BARIATRIC TRAINING MANNEQUINS LTD

🌳Matureactive
08263812 · ltd · incorporated 2012-10-23
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Oct 2025
Net worth
£-85.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other manufacturing n.e.c.
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 66). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
39 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 · accounting standard not declared
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £85,757
Cash YoY
+9%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£12k
↑ 8.7% YoY
Net Worth
-£86k
↓ 1.1% YoY
Current Assets
£39k
↑ 48% YoY
Current Liabilities
-£86k-£61k-£36k-£11k£14k£39kOct 2024Oct 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-10-312024-10-31
Total assets£-85.8k£-84.8k
Current assets£39.1k£26.5k
Cash£11.5k£10.6k
Debtors£162
Net assets£-85.8k£-84.8k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-07-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-02-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-03-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-03-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-10-28
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2022-02-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-03-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-02-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-05-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-11-02
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2018-04-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-08-04
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2017-03-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-01-23
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2016-03-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2012-10-23
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    Company incorporated
    As BARIATRIC TRAINING MANNEQUINS LTD
  17. 2012-10-23
    JARRATT, Carolyn Ann appointed
    director
  18. 2012-10-23
    JARRATT, Christopher Simon appointed
    director

Owner dependency

86/100
Critical — business is the founder

The 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 age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 14 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

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 66. 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 14 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Christopher Simon Jarratt
Individual · British · DOB 10/1960 · age 66
5075%
50-75% shares06/04/2016
Mrs Carolyn Ann Jarratt
Individual · British · DOB 04/1960 · age 66
2550%
25-50% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2012-10-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC32990 — Other manufacturing n.e.c.

Registered office

Broadstone Mill Unit 122
Broadstone Road, Reddish
Stockport
SK5 7DL
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-07-31
Last made up to: 2025-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-14
Last: 2025-10-31

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

JARRATT, Carolyn Ann
director · ~66y · appointed 2012-10-23
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Active
JARRATT, Christopher Simon
director · ~66y · appointed 2012-10-23
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Active

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Recent filings (39 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-07-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-31
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-10-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-02-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-03-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-02-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-11-08