BAG OF TOOLS LTD

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10222408 · ltd · incorporated 2016-06-09
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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year to Jun 2024
Net worth
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Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 46720
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (74/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
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
7 connected companies via shared directors
66
Filing history
22 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.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-06-30

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
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (15 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-07-17
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  3. 2025-07-17
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2024-08-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-10-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-08-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-03-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-01-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-03-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-03-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2016-06-09
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    Company incorporated
    As BAG OF TOOLS LTD
  13. 2016-06-09
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    MCFADYEN, Paul appointed
    director
  14. 2016-06-09
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    ROWLANDS, Frederick Critchley appointed
    director
  15. 2016-06-09
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

71/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material 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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 10 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

61/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • 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

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 Paul Mcfadyen
Individual · British · DOB 03/1963 · age 63
50–75%
—50-75% shares06/04/2017
Mr Frederick Critchley Rowlands
Individual · British · DOB 04/1972 · age 54
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2017

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
Incorporated2016-06-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46720 — SIC 46720

Registered office

Armitage Works
Sandbeck Way
Wetherby
West Yorkshire
LS22 7DN
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-22
Last: 2026-06-08

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

MCFADYEN, Paul→
director · ~63y · appointed 2016-06-09
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Active
ROWLANDS, Frederick Critchley→
director · ~54y · appointed 2016-06-09
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Recent filings (22 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-08-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-29
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-07-17
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-07-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-08-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-10-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-08-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-03-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-01-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-24