BATCH PLUMBING SUPPLIES LIMITED
Opportunity 74/100 (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: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-108.1k | £-64.5k |
| Current assets | — | £14.2k |
| Net assets | £-113.0k | £-97.4k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
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
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-22📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-01-21➖COLLINS, George William Gane resigneddirector
- 2024-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-01📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2023-03-01📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-02-10📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-01-01➕HAMMACOTT, Mathew David appointeddirector
- 2021-10-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-12-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-10-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2016-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2010-02-22🏢Company incorporatedAs BATCH PLUMBING SUPPLIES LIMITED
- 2010-02-22➕COLLINS, George William Gane appointeddirector
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 16 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
Red flags
cleanGroup structure
Plant Solutions Plus Ltd 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Plant Solutions Plus Ltd Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 01/07/2021 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr George William Gane Collinsceased 01/07/2021· 75-100% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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