BACHMANN PORT SERVICES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
07891943 · ltd · incorporated 2011-12-23
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
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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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Human resources provision and management of human resources functions
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 65). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (57/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
9 officers (3 active, 9 linked, 8 with DOB)
88
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
49 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-10-10
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    change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH04
  4. 2023-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-09-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-02-21
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    GARDNER, Carl Vincent resigned
    director
  9. 2020-02-21
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  10. 2020-01-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-06-25
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    address · AD01
  12. 2018-12-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-08-17
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    officers · AP01
  14. 2018-08-17
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  15. 2018-08-13
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    GARDNER, Carl Vincent appointed
    director
  16. 2018-07-27
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    BELL, Kirsty Marie resigned
    director
  17. 2017-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  18. 2017-04-21
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    accounts · AA
  19. 2016-10-20
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    BACHMANN SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  20. 2016-10-20
    ➕
    POWELL, Elizabeth Anne appointed
    director
  21. 2016-10-20
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    ADDLESEE, Nicolette Ann resigned
    director
  22. 2016-10-20
    ➕
    BELL, Kirsty Marie appointed
    director
  23. 2016-10-20
    ➖
    MCMINN, Clive resigned
    director
  24. 2016-05-31
    ➕
    ADDLESEE, Nicolette Ann appointed
    director
  25. 2015-10-05
    ➖
    HARVEY-MILLER, Karen resigned
    director
  26. 2013-05-02
    ➖
    JAMISON, Michelle resigned
    director
  27. 2011-12-23
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    Company incorporated
    As BACHMANN PORT SERVICES LIMITED
  28. 2011-12-23
    ➕
    SAUL, Nicholas David, Ceo appointed
    director
  29. 2011-12-23
    ➕
    HARVEY-MILLER, Karen appointed
    director
  30. 2011-12-23
    ➕
    JAMISON, Michelle appointed
    director
  31. 2011-12-23
    ➕
    MCMINN, Clive appointed
    director

Owner dependency

73/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

69/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • 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

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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Nicholas David Saul
Individual · British · DOB 03/1961 · age 65
75–100%
75–100%board controlsig. influence75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence · firm interest06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2011-12-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC78300 — Human resources provision and management of human resources functions

Registered office

10 Brighton Avenue
Burnage
Manchester
M19 2JQ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last: 2026-02-14

Officers (3 active · 6 resigned)

BACHMANN SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2016-10-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
POWELL, Elizabeth Anne→
director · ~47y · appointed 2016-10-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SAUL, Nicholas David, Ceo→
director · ~65y · appointed 2011-12-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ADDLESEE, Nicolette Ann→
director · ~61y · appointed 2016-05-31 · resigned 2016-10-20
Resigned
BELL, Kirsty Marie→
director · ~38y · appointed 2016-10-20 · resigned 2018-07-27
Resigned
GARDNER, Carl Vincent→
director · ~45y · appointed 2018-08-13 · resigned 2020-02-21
Resigned
HARVEY-MILLER, Karen→
director · ~66y · appointed 2011-12-23 · resigned 2015-10-05
Resigned
JAMISON, Michelle→
director · ~54y · appointed 2011-12-23 · resigned 2013-05-02
Resigned
MCMINN, Clive→
director · ~73y · appointed 2011-12-23 · resigned 2016-10-20
Resigned

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Recent filings (49 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-17
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accounts · AA
2025-07-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-16
change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH04
2024-10-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-09-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-19
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-02-21