BAUER EQUIPMENT UK LIMITED
- · Lifecycle stage drifting downward
- · Currently "declining"
- 46630SIC 46630
- 77320Renting and leasing of construction and civil engineering machinery and equipment
Opportunity 69/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: 1 insolvency-related filing on record. Filings relating to insolvency, liquidation, or administration exist in the company's history. Review before proceeding. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (78/100).
Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · oldest 17.4y
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 17.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Profit before tax | £2.66M | £3.43M |
| Average employees | 2000 | 1900 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
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
- • 1 officers
Corporate timeline (39 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-09📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-03-05➕WILD, Claudia appointeddirector
- 2025-09-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-06-05📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-06-04➕THIEL, Gerhard Wilhelm appointeddirector
- 2025-06-04➖GRUNDMANN, Jochen resigneddirector
- 2025-06-04📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-09-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-22📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-05-19➖LAEMMLE, Tim resigneddirector
- 2023-03-08📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-03-07➕GRUNDMANN, Jochen appointeddirector
- 2022-11-01📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-10-31➖GRESS, Christian resigneddirector
- 2022-09-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-10📄capital-statement-capital-company-with-date-currency-figurecapital · SH19
- 2022-08-10📄legacycapital · SH20
- 2022-08-10⚠️legacyinsolvency · CAP-SS
- 2022-08-10📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2022-04-25📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2022-04-21➖ROSSBACH, Rainer resignedsecretary
- 2022-04-01📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-03-31➖MCWHIRTER, William Graeme resigneddirector
- 2021-11-01➕ARNOLD, Warren appointeddirector
- 2021-11-01📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-11-01📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-09-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-08-02🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2019-06-21🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2015-10-01➕LAEMMLE, Tim appointeddirector
- 2012-02-29➖MANHART, Wolfgang resigneddirector
- 2010-12-14🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
- 2009-02-27🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
- 2008-02-13➕MCWHIRTER, William Graeme appointeddirector
- 2007-12-18🏢Company incorporatedAs BAUER EQUIPMENT UK LIMITED
- 2007-12-18➕ROSSBACH, Rainer appointedsecretary
- 2007-12-18➕GRESS, Christian appointeddirector
- 2007-12-18➕MANHART, Wolfgang appointeddirector
Owner dependency
Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
Succession & seller-readiness
Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
Red flags
1 high ·Filings relating to insolvency, liquidation, or administration exist in the company's history. Review before proceeding.
Evidence: 2022-08-10: legacy
Group structure
Bauer Maschinen Gmbh is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Bauer Maschinen Gmbh Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board controlsig. influence75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence · firm interest | 03/01/2017 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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8 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.
See pricing →Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Company details
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Filing status
Officers (3 active · 6 resigned)
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Mortgages & charges
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC | Legal mortgage | 1 property | 14/12/2010 | 02/08/2019 | |
| satisfied | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 27/02/2009 | 21/06/2019 |