BAUM GROUP LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
04809802 · ltd · incorporated 2003-06-24
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
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 11.9y old — refinance window within 12 months
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Turnover
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year to Jan 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 68). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 11.9y

85/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 11.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 2 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
69 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.

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£0Jan 2024Jan 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-01-312024-01-31

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-06-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-09-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-10-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-05-11
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2021-10-28
    ➕
    BROWN, Susan Lynette appointed
    secretary
  7. 2021-10-28
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  8. 2021-10-28
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  9. 2021-10-27
    ➖
    PARKER, Alan resigned
    secretary
  10. 2021-05-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-10-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-06-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-04-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-12-04
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2017-06-26
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  16. 2017-05-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  17. 2016-08-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  18. 2014-08-11
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
  19. 2003-06-24
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    Company incorporated
    As BAUM GROUP LIMITED
  20. 2003-06-24
    ➕
    WEIDENBAUM, Angela appointed
    director
  21. 2003-06-24
    ➕
    WEIDENBAUM, David appointed
    director
  22. 2003-06-24
    ➕
    PARKER, Alan appointed
    secretary
  23. 2003-06-24
    ➕
    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  24. 2003-06-24
    ➖
    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  25. 2003-06-24
    ➕
    INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  26. 2003-06-24
    ➖
    INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

91/100
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 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

86/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 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.)

Group structure

Baum Trading Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Baum Trading Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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BAUM GROUP LIMITED
This company · 04809802

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Baum Trading Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
—75-100% 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
Incorporated2003-06-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

C/O Baum Trading Ltd Pilot Mill
Alfred Street
Bury
BL9 9JR
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-07-08
Last: 2026-06-24

Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)

BROWN, Susan Lynette→
secretary · appointed 2021-10-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WEIDENBAUM, Angela→
director · ~66y · appointed 2003-06-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WEIDENBAUM, David→
director · ~68y · appointed 2003-06-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PARKER, Alan→
secretary · appointed 2003-06-24 · resigned 2021-10-27
Resigned
SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-06-24 · resigned 2003-06-24
Resigned
INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-06-24 · resigned 2003-06-24
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
HSBC
Hsbc Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property11/08/2014—
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Recent filings (69 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-06-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-09-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-10-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-29
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-05-11
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2021-10-28
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2021-10-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-05-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-10-26