BREADING AND COATING LTD
🌳Matureactive
08059285 · ltd · incorporated 2012-05-08
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 12.1y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒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
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 10890
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 12.1y
85/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 12.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 6 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
49 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.
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 | 2025-05-31 | 2024-05-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | — | £1.70M |
| Current assets | — | £2.59M |
| Cash | — | £1.23M |
| Debtors | — | £918.6k |
| Net assets | — | £1.67M |
| Average employees | 33 | — |
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
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-03✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2023-07-26📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2023-07-25📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2022-09-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-17📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2021-05-17📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2021-02-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-09-27📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2017-08-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2014-05-30🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
- 2013-04-09➕BULL, Darren Sydney appointeddirector
- 2013-04-09➖BULL, Sonya Tijjen resigneddirector
- 2012-06-21➖CURRAN, Kevin Barry resigneddirector
- 2012-06-21➖PROSSER, Kevin Barrie resigneddirector
- 2012-05-09➖BULL, Darren Sydney resigneddirector
- 2012-05-09➕BULL, Sonya Tijjen appointeddirector
- 2012-05-08🏢Company incorporatedAs BREADING AND COATING LTD
- 2012-05-08➕QURESHI, Muhammad Khurram Naseem, Dr appointeddirector
- 2012-05-08➕BULL, Darren Sydney appointeddirector
- 2012-05-08➕CURRAN, Kevin Barry appointeddirector
- 2012-05-08➕PROSSER, Kevin Barrie appointeddirector
Owner dependency
66/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
59/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 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.)
Group structure
Breading And Coating Holdings Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Breading And Coating Holdings Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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BREADING AND COATING LTD
This company · 08059285
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Breading And Coating Holdings Ltd Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 27/04/2021 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Dr Muhammad Khurram Naseem Qureshiceased 27/04/2021· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
- Mr Darren Sydney Bullceased 01/08/2018· 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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🔒Tailored diligence questions
6 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
Incorporated2012-05-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC10890 — SIC 10890
Registered office
Unit 7a Hadham Industrial Estate
Church End Little Hadham
Ware
Hertfordshire
SG11 2DY
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-20
Last: 2026-05-06
Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)
BULL, Darren Sydney→
Activedirector · ~62y · appointed 2013-04-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
QURESHI, Muhammad Khurram Naseem, Dr→
Activedirector · ~52y · appointed 2012-05-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BULL, Darren Sydney→
Resigneddirector · ~62y · appointed 2012-05-08 · resigned 2012-05-09
BULL, Sonya Tijjen→
Resigneddirector · ~54y · appointed 2012-05-09 · resigned 2013-04-09
CURRAN, Kevin Barry→
Resigneddirector · ~66y · appointed 2012-05-08 · resigned 2012-06-21
PROSSER, Kevin Barrie→
Resigneddirector · ~66y · appointed 2012-05-08 · resigned 2012-06-21
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 30/05/2014 | — |
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Recent filings (49 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-12
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2023-11-03
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-07-26
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-07-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-07
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-05-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-17