BAY ENGRAVING LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
05406736 · ltd · incorporated 2005-03-29
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£47.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other manufacturing n.e.c.
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Special-situation opportunity
Distressed manufacturing with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. Strong seller-intent signal (78/100, director aged 76). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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 (3 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
59 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £46,984

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£47k
↑ 85% YoY
Current Assets
£45k
↑ 57% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£9k£19k£28k£38k£47kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£47.0k£25.4k
Current assets£45.4k£29.0k
Net assets£47.0k£25.4k

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 address
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-28
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2025-12-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-03-05
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  4. 2025-03-04
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  5. 2025-02-26
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-03-01
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  8. 2023-02-28
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-02-28
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  10. 2022-01-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-02-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-12-27
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2019-12-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-01-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-12-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  17. 2014-01-31
    ➖
    WILLIAMS, Christopher Glyn resigned
    director
  18. 2009-02-28
    ➖
    WILSON, Roy Kenneth resigned
    director
  19. 2006-06-01
    ➕
    WILSON, Roy Kenneth appointed
    director
  20. 2006-02-01
    ➕
    WATTS, Adrian Frederick appointed
    director
  21. 2006-02-01
    ➕
    WILLIAMS, Christopher Glyn appointed
    director
  22. 2005-03-29
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BAY ENGRAVING LIMITED
  23. 2005-03-29
    ➕
    PHILLIPS, Christopher appointed
    secretary
  24. 2005-03-29
    ➕
    GREEN, Stephen Joseph 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 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 76 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

91/100
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 76 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 21 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 21 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

1 high ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-04-12

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Stephen Joseph Green
Individual · British · DOB 07/1950 · age 76
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
Mr Adrain Frederick Watts
Individual · British · DOB 04/1963 · age 63
25–50%
—25-50% 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
Incorporated2005-03-29
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC32990 — Other manufacturing n.e.c.

Registered office

16 Calluna Drive
Copthorne
Crawley
West Sussex
RH10 3XF
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-04-12OVERDUE
Last: 2025-03-29

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

PHILLIPS, Christopher→
secretary · appointed 2005-03-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GREEN, Stephen Joseph→
director · ~76y · appointed 2005-03-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WATTS, Adrian Frederick→
director · ~63y · appointed 2006-02-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WILLIAMS, Christopher Glyn→
director · ~72y · appointed 2006-02-01 · resigned 2014-01-31
Resigned
WILSON, Roy Kenneth→
director · ~77y · appointed 2006-06-01 · resigned 2009-02-28
Resigned

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Recent filings (59 total)

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-01-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-31
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-03-05
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-03-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-02-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-25
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-03-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-02-28
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-01-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-09