BATEMAN TRADING LTD
🌿Early-stageactive
15715330 · ltd · incorporated 2024-05-11
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
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year to Nov 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Sector: Financial & insurance
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 70229Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 72-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 72). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (73/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, 2 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
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
11 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
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 accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-11-30 |
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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 (12 events)Click to expand
- 2025-08-18📄accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AAMD
- 2025-05-13📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-12-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-05📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2024-08-07📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2024-07-22📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2024-07-22📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2024-07-22📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2024-05-11🏢Company incorporatedAs BATEMAN TRADING LTD
- 2024-05-11➕BATEMAN, Graham Steven appointeddirector
- 2024-05-11➕BATEMAN, Margaret Eileen appointeddirector
- 2024-05-11📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
100/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "BATEMAN" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 72 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +Young company: Only 2.2 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
Succession & seller-readiness
66/100
Strong succession signalMultiple 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.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanNo 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 · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Graham Steven Bateman Individual · British · DOB 08/1954 · age 72 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 11/05/2024 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2024-05-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64209 — Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Registered office
Empire House
11 Mulcture Hall Road
Halifax
West Yorkshire
HX1 1SP
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-24
Last: 2026-05-10
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
BATEMAN, Graham Steven→
Activedirector · ~72y · appointed 2024-05-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BATEMAN, Margaret Eileen→
Activedirector · ~71y · appointed 2024-05-11
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Recent filings (11 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-11
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AAMD
2025-08-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-14
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-05-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-12-05
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-12-05
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2024-08-07
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-07-22
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2024-07-22
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2024-07-22
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2024-05-11