026-04-04

Officers (3 active · 5 resigned)

CEILIC LTD→
corporate-secretary · appointed 1999-10-05
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Active
BATES, Andrew William Allen→
director · ~71y · appointed 2003-04-06
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Active
BATES, Jane Victoria→
director · ~67y · appointed 1999-10-05
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Active
BATES, Andrew William Allen→
secretary · resigned 1998-06-10
Resigned
BATES, Jane Victoria→
secretary · appointed 1998-06-10 · resigned 1999-10-05
Resigned
BATES, Andrew William Allen→
director · ~71y · resigned 1999-10-05
Resigned
BATES, Barbara→
director · ~96y · resigned 1995-11-01
Resigned
BATES, David Austin Allen→
director · ~68y · resigned 2018-04-27
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Wools (London)
Wools (London) Limited
Debenture1 property03/11/1992—
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Recent filings (119 total)

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confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-09
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-08
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accounts · AA
2025-09-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-08-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-06
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-12-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-08-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-08-25
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-04-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-18