BAUSEN LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
02163600 · ltd · incorporated 1987-09-11
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£11.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 46730
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 62-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (62/100, director aged 62). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
11 officers (3 active, 11 linked, 8 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
122 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
81/100Exceptional
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
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £11,687

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£12k
~ YoY
Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£2k£5k£7k£9k£12kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£11.7k—
Net assets£11.7k£11.7k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-07-09
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    replacement-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name
    officers · RP01AP01
  2. 2025-10-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-09-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-11-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-09-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-09-05
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2021-09-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-10-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-09-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-08-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2017-09-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2016-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-01-07
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  14. 2016-01-07
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  15. 2016-01-01
    ➕
    LATHAM, Nicholas Charles appointed
    director
  16. 2015-12-31
    ➖
    LATHAM, Peter Douglas Langdon resigned
    director
  17. 2006-12-15
    ➕
    DUNMOW, David Alan appointed
    director
  18. 2006-12-15
    ➖
    LATHAM, Roger John resigned
    director
  19. 2005-10-01
    ➕
    DUNMOW, David Alan appointed
    secretary
  20. 2005-10-01
    ➖
    LATHAM, Philippa Anne Joan resigned
    secretary
  21. 1997-08-31
    ➖
    ELDRIDGE, John Barrington resigned
    director
  22. 1995-07-25
    ➖
    LATHAM, Christopher George Arnot resigned
    director
  23. 1995-04-18
    ➕
    LATHAM, Philippa Anne Joan appointed
    secretary
  24. 1994-08-09
    ➖
    LYALL, James resigned
    secretary
  25. 1994-08-09
    ➖
    LYALL, James resigned
    director
  26. 1993-11-04
    ➕
    LATHAM, Roger John appointed
    director
  27. 1993-01-26
    ➖
    LATHAM, David Russell resigned
    director
  28. 1993-01-26
    ➕
    LATHAM, Peter Douglas Langdon appointed
    director
  29. 1987-09-11
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BAUSEN LIMITED

Owner dependency

76/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

69/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 39 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.)

Group structure

James Latham Plc is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
James Latham Plc
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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BAUSEN LIMITED
This company · 02163600

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
James Latham Plc
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board controlsig. influence75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence01/07/2016

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
Incorporated1987-09-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46730 — SIC 46730

Registered office

Unit C2 Breakspear Park
Breakspear Way
Hemel Hempstead
HP2 4TZ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-07-16
Last: 2026-07-02

Officers (3 active · 8 resigned)

DUNMOW, David Alan→
secretary · appointed 2005-10-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DUNMOW, David Alan→
director · ~62y · appointed 2006-12-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LATHAM, Nicholas Charles→
director · ~58y · appointed 2016-01-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LATHAM, Philippa Anne Joan→
secretary · appointed 1995-04-18 · resigned 2005-10-01
Resigned
LYALL, James→
secretary · resigned 1994-08-09
Resigned
ELDRIDGE, John Barrington→
director · ~92y · resigned 1997-08-31
Resigned
LATHAM, Christopher George Arnot→
director · ~93y · resigned 1995-07-25
Resigned
LATHAM, David Russell→
director · ~89y · resigned 1993-01-26
Resigned
LATHAM, Peter Douglas Langdon→
director · ~75y · appointed 1993-01-26 · resigned 2015-12-31
Resigned
LATHAM, Roger John→
director · ~83y · appointed 1993-11-04 · resigned 2006-12-15
Resigned
LYALL, James→
director · ~80y · resigned 1994-08-09
Resigned

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Recent filings (122 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-07-09
replacement-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name
officers · RP01AP01
2026-07-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-05
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-09-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-09-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-10-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-02