BATCHMIX LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
02554541 · ltd · incorporated 1990-11-01
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
£1.91M
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 23610
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -50% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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, 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
7 officers (5 active, 7 linked, 6 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
94 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
75
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 declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £1,909,615
Net assets shrinking
Down £175,045 YoY
Cash draining
Cash down 50% YoY
Cash YoY
-50%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£257k
↓ 50% YoY
Net Worth
£1.9m
↓ 8.4% YoY
Current Assets
£745k
↓ 9.5% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £1.92M | £2.16M |
| Current assets | £745.4k | £823.7k |
| Cash | £257.4k | £518.5k |
| Debtors | £441.2k | £271.4k |
| Net assets | £1.91M | £2.08M |
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.
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See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-03📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-11-03📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-17➕SCHOLEY, George appointeddirector
- 2021-12-17➕SCHOLEY, Nicholas Paul appointeddirector
- 2021-01-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2018-12-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2018-04-30📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2018-04-30📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2018-04-30📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2018-04-30📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2018-04-30📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2018-04-30📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2017-12-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 1997-03-31➖HAGAN, Ann Margaret resigneddirector
- 1997-03-31➖HAGAN, William Robert resigneddirector
- 1990-11-01🏢Company incorporatedAs BATCHMIX LIMITED
Owner dependency
63/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 82 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
30/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — SCHOLEY, George (same surname) appointed 2021-12-17. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 82 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 36 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 Stephen Paul Scholey Individual · British · DOB 02/1944 · age 82 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
Mrs Susan Elizabeth Scholey Individual · British · DOB 10/1947 · age 79 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% 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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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1990-11-01
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC23610 — SIC 23610
Registered office
Scrooby Top Quarries
Scrooby Top
Doncaster
South Yorkshire
DN10 6AY
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-15
Last: 2025-11-01
Officers (5 active · 2 resigned)
Active
SCHOLEY, George→
Activedirector · ~39y · appointed 2021-12-17
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SCHOLEY, Nicholas Paul→
Activedirector · ~42y · appointed 2021-12-17
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Active
Active
HAGAN, Ann Margaret→
Resigneddirector · ~84y · resigned 1997-03-31
HAGAN, William Robert→
Resigneddirector · ~90y · resigned 1997-03-31
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Recent filings (94 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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2025-12-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-12-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-08
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-11-03
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-11-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-01-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2019-12-19