BAY PALLETS LTD

💤Zombieactive
08994703 · ltd · incorporated 2014-04-14
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
—
Upgrade to see
Turnover
—
year to Apr 2025
Net worth
£400.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
🔔
Follow this company (free)
Email alerts on filings, charges, director changes, gazette notices. No account needed.

Unsubscribe any time from any email. GDPR-respectful.

🔒Generate AI memo →🔒Outreach pack →🔒Corporate story →📑 Reports →Sign in to watch
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 46130
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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 (1 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
26 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 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £400,803

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£401k
↑ 19% YoY
Current Assets
£414k
↑ 6.3% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£83k£166k£248k£331k£414kApr 2024Apr 2025

Hover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Total assets£444.4k£370.9k
Current assets£414.0k£389.4k
Net assets£400.8k£336.4k

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
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-29
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-23
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-09-17
    ➖
    BARTON, Fiona resigned
    secretary
  4. 2024-09-17
    ➖
    BARTON, Fiona resigned
    director
  5. 2024-09-17
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2024-09-17
    📄
    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  7. 2024-01-02
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-12-02
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-11-03
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-08-27
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-06-19
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-06-26
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-05-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-06-21
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-05-04
    📄
    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2015-07-14
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  17. 2015-05-06
    📄
    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  18. 2014-04-14
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BAY PALLETS LTD
  19. 2014-04-14
    ➕
    BARTON, Andrew appointed
    director
  20. 2014-04-14
    ➕
    BARTON, Fiona appointed
    secretary
  21. 2014-04-14
    ➕
    BARTON, Fiona appointed
    director

Owner dependency

83/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

68/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 12 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 Andrew Barton
Individual · British · DOB 06/1967 · age 59
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting15/04/2016
Mrs Fiona Barton
Individual · British · DOB 06/1975 · age 51
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting15/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

Similar companies

Active · Wholesale & distribution · LA postcode area
CompanyEst. valueTurnoverNet worthStaffAgeOppDirector
AEB EUROPE LTD→
16280902 · est 2025 · no financials extracted
————1y——
AGRI EVOLVE LTD→
09250524 · est 2014 · no financials extracted
————11y——
ATKD CONSULTING LTD→
13243559 · est 2021 · no financials extracted
————5y——
ATLANTIC FISHER LIMITED→
14175065 · est 2022 · no financials extracted
————3y——
AXIS MACHINES LTD→
12674664 · est 2020 · no financials extracted
————5y——
BASILWORTH LIMITED→
16234145 · est 2025 · no financials extracted
————1y——
BBUYUK.COM LTD→
17015856 · est 2026 · no financials extracted
———————
BENOTT FLOORING LTD→
13864542 · est 2022 · no financials extracted
————4y——
BEST WISHES LTD→
16916854 · est 2025 · no financials extracted
———————
BILGE PUMP BREWERY LTD→
15262632 · est 2023 · no financials extracted
————2y——
BLUESTONE WORKTOPS LIMITED→
09745257 · est 2015 · no financials extracted
————10y——
BOWLANDER INGREDIENTS LTD→
05679655 · est 2006 · no financials extracted
————20y——
Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions

7 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.

See pricing →
🔒Advanced scoring suite

Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →

Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2014-04-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46130 — SIC 46130

Registered office

3 Swift Gardens
Heysham
Morecambe
LA3 2WL

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-28
Last: 2026-04-14

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

BARTON, Andrew→
director · ~59y · appointed 2014-04-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BARTON, Fiona→
secretary · appointed 2014-04-14 · resigned 2024-09-17
Resigned
BARTON, Fiona→
director · ~51y · appointed 2014-04-14 · resigned 2024-09-17
Resigned

Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.

Recent filings (26 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-04-23
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-09-17
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-09-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-11-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-08-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-04-21