BAGS 4 EVERYTHING LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
08876700 · ltd · incorporated 2014-02-05
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
—
year to Feb 2025
Net worth
£36.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other manufacturing n.e.c.
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 82-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 82). 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
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 4 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
51 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 102Positive net assets
Net assets £36,562
Cash YoY
+80%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£27k
↑ 80% YoY
Net Worth
£37k
↑ 52% YoY
Current Assets
£66k
↑ 51% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-02-28 | 2024-02-28 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £38.6k | £29.1k |
| Current assets | £65.6k | £43.5k |
| Cash | £26.9k | £15.0k |
| Debtors | £16.1k | £5.9k |
| Net assets | £36.6k | £24.1k |
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
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-07📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-04-07📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-11-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-03📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2024-08-24📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2023-11-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-10📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-09-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-02-19📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-02-19📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-10-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-26📄capital-cancellation-sharescapital · SH06
- 2021-07-26📄capital-return-purchase-own-sharescapital · SH03
- 2021-06-14📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2020-11-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2019-08-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2016-04-21➕GARDNER, Norman Paul appointeddirector
- 2016-04-21➕WANG, Qian appointeddirector
- 2016-04-21➖CARTWRIGHT, Karen resigneddirector
- 2016-04-21➖LAMBERT, Mark resigneddirector
- 2014-02-05🏢Company incorporatedAs BAGS 4 EVERYTHING LIMITED
- 2014-02-05➕CARTWRIGHT, Karen appointeddirector
- 2014-02-05➕LAMBERT, Mark appointeddirector
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 82 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
71/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 82 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Qian Wang Individual · Chinese · DOB 02/1986 · age 40 | 50–75% | 50–75% | board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
Mr Paul Gardner Individual · British · DOB 06/1944 · age 82 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 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
Incorporated2014-02-05
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC32990 — Other manufacturing n.e.c.
Registered office
76 Wakefield Road
Ossett
West Yorkshire
WF5 9JX
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-19
Last: 2026-02-05
Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)
GARDNER, Norman Paul→
Activedirector · ~82y · appointed 2016-04-21
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Active
CARTWRIGHT, Karen→
Resigneddirector · ~54y · appointed 2014-02-05 · resigned 2016-04-21
LAMBERT, Mark→
Resigneddirector · ~45y · appointed 2014-02-05 · resigned 2016-04-21
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Recent filings (51 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-10-16
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-04-07
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-04-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-11-05
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-09-03
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2024-08-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-11-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-10
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-02-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-09-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-19
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-02-19