BAVARO GROUP UK LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
06738896 · ltd · incorporated 2008-11-03
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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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Machining
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (81/100)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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
6 officers (1 active, 6 linked, 5 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
7 connected companies via shared directors
66
Filing history
66 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
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 | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
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| Average employees | 1 | 100 |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-25📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-06-20➖ADCOCK, Simon Mark Peter resigneddirector
- 2024-06-20➖FISCHER, Tristan Gordon Alexander resigneddirector
- 2024-06-20📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2024-06-20📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-06-20📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-06-20📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-06-20📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-06-19➖SIMPSON, James Fraser Hamilton resigneddirector
- 2024-03-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-25📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-04-16➕ADCOCK, Simon Mark Peter appointeddirector
- 2023-03-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-19📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-01-06📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2022-12-20📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-12-20📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-12-20📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-12-20📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2022-12-20📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-12-20📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2022-12-16➖CORNELL, Kerris Jane resignedsecretary
- 2022-12-16➕FISCHER, Tristan Gordon Alexander appointeddirector
- 2022-12-16➕SIMPSON, James Fraser Hamilton appointeddirector
- 2022-05-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2011-04-04➖CLIFFORD, Joseph Aidan resigneddirector
- 2008-11-03🏢Company incorporatedAs BAVARO GROUP UK LIMITED
- 2008-11-03➕CORNELL, Philip appointeddirector
- 2008-11-03➕CORNELL, Kerris Jane appointedsecretary
- 2008-11-03➕CLIFFORD, Joseph Aidan appointeddirector
Owner dependency
85/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
68/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
Project Kpi Holdco Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Project Kpi Holdco Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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BAVARO GROUP UK LIMITED
This company · 06738896
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 |
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Project Kpi Holdco Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 20/06/2024 |
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Fischer Farms Ltdceased 20/06/2024· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
- Mrs Kerris Jane Cornellceased 16/12/2022· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
- Mr Philip Cornellceased 16/12/2022· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒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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| ASHROAD LIMITED→ 12475325 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2008-11-03
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC25620 — Machining
Registered office
Sterling House 501 Middleton Road
Chadderton
Oldham
Greater Manchester
OL9 9LY
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-29
Last: 2025-08-15
Officers (1 active · 5 resigned)
CORNELL, Philip→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 2008-11-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
CORNELL, Kerris Jane→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2008-11-03 · resigned 2022-12-16
ADCOCK, Simon Mark Peter→
Resigneddirector · ~51y · appointed 2023-04-16 · resigned 2024-06-20
CLIFFORD, Joseph Aidan→
Resigneddirector · ~65y · appointed 2008-11-03 · resigned 2011-04-04
FISCHER, Tristan Gordon Alexander→
Resigneddirector · ~51y · appointed 2022-12-16 · resigned 2024-06-20
SIMPSON, James Fraser Hamilton→
Resigneddirector · ~58y · appointed 2022-12-16 · resigned 2024-06-19
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (66 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-15
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-06-25
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2024-06-20
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-06-20
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-06-20
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-06-20
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-06-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-06
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-05-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-24
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-01-19