BAUMAX BAUMASCHINEN LTD.

💤Zombieactive
06063009 · ltd · incorporated 2007-01-23
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 46610
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 46630SIC 46630
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 81-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 81). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (54/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
50 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
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-22
    ➖
    SL24 LTD. resigned
    corporate-secretary
  2. 2025-10-22
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  3. 2025-09-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-04-26
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  5. 2025-04-15
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  6. 2024-09-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-09-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-10-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-08-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-11-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-11-11
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    accounts-amended-with-made-up-date
    accounts · AAMD
  12. 2019-11-11
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AAMD
  13. 2019-09-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-09-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-06-07
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  16. 2017-09-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2017-02-01
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  18. 2007-01-23
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BAUMAX BAUMASCHINEN LTD.
  19. 2007-01-23
    ➕
    KRAUSHAAR, Eugen Alfons appointed
    director
  20. 2007-01-23
    ➕
    SL24 LTD. appointed
    corporate-secretary

Owner dependency

100/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 81 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

98/100
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 81 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 19 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr. Eugen Kraushaar
Individual · German · DOB 01/1945 · age 81
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2007-01-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46610 — SIC 46610

Registered office

The Picasso Building
Caldervale Road
Wakefield
West Yorkshire
WF1 5PF

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-06
Last: 2026-01-23

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

KRAUSHAAR, Eugen Alfons→
director · ~81y · appointed 2007-01-23
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Active
SL24 LTD.→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2007-01-23 · resigned 2025-10-22
Resigned

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Recent filings (50 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-23
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-10-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-18
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-04-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-25
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-04-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-09-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-09-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-10-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-08-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2020-11-16