BAJARIA MURRAY & CO LTD
🌳Matureactive
08179552 · ltd · incorporated 2012-08-14
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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year to Aug 2025
Net worth
£445
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Accounting and auditing activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 78-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 78). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (76/100)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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
30 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £445
Net assets shrinking
Down £146 YoY
Cash YoY
+11%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£2k
↑ 11% YoY
Net Worth
£445
↓ 25% YoY
Current Assets
£2k
↑ 11% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-08-31 | 2024-08-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £445 | £591 |
| Current assets | £2.2k | £2.0k |
| Cash | £2.2k | £2.0k |
| Net assets | £445 | £591 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2025-05-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2020-05-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-05-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-05-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-05-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-06-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-09-09📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-05-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2014-09-10📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2012-08-14🏢Company incorporatedAs BAJARIA MURRAY & CO LTD
- 2012-08-14➕BAJARIA, Hareshchandra Hirji appointedsecretary
- 2012-08-14➕BAJARIA, Hareshchandra Hirji appointeddirector
- 2012-08-14➕MURRAY, Colin Glenn appointeddirector
Owner dependency
88/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "BAJARIA" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 78 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
79/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 78 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- 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.)
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Hareshchandra Hirji Bajaria Individual · British · DOB 10/1948 · age 78 | 50–75% | — | 50-75% shares | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2012-08-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC69201 — Accounting and auditing activities
Registered office
28 Turnberry Way
Orpington
BR6 8DR
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-07
Last: 2026-03-24
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
BAJARIA, Hareshchandra Hirji→
Activesecretary · appointed 2012-08-14
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BAJARIA, Hareshchandra Hirji→
Activedirector · ~78y · appointed 2012-08-14
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MURRAY, Colin Glenn→
Activedirector · ~75y · appointed 2012-08-14
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Recent filings (30 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2026-03-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-05-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-05-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-05-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-05-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-05-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-05-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-08-27