BIO-CLEAN LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
03422603 · ltd · incorporated 1997-08-20
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Aug 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 20411
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 77-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 77). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

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
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 1 with DOB)
74
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
67 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
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Aug 2024Aug 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-08-312024-08-31

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-08-15
    ➕
    BAKER, Jessica Ann appointed
    secretary
  3. 2025-08-15
    ➖
    BAGGS, Averil resigned
    secretary
  4. 2025-08-15
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  5. 2025-08-15
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  6. 2025-05-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-05-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-05-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-05-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-05-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-06-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-06-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-05-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-06-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-05-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  16. 2015-09-15
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  17. 2015-05-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  18. 1997-08-20
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    Company incorporated
    As BIO-CLEAN LIMITED
  19. 1997-08-20
    ➕
    BAGGS, Lawrence James appointed
    director
  20. 1997-08-20
    ➕
    BAGGS, Averil appointed
    secretary
  21. 1997-08-20
    ➕
    WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  22. 1997-08-20
    ➖
    WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  23. 1997-08-20
    ➕
    WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  24. 1997-08-20
    ➖
    WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

100/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 29 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 77 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

95/100
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.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 29 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% shares18/08/2016

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
Incorporated1997-08-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC20411 — SIC 20411

Registered office

Waterhouse
Greenfields Road
Horley
Surrey
RH6 8HW

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-29
Last: 2025-08-15

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

BAKER, Jessica Ann→
secretary · appointed 2025-08-15
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Active
BAGGS, Lawrence James→
director · ~77y · appointed 1997-08-20
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Active
BAGGS, Averil→
secretary · appointed 1997-08-20 · resigned 2025-08-15
Resigned
WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1997-08-20 · resigned 1997-08-20
Resigned
WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1997-08-20 · resigned 1997-08-20
Resigned

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Recent filings (67 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-05-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-15
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-08-15
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2025-08-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-05-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-05-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-05-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-05-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-05-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-06-04