BAILEY STREET FURNITURE GROUP LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
05790931 · ltd · incorporated 2006-04-23
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 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Other manufacturing n.e.c.
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 60-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 60). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 4 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
8 live charges · 4 lenders · oldest 19.2y
25/100
too messy
Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.
- · Oldest live charge is 19.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 4 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
- · Not currently profitable — coverage conversation is a harder sell.
Data confidence
Overall: high (82/100)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
8 charges (8/8 with lender, 8/8 with type)
90
Directors & officers
13 officers (3 active, 13 linked, 10 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
0 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
9 connected companies via shared directors
72
Filing history
132 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
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Loss-making
Loss before tax £915,471
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 · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Profit before tax | £-915.5k | — |
| Average employees | 71 | 7600 |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 3 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (61 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-07📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-04-01➕MACLELLAN, Karen appointeddirector
- 2026-03-02📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-03-02📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-01-05📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-12-31➖BURKE, Erica Lynne resigneddirector
- 2025-09-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-07-09📄legacymiscellaneous · ANNOTATION
- 2025-05-20📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-09-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-01➕BURKE, Erica Lynne appointeddirector
- 2024-05-01📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-05-01📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-04-30➖LEACH, David Michael resigneddirector
- 2023-11-28📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-10-11📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-10-11📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-10-11📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-08-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-19📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-01-11➕PRINGLE, David Anthony appointeddirector
- 2023-01-11📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-12-16📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2022-12-16📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2022-12-14📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC08
- 2022-12-14📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-12-12✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2021-09-21🔓Charge satisfied #7
- 2021-08-31🔓Charge satisfied #6
- 2021-08-31🔓Charge satisfied #5
- 2021-08-31🔓Charge satisfied #4
- 2021-08-31🔓Charge satisfied #3
- 2021-08-31🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2021-08-31🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2016-09-14➕LEACH, David Michael appointeddirector
- 2016-08-22➖MCCARTHY, Patrick resignedsecretary
- 2016-08-22➖MCCARTHY, Patrick resigneddirector
- 2016-06-10🔒Charge registered #8Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
- 2016-06-10🔒Charge registered #7Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
- 2016-04-04➖CONNELL, Natalie Clare resigneddirector
- 2015-12-31➖CONNELL, Natalie Clare resignedsecretary
- 2015-12-31➕MCCARTHY, Patrick appointedsecretary
- 2015-12-31➖LIPSCOMBE, Judith resigneddirector
- 2015-12-31➖LIPSCOMBE, Stephen John resigneddirector
- 2012-04-03🔒Charge registered #6Lender: Richard Anthony Dickson and Philip James Brown
- 2012-04-03🔒Charge registered #5Lender: Richard Anthony Dickson and Philip James Brown
- 2011-06-23🔒Charge registered #4Lender: Churchill Court (Westerham) LLP
- 2009-03-16🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Churchill Court (Westerham) LLP
- 2007-05-04🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Richard Anthony Dickson and Philip James Brown Trading as the Hortons Way Partnership
- 2007-05-04🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Richard Anthony Dickson and Philip James Brown Trading as the Hortons Way Partnership
Showing most recent 50 of 61 events
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 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
60/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 20 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
1 med ·Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
mediumMultiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
🔒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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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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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2006-04-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC32990 — Other manufacturing n.e.c.
Registered office
Adlington Business Park
London Road
Adlington
Cheshire
SK10 4NL
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-10
Last: 2025-09-26
Officers (3 active · 10 resigned)
MACLELLAN, Karen→
Activedirector · ~36y · appointed 2026-04-01
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PRINGLE, David Anthony→
Activedirector · ~60y · appointed 2023-01-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
STEWARD, James John→
Activedirector · ~44y · appointed 2006-04-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
CONNELL, Natalie Clare→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2006-04-23 · resigned 2015-12-31
GRAEME, Paul Gordon→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2006-04-23 · resigned 2006-04-23
MCCARTHY, Patrick→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2015-12-31 · resigned 2016-08-22
BURKE, Erica Lynne→
Resigneddirector · ~57y · appointed 2024-05-01 · resigned 2025-12-31
CONNELL, Natalie Clare→
Resigneddirector · ~42y · appointed 2006-06-01 · resigned 2016-04-04
GRAEME, Lesley Joyce→
Resigneddirector · ~73y · appointed 2006-04-23 · resigned 2006-04-23
LEACH, David Michael→
Resigneddirector · ~56y · appointed 2016-09-14 · resigned 2024-04-30
LIPSCOMBE, Judith→
Resigneddirector · ~65y · appointed 2007-02-01 · resigned 2015-12-31
LIPSCOMBE, Stephen John→
Resigneddirector · ~65y · appointed 2007-02-01 · resigned 2015-12-31
MCCARTHY, Patrick→
Resigneddirector · ~74y · appointed 2007-02-01 · resigned 2016-08-22
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Mortgages & charges
8
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:8 of 8 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 10/06/2016 | — | |
| satisfied | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 10/06/2016 | 21/09/2021 | |
| satisfied | Richard Anthony Dickson and Philip James Brown | Rent deposit deed | 1 property | 03/04/2012 | 31/08/2021 | |
| satisfied | Richard Anthony Dickson and Philip James Brown | Rent deposit deed | 1 property | 03/04/2012 | 31/08/2021 | |
| satisfied | Churchill Court (Westerham) Churchill Court (Westerham) LLP | Deed | 1 property | 23/06/2011 | 31/08/2021 | |
| satisfied | Churchill Court (Westerham) Churchill Court (Westerham) LLP | Rent deposit deed | 1 property | 16/03/2009 | 31/08/2021 | |
| satisfied | Richard Anthony Dickson and Philip James Brown Trading as the Hortons Way Partnership | Rent deposit deed | 1 property | 04/05/2007 | 31/08/2021 | |
| satisfied | Richard Anthony Dickson and Philip James Brown Trading as the Hortons Way Partnership | Rent deposit deed | 1 property | 04/05/2007 | 31/08/2021 |
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Recent filings (132 total)
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-04-07
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-03-02
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-03-02
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-01-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-15
legacy
miscellaneous · ANNOTATION
2025-07-09
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-05-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-09-09
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-05-01
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-05-01
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-11-28
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-10-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-11