BAGS SUSPENSION LTD

💤Zombieactive
12578971 · ltd · incorporated 2020-04-29
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
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Turnover
year to Oct 2024
Net worth
£-2.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
64/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45310
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 64/100 (worth a look), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (70/100)

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
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 3 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
16 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
64/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
55
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £2,335

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
-£2k
Current Assets
£5k
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2024-10-31
Total assets£-2.3k
Current assets£4.9k
Net assets£-2.3k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-06-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-01-30
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  3. 2025-01-30
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2025-01-30
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  5. 2025-01-28
    PAYNE, Matthew Stephen appointed
    director
  6. 2025-01-28
    PAYNE, Holly resigned
    director
  7. 2024-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-06-19
    PAYNE, Matthew Stephen resigned
    director
  9. 2023-06-19
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  10. 2022-12-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2022-11-28
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  12. 2022-11-28
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  13. 2022-04-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2020-04-29
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BAGS SUSPENSION LTD
  15. 2020-04-29
    PAYNE, Holly appointed
    director
  16. 2020-04-29
    PAYNE, Matthew Stephen appointed
    director
  17. 2020-04-29
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

1 high ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-05-13

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Matthew Stephen Payne
Individual · British · DOB 11/1988 · age 38
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control29/04/2020
Mrs Holly Payne
Individual · British · DOB 05/1988 · age 38
sig. influencesignificant influence29/04/2020

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
Incorporated2020-04-29
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45310 — SIC 45310

Registered office

Unit 2b Railway Court Sandall Stones Road
Kirk Sandall Industrial Estate
Doncaster
South Yorkshire
DN3 1QR
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-13OVERDUE
Last: 2025-04-29

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

PAYNE, Matthew Stephen
director · ~38y · appointed 2025-01-28
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Active
PAYNE, Holly
director · ~38y · appointed 2020-04-29 · resigned 2025-01-28
Resigned
PAYNE, Matthew Stephen
director · ~38y · appointed 2020-04-29 · resigned 2023-06-19
Resigned

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Recent filings (16 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-29
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2025-01-30
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-01-30
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-01-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-31
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-06-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-05
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-11-28
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-11-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-04-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-30