BATH CHOCOLATE COMPANY LIMITED
Opportunity 77/100 (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 (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | — | £101.0k |
| Current assets | — | £41.4k |
| Net assets | — | £-270.6k |
| Average employees | 2 | — |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
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
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-27📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-12-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-10-23📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2020-03-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-23📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2019-08-10➕MORRIS, Steven appointeddirector
- 2019-08-10📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2018-12-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-03-20🏢Company incorporatedAs BATH CHOCOLATE COMPANY LIMITED
- 2017-03-20➕TOLPUTT, David Ian appointeddirector
- 2017-03-20➕TOLPUTT, Stephen John appointeddirector
- 2017-03-20📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 79 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 79 years old. Natural succession window is now.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Stephen John Tolputt Individual · British · DOB 05/1981 · age 45 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 20/03/2017 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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