BAPP INDUSTRIAL SUPPLIES (PRESTON) LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
03748114 · ltd · incorporated 1999-04-08
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
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year to Dec 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 46140
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 57/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 5 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
6 live charges · 5 lenders · oldest 26.4y
35/100
too messy
Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.
- · Oldest live charge is 26.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 5 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Legal-friction score 35/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
Data confidence
Overall: high (83/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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
6 charges (6/6 with lender, 6/6 with type)
90
Directors & officers
10 officers (3 active, 10 linked, 7 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
17 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
102 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
69
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
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| Average employees | 1000 | 1000 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
3 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
3
filings
- • 2 officers
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
8
filings
- • 3 officers
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (46 events)Click to expand
- 2026-06-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2026-05-21➖KNIGHT, Richard Alan resignedsecretary
- 2026-05-21➖KNIGHT, Richard Alan resigneddirector
- 2026-05-21📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-05-21📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2026-04-10📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2026-04-10📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-03-11📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-02-24📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2026-02-24🔓Charge satisfied #4
- 2026-01-29📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2026-01-21📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-01-05➕CONWAY, Brian George appointeddirector
- 2026-01-05➕PLATTS, Ben Adam appointeddirector
- 2025-12-02📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2025-12-02📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2025-09-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-15📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2024-02-14🔒Charge registered #6Lender: Hsbc UK Bank PLC
- 2023-05-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-27📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-07-26📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-07-26📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2022-07-26📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-07-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2014-12-18➖MCNEIL, Christopher Joseph resigneddirector
- 2014-01-20🔒Charge registered #5Lender: Hsbc Invoice Finance (UK) LTD
- 2011-03-17🔒Charge registered #4Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
- 2007-12-31➖HYDE, Phillip Graham resigneddirector
- 2006-06-27🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Hsbc Invoice Finance (UK) LTD ("the Security Holder")
- 2006-05-23🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2002-06-06🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
- 2000-09-25➖MCGRAYNOR, Peter resigneddirector
- 2000-03-20🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
- 1999-07-29➕COOK, Dean Garth appointeddirector
- 1999-07-29➕KNIGHT, Richard Alan appointedsecretary
- 1999-07-29➖WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1999-07-29➕HYDE, Phillip Graham appointeddirector
- 1999-07-29➕KNIGHT, Richard Alan appointeddirector
- 1999-07-29➕MCGRAYNOR, Peter appointeddirector
- 1999-07-29➕MCNEIL, Christopher Joseph appointeddirector
- 1999-07-29➖WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
- 1999-04-08🏢Company incorporatedAs BAPP INDUSTRIAL SUPPLIES (PRESTON) LIMITED
- 1999-04-08➕WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1999-04-08➕WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
68/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 27 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
70/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 27 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
2 med ·2 director resignations in last 12 months
mediumMultiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.
Evidence: KNIGHT, Richard Alan resigned 2026-05-21; KNIGHT, Richard Alan resigned 2026-05-21
Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
mediumMultiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
Group structure
Blaeb Holdings Limited holds 25-50% — a significant corporate investor but not a controlling parent.
🏛️significant stake
Blaeb Holdings Limited
Corporate parent · holds 25-50% shares
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BAPP INDUSTRIAL SUPPLIES (PRESTON) LIMITED
This company · 03748114
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Dean Garth Cook Individual · English · DOB 01/1963 · age 63 | 50–75% | 50–75% | board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
Blaeb Holdings Limited Corporate entity | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 20/11/2025 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Richard Alan Knightceased 20/11/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AL-REHMAN FABRICS UK LTD→ 15457951 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| BIBA TRADING LTD→ 15993946 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| BILDABIN LIMITED→ 04703670 · est 2003 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 23y | — | — |
| BIO GREEN PRODUCTS LTD→ 13470534 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| BIO VAC PHARMA LTD→ 13616631 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| BIOMASS ENERGY LIMITED→ 15322144 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| BIRKACRE LOGISTICS LIMITED→ 16671423 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| BISON STRENGTH CLUB LTD→ 16402250 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| BLISS PHARMA LTD→ 16916242 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| BLOSSOM TRADING INTERNATIONAL LIMITED→ 10626160 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
| BM HOLDINGS PRESTON LIMITED→ 04069706 · est 2000 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 25y | — | — |
| BOBS WHOLESALE LTD→ 12002451 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1999-04-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46140 — SIC 46140
Registered office
57 Roman Way Industrial Estate
Ribbleton
Preston
Lancashire
PR2 5BE
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-13
Last: 2026-03-30
Officers (3 active · 7 resigned)
CONWAY, Brian George→
Activedirector · ~40y · appointed 2026-01-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
COOK, Dean Garth→
Activedirector · ~63y · appointed 1999-07-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
PLATTS, Ben Adam→
Activedirector · ~42y · appointed 2026-01-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
KNIGHT, Richard Alan→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1999-07-29 · resigned 2026-05-21
WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1999-04-08 · resigned 1999-07-29
HYDE, Phillip Graham→
Resigneddirector · ~80y · appointed 1999-07-29 · resigned 2007-12-31
KNIGHT, Richard Alan→
Resigneddirector · ~70y · appointed 1999-07-29 · resigned 2026-05-21
MCGRAYNOR, Peter→
Resigneddirector · ~91y · appointed 1999-07-29 · resigned 2000-09-25
MCNEIL, Christopher Joseph→
Resigneddirector · ~64y · appointed 1999-07-29 · resigned 2014-12-18
WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 1999-04-08 · resigned 1999-07-29
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Mortgages & charges
6
Total charges
4
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:6 of 6 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc UK Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 14/02/2024 | — | |
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc Invoice Finance (UK) LTD | A registered charge | 1 property | 20/01/2014 | — | |
| satisfied | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC | Legal assignment | 1 property | 17/03/2011 | 24/02/2026 | |
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc Invoice Finance (UK) LTD ("the Security Holder") | Fixed charge on purchased debts which fail to vest | 1 property | 27/06/2006 | — | |
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 06/06/2002 | — | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC | Debenture deed | 1 property | 20/03/2000 | 23/05/2006 |
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Recent filings (102 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-06-04
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-05-21
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2026-05-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-10
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2026-04-10
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-04-10
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-03-11
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2026-02-24
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-01-29
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-01-21
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-12-02
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2025-12-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-11