BAT PRODUCTS LIMITED

🌿Early-stageactive
14997044 · ltd · incorporated 2023-07-12
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Oct 2025
Net worth
£-27.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Agents involved in the sale of a variety of goods
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. 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: medium (72/100)

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
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
9 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
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 102
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £27,173

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£17k
Net Worth
-£27k
Current Assets
£34k
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-10-31
Total assets£-27.2k
Current assets£33.9k
Cash£17.2k
Debtors£13.8k
Net assets£-27.2k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

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2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (12 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-09-05
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  3. 2025-03-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-11-10
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  5. 2023-11-10
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2023-11-09
    WELLINGS, Oliver appointed
    director
  7. 2023-11-09
    WELLINGS, Mark resigned
    director
  8. 2023-07-12
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BAT PRODUCTS LIMITED
  9. 2023-07-12
    ROBINSON, David Barry appointed
    director
  10. 2023-07-12
    SUTTON, Barry appointed
    director
  11. 2023-07-12
    WELLINGS, Mark appointed
    director
  12. 2023-07-12
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

65/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 72 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 72 years old. Natural succession window is now.

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

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr David Barry Robinson
Individual · British · DOB 08/1967 · age 59
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting12/07/2023

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
Incorporated2023-07-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46190 — Agents involved in the sale of a variety of goods

Registered office

Unit 5 Unit 5 Walsall Road
Norton Canes
Staffs
WS11 9TB
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-07-31
Last made up to: 2025-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last: 2025-12-17

Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)

ROBINSON, David Barry
director · ~59y · appointed 2023-07-12
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Active
SUTTON, Barry
director · ~72y · appointed 2023-07-12
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Active
WELLINGS, Oliver
director · ~30y · appointed 2023-11-09
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Active
WELLINGS, Mark
director · ~64y · appointed 2023-07-12 · resigned 2023-11-09
Resigned

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Recent filings (9 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-05-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-31
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2025-09-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-18
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-11-10
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-11-10
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-07-12