BAGOLY LTD

🌳Matureactive

06649617 · ltd · incorporated 2008-07-17

Investment thesis

Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.

Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.

Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.

Opportunity decay

hardening · 12-months

Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.

· Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

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year to Jul 2025

Net worth

£9.4k

book net assets

Opportunity

81/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Educational support services

Sector: Education

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 66). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

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

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

7 officers (5 active, 7 linked, 6 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

5 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

40 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

81/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Positive net assets

Net assets £9,430

Net assets shrinking

Down £315 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£9k

↓ 3.2% YoY

Current Assets

£963

↓ 31% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Metric	2025-07-31	2024-07-31
Total assets	£9.4k	£9.7k
Current assets	£963	£1.4k
Net assets	£9.4k	£9.7k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal 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

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand

2026-03-19
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2022-03-07
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2020-12-15
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2020-04-01
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2019-04-25
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2018-04-06
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2017-07-19
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2017-07-18
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NUNNY, Robert Stephen, Dr resigned
director
2016-11-15
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2016-04-29
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2014-07-21
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2012-12-10
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MARTIN, Adam resigned
director
2008-07-17
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Company incorporated
As BAGOLY LTD
2008-07-17
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ROPER, Simon Andrew appointed
secretary
2008-07-17
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COOKE, Mike appointed
director
2008-07-17
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FEE, David James, Dr appointed
director
2008-07-17
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ROPER, Simon Andrew appointed
director
2008-07-17
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SINGH, Michael Anthony appointed
director
2008-07-17
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MARTIN, Adam appointed
director
2008-07-17
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NUNNY, Robert Stephen, Dr appointed
director

Owner dependency

65/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

-4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

73/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 18 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

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Simon Andrew Roper Individual · British · DOB 10/1962 · age 64	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	07/04/2016

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

Incorporated2008-07-17

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC85600 — Educational support services

Registered office

3 Little Gutton

Shobrooke

Crediton

Devon

EX17 1DJ

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-04-30

Last made up to: 2025-07-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-07-31

Last: 2025-07-17

Officers (5 active · 2 resigned)

ROPER, Simon Andrew→

secretary · appointed 2008-07-17

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Active

COOKE, Mike→

director · ~58y · appointed 2008-07-17

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Active

FEE, David James, Dr→

director · ~62y · appointed 2008-07-17

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Active

ROPER, Simon Andrew→

director · ~64y · appointed 2008-07-17

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Active

SINGH, Michael Anthony→

director · ~66y · appointed 2008-07-17

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Active

MARTIN, Adam→

director · ~57y · appointed 2008-07-17 · resigned 2012-12-10

Resigned

NUNNY, Robert Stephen, Dr→

director · ~76y · appointed 2008-07-17 · resigned 2017-07-18

Resigned

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