BASILDON MICROWAVE & CATERING EQUIPMENT LTD
💤Zombieactive
06740248 · ltd · incorporated 2008-11-04
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 May 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Wholesale of other machinery and equipment
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. 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).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 16.9y
45/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 16.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
53 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
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
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 · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-05-31 | 2024-05-31 |
|---|---|---|
| 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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 mortgage
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-24📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2026-03-24🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2026-02-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-17📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2023-06-01📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-05-26➖FOWLER, Rita resigneddirector
- 2023-05-26📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-05-26📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-05-26📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-05-26📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-09-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-07-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-05-12📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2020-05-12📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2020-05-12📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2019-08-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-08-28📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2019-08-16➕FOWLER, Gavin Lee appointeddirector
- 2019-08-16➖FOWLER, Kenneth resigneddirector
- 2009-10-10➖FOWLER, Kelly resigneddirector
- 2009-07-21🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 2009-06-15➖FOWLER, Gavin resigneddirector
- 2008-11-04🏢Company incorporatedAs BASILDON MICROWAVE & CATERING EQUIPMENT LTD
- 2008-11-04➕FOWLER, Gavin appointeddirector
- 2008-11-04➕FOWLER, Kelly appointeddirector
- 2008-11-04➕FOWLER, Kenneth appointeddirector
- 2008-11-04➕FOWLER, Rita appointeddirector
Owner dependency
75/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
55/100
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.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 18 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Kelly Bolger Individual · British · DOB 12/1975 · age 51 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 03/09/2018 |
Mr Gavin Lee Fowler Individual · British · DOB 08/1977 · age 49 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 03/09/2018 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Kenneth Henry Fowlerceased 03/09/2018· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| BARBARIAN COSMETICS LIMITED→ 13338778 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
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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
Incorporated2008-11-04
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46690 — Wholesale of other machinery and equipment
Registered office
12 Station Court Station Approach
Wickford
Essex
SS11 7AT
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-18
Last: 2025-11-04
Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)
FOWLER, Gavin Lee→
Activedirector · ~49y · appointed 2019-08-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
FOWLER, Gavin→
Resigneddirector · ~49y · appointed 2008-11-04 · resigned 2009-06-15
FOWLER, Kelly→
Resigneddirector · ~51y · appointed 2008-11-04 · resigned 2009-10-10
FOWLER, Kenneth→
Resigneddirector · ~74y · appointed 2008-11-04 · resigned 2019-08-16
FOWLER, Rita→
Resigneddirector · ~76y · appointed 2008-11-04 · resigned 2023-05-26
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 21/07/2009 | 24/03/2026 |
Recent filings (53 total)
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2026-03-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-02-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-02-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-05
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2023-07-17
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-06-01
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-05-26
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-05-26
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-05-26
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-05-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-15