BAIRDS MALT (PENSION TRUSTEES) LTD

🌳Matureactive

02426370 · ltd · incorporated 1989-09-26

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.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

73/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified

Sector: Financial & insurance

Investor take

Pass (distressed without resilience)

Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (55/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

25 officers (7 active, 25 linked, 23 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

165 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

73/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Some moderate concerns — review flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (55 events)Click to expand

2025-12-11
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2025-01-02
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accounts · AA
2023-12-18
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officers · AP01
2023-12-13
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PELIGRY, Luc appointed
director
2023-11-20
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accounts · AA
2022-11-23
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officers · TM01
2022-11-22
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GORDON, Angus Burness resigned
director
2022-08-24
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accounts · AA
2021-12-22
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2020-06-04
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2019-07-04
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accounts · AA
2019-03-06
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officers · CH01
2018-12-04
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accounts · AA
2017-11-02
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officers · TM01
2017-10-09
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BRIDGEFORD, Alyn resigned
director
2017-09-12
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2017-09-11
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accounts · AA
2016-11-11
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resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2016-11-04
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2013-07-17
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GILPIN, David Philip appointed
director
2013-07-17
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LLEWELLYN, David Lloyd appointed
director
2013-07-17
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HOWIE, Robin Yule resigned
director
2013-03-20
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FORSYTH, Brian Forbes resigned
director
2010-10-11
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WEIMANN, Brett Alan appointed
director
2010-07-31
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GILPIN, David Philip resigned
director
2007-03-06
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GORDON, Angus Burness appointed
director
2007-03-06
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GORDON, Angus Burness appointed
director
2007-03-06
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GORDON, Angus Burness resigned
director
2006-07-14
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IRELAND, Janis resigned
director
2005-12-07
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CAPITAL CRANFIELD PENSION TRUSTEES LIMITED appointed
corporate-director
2004-08-25
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FORSYTH, Brian Forbes appointed
director
2004-05-20
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MACKENZIE, Christine Margaret resigned
director
2003-09-07
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HOWIE, Robin Yule appointed
director
2003-08-18
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FRANCIS, Alan resigned
director
2001-11-13
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IRELAND, Janis appointed
director
2001-08-31
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HURCOMBE, Peter resigned
director
2000-08-18
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BRIDGEFORD, Alyn appointed
director
2000-08-18
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FRANCIS, Alan appointed
director
2000-08-18
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GILLIES, William Smith resigned
director
2000-08-18
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HAYDON, Steven Arthur resigned
director
2000-08-18
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HURCOMBE, Peter appointed
director
2000-08-18
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JENKINS, John Arthur resigned
director
2000-08-18
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MACKENZIE, Christine Margaret appointed
director
1999-09-30
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BURKE, William resigned
director
1999-07-01
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HAYDON, Steven Arthur appointed
director
1999-06-30
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CRAVEN SMITH, Henry James resigned
director
1997-03-27
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SCOTT, Catherine appointed
director
1996-12-31
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BENTLEY, Peter John resigned
director
1994-09-27
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BURKE, William appointed
director
1994-09-27
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FARTHING, Claire Andrea resigned
director

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Owner dependency

65/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

-6 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 29 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 78 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100

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 78 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 29 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.

Red flags

1 high ·

Confirmation statement overdue

high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-04-12

Group structure

Bairds Malt Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Bairds Malt Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control

ultimate parent

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BAIRDS MALT (PENSION TRUSTEES) LTD

This company · 02426370

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%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Bairds Malt Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	06/04/2016

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

Incorporated1989-09-26

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC64999 — Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified

Registered office

Station Maltings,

Witham,

Essex.

CM8 2DU

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-04-12OVERDUE

Last: 2025-03-29