B&M PACKAGING SERVICES LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
07680173 · ltd · incorporated 2011-06-23
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
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 5.7y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Jun 2025
Net worth
£828.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 22220
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 77-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 77). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
3 live charges · oldest 5.7y
85/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 5.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
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
75
Lenders & charges
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
42 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £828,170
Cash YoY
+38%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£457k
↑ 38% YoY
Net Worth
£828k
↑ 13% YoY
Current Assets
£911k
↑ 23% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-06-30 | 2024-06-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £841.0k | £737.5k |
| Current assets | £911.3k | £739.3k |
| Cash | £456.9k | £330.4k |
| Debtors | £351.8k | £270.0k |
| Net assets | £828.2k | £732.7k |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-10-29📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-10-29📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-10-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-10-13📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2020-10-13🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
- 2020-10-02📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2020-10-02📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2020-10-02🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
- 2020-10-02🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
- 2020-05-05📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2019-11-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-12-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-07-24➖CORBETT, Briony Lamorna resignedsecretary
- 2018-03-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-07-17📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2017-07-17📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2011-06-23🏢Company incorporatedAs B&M PACKAGING SERVICES LIMITED
- 2011-06-23➕BAKER, Martin Joseph appointeddirector
- 2011-06-23➕BAKER, Patricia appointeddirector
- 2011-06-23➕SINGLETON, Lee Johnathan appointeddirector
- 2011-06-23➕CORBETT, Briony Lamorna appointedsecretary
Owner dependency
73/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 77 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
73/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 77 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
- 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.)
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Martin Joseph Baker Individual · British · DOB 07/1952 · age 74 | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 06/04/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mrs Patricia Bakerceased 27/10/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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🔒Tailored diligence questions
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.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2011-06-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC22220 — SIC 22220
Registered office
24 Brue Avenue
Bridgwater
Somerset
TA6 5LT
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-07
Last: 2025-06-23
Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)
BAKER, Martin Joseph→
Activedirector · ~74y · appointed 2011-06-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BAKER, Patricia→
Activedirector · ~77y · appointed 2011-06-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
SINGLETON, Lee Johnathan→
Activedirector · ~60y · appointed 2011-06-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
CORBETT, Briony Lamorna→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2011-06-23 · resigned 2018-07-24
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Mortgages & charges
3
Total charges
3
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 13/10/2020 | — | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 02/10/2020 | — | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 02/10/2020 | — |
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Recent filings (42 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-28
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-10-29
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-10-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-11-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-11-12
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2020-10-13
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2020-10-02