BABY PRODUCTS INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

05004947 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2003-12-31

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 21.6y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Dec 2024

Net worth

£126.5k

book net assets

Opportunity

77/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Activities of other membership organisations n.e.c.

Sector: Other service activities

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. 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

1 live charge · oldest 21.6y

65/100

clean up first

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

· Oldest live charge is 21.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Legal-friction score 38/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

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

Lenders & charges

1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)

Directors & officers

27 officers (5 active, 27 linked, 23 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared

Director network

4 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

116 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

77/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Some moderate concerns — review 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 £126,480

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£191k

Net Worth

£126k

Current Assets

£200k

Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2024-12-31	2023-12-31
Total assets	£126.5k	—
Current assets	£200.2k	—
Cash	£190.6k	—
Debtors	£9.5k	—
Net assets	£126.5k	—
Average employees	—	700

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

• 2 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (72 events)Click to expand

2026-01-09
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-01-09
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-09-25
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-09-25
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-09-15
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-23
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-06-25
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-06-25
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-06-25
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-06-25
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-06-17
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NEEDHAM, Catherine Anne appointed
director
2025-06-17
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HAREL, Rachelle Louise resigned
director
2025-06-17
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MILNE, Julie resigned
director
2025-01-08
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change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2024-09-02
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-08
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certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2024-07-08
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change-of-name-notice
change-of-name · CONNOT
2024-04-17
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-04-01
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ANSLOW, Robert James resigned
director
2024-03-02
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-03-01
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MILNE, Julie appointed
director
2024-03-01
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-03-01
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-09-17
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-03
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-01-03
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-12-06
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SLAGEL, Neil Robert resigned
director
2020-01-01
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HARDENBERG, Marc appointed
director
2018-12-31
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RATCLIFFE, Andrew resigned
director
2018-06-19
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HAREL, Rachelle Louise appointed
director
2018-06-19
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LUCAS, Daniel Justin resigned
director
2017-12-31
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WHITFIELD, Lisa, Mrs. resigned
director
2014-01-31
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MAULE, Timothy Ian resigned
director
2012-12-01
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LUCAS, Daniel Justin appointed
director
2012-11-26
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FEINGOLD, Jonathan Victor resigned
director
2011-12-01
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HAREL, Rachelle Louise resigned
director
2011-12-01
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HOLMES, Robert Douglas resigned
director
2011-06-30
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JOHNSON, Dylan Archer resigned
director
2011-06-30
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MAULE, Timothy Ian appointed
director
2011-06-30
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MOUMOUTJIS, Michael resigned
director
2011-06-30
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SPYCHALSKI, Richard Bruno Andrew resigned
director
2011-06-30
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WHITFIELD, Lisa, Mrs. appointed
director
2010-07-01
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KLUGE, Andrew Stuart resigned
director
2010-04-01
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ANSLOW, Robert James appointed
director
2010-01-01
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HAREL, Rachelle Louise appointed
director
2010-01-01
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JOHNSON, Dylan Archer appointed
director
2010-01-01
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LUDLOW-SMITH, Philip Robert resigned
director
2009-11-01
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MILNE, Julie appointed
secretary
2009-10-30
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WHITE, Peter David resigned
secretary
2009-01-01
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MOUMOUTJIS, Michael appointed
director

Showing most recent 50 of 72 events

Owner dependency

58/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS

-4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 22 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

medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: HAREL, Rachelle Louise resigned 2025-06-17; MILNE, Julie resigned 2025-06-17

Name changed 2 times

medium

Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.

Evidence: 2024-07-08: certificate-change-of-name-company; 2024-07-08: change-of-name-notice

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Marc Hardenberg Individual · Dutch · DOB 03/1970 · age 56	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	17/06/2025

2 historic (ceased) PSCs

Mrs Julie Milneceased 17/06/2025· significant influence
Mr Robert James Anslowceased 01/03/2024· 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

Incorporated2003-12-31

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC94990 — Activities of other membership organisations n.e.c.

Registered office

Aelybryn

Whitland

SA34 0XE

Wales

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-01-14

Last: 2025-12-31