BIO-CLEAN EQUIPMENT SALES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
02777688 · ltd · incorporated 1993-01-07
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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 28.8y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£130.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 33200
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 77-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (73/100, director aged 77). 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

3 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 28.8y

50/100
clean up first

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 28.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

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
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
8 officers (4 active, 8 linked, 4 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
88 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £130,470
Net assets shrinking
Down £36,876 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£130k
↓ 22% YoY
Current Assets
£391k
↓ 15% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£92k£183k£275k£367k£458kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£183.8k£219.2k
Current assets£391.5k£458.3k
Net assets£130.5k£167.3k

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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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (33 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-14
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    BAGGS, Averil resigned
    director
  2. 2026-01-14
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  3. 2025-09-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-01-15
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  6. 2023-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-07-27
    ➕
    BAKER, Jessica Ann appointed
    director
  8. 2023-07-27
    ➕
    BAKER, Nicholas John appointed
    director
  9. 2023-07-27
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  10. 2023-07-27
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  11. 2022-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-09-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-09-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-08-24
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  17. 2018-08-24
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  18. 2018-08-24
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    Charge satisfied #3
  19. 2018-08-24
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    Charge satisfied #2
  20. 2017-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  21. 2013-09-09
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Close Brothers Limited
  22. 2013-09-09
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Close Brothers Limited
  23. 1997-10-15
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  24. 1997-03-20
    ➕
    BAGGS, Lawrence James appointed
    secretary
  25. 1997-03-20
    ➖
    BAKER, John Adrian resigned
    secretary
  26. 1993-01-07
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BIO-CLEAN EQUIPMENT SALES LIMITED
  27. 1993-01-07
    ➕
    BAGGS, Lawrence James appointed
    director
  28. 1993-01-07
    ➕
    BAKER, John Adrian appointed
    secretary
  29. 1993-01-07
    ➕
    WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  30. 1993-01-07
    ➖
    WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  31. 1993-01-07
    ➕
    BAGGS, Averil appointed
    director
  32. 1993-01-07
    ➕
    WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  33. 1993-01-07
    ➖
    WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

83/100
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
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 34 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 77 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

80/100
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 77 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 34 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Lawrence James Baggs
Individual · British · DOB 08/1949 · age 77
50–75%
—50-75% 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
Incorporated1993-01-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC33200 — SIC 33200

Registered office

Waterhouse
Greenfields Road
Horley
Surrey
RH6 8HW

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-21
Last: 2026-01-07

Officers (4 active · 4 resigned)

BAGGS, Lawrence James→
secretary · appointed 1997-03-20
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Active
BAGGS, Lawrence James→
director · ~77y · appointed 1993-01-07
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Active
BAKER, Jessica Ann→
director · ~37y · appointed 2023-07-27
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Active
BAKER, Nicholas John→
director · ~38y · appointed 2023-07-27
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Active
BAKER, John Adrian→
secretary · appointed 1993-01-07 · resigned 1997-03-20
Resigned
WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1993-01-07 · resigned 1993-01-07
Resigned
BAGGS, Averil→
director · ~81y · appointed 1993-01-07 · resigned 2026-01-14
Resigned
WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1993-01-07 · resigned 1993-01-07
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

3
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Close Brothers
Close Brothers Limited
A registered charge2 properties09/09/201324/08/2018
satisfied
Close Brothers
Close Brothers Limited
A registered charge1 property09/09/201324/08/2018
outstanding
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Mortgage debenture1 property15/10/1997—
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Recent filings (88 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-14
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-01-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-16
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2024-01-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-27
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-07-27
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-07-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-09-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-14