BAVARIAN GOLD LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
08766728 · ltd · incorporated 2013-11-07
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 Nov 2024
Net worth
£151.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Manufacture of beer
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 69-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 69). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (84/100)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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
15 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
34 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.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)Positive net assets
Net assets £151,172
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£151k
↑ 8.2% YoY
Current Assets
£149k
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2024-11-30 | 2023-11-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £151.2k | £139.8k |
| Current assets | £149.3k | £148.2k |
| Net assets | £151.2k | £139.8k |
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
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
- 2025-08-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-08-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-06📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-05-06📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-11-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-08-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-11-08📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2018-11-08📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2018-08-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-08-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2016-04-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-01-15📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2013-11-07🏢Company incorporatedAs BAVARIAN GOLD LIMITED
- 2013-11-07➕GREIER, Patrick appointeddirector
- 2013-11-07➕MODY, Kaushik Amritlal appointeddirector
- 2013-11-07➕KAHAN, Barbara appointeddirector
- 2013-11-07➖KAHAN, Barbara resigneddirector
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
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
69/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. 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 13 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
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Kaushik Amritlal Mody Individual · British · DOB 05/1957 · age 69 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 06/04/2016 |
Mr Patrick Greier Individual · German · DOB 10/1984 · age 42 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% 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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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2013-11-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC11050 — Manufacture of beer
Registered office
303 Global House Ballards Lane
London
N12 8NP
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-21
Last: 2025-11-07
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
GREIER, Patrick→
Activedirector · ~42y · appointed 2013-11-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MODY, Kaushik Amritlal→
Activedirector · ~69y · appointed 2013-11-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
KAHAN, Barbara→
Resigneddirector · ~95y · appointed 2013-11-07 · resigned 2013-11-07
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Recent filings (34 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-08-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-08-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-08-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-11-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-08-31
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-05-06
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-05-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-11-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-11-25