BAWA (MANAGEMENT SERVICES) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
02851097 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 1993-09-07
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
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year to Dec 2024
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of business and employers membership organisations
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 71-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 71). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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
8 officers (3 active, 8 linked, 5 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
82 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31

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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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-09-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-09-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-08-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-08-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-01-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2019-09-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2018-09-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2018-06-05
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  10. 2018-06-05
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    officers · TM01
  11. 2018-06-05
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  12. 2018-06-05
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    officers · AP03
  13. 2018-06-05
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  14. 2018-06-05
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    officers · AP01
  15. 2018-06-01
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    EUSTACE, Andrew Edward appointed
    secretary
  16. 2018-06-01
    ➕
    EUSTACE, Andrew Edward appointed
    director
  17. 2018-06-01
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    BISHOP, James William resigned
    secretary
  18. 2018-06-01
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    BISHOP, James William resigned
    director
  19. 2017-09-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2016-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  21. 2009-06-30
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    CLARK, Alexander appointed
    director
  22. 2009-06-30
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    CHILCOTT, Paul David resigned
    director
  23. 2006-04-25
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    BROWN, George Greer resigned
    director
  24. 2006-04-25
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    CHILCOTT, Paul David appointed
    director
  25. 1993-09-07
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    Company incorporated
    As BAWA (MANAGEMENT SERVICES) LIMITED
  26. 1993-09-07
    ➕
    BISHOP, James William appointed
    secretary
  27. 1993-09-07
    ➕
    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  28. 1993-09-07
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    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  29. 1993-09-07
    ➕
    BISHOP, James William appointed
    director
  30. 1993-09-07
    ➕
    BROWN, George Greer appointed
    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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

89/100
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.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 33 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Alexander Clark
Individual · British · DOB 01/1955 · age 71
——sig. influencesignificant influence01/06/2018
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr James William Bishopceased 01/06/2018· significant influence

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated1993-09-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC94110 — Activities of business and employers membership organisations

Registered office

589 Southmead Road
Filton
Bristol
BS34 7RG

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-07
Last: 2025-08-24

Officers (3 active · 5 resigned)

EUSTACE, Andrew Edward→
secretary · appointed 2018-06-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CLARK, Alexander→
director · ~71y · appointed 2009-06-30
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Active
EUSTACE, Andrew Edward→
director · ~51y · appointed 2018-06-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BISHOP, James William→
secretary · appointed 1993-09-07 · resigned 2018-06-01
Resigned
SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1993-09-07 · resigned 1993-09-07
Resigned
BISHOP, James William→
director · ~70y · appointed 1993-09-07 · resigned 2018-06-01
Resigned
BROWN, George Greer→
director · ~82y · appointed 1993-09-07 · resigned 2006-04-25
Resigned
CHILCOTT, Paul David→
director · ~55y · appointed 2006-04-25 · resigned 2009-06-30
Resigned

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Recent filings (82 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-09-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-09-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-09-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-08-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-08-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-01-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-09-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-09-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2018-09-21