BARONY UNIVERSAL PRODUCTS LIMITED

🌱Startupactive
16517008 · ltd · incorporated 2025-06-13
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
not disclosed
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
65/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 20420
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company. Reasonable fundamentals — worth a memo before deciding.

Opportunity 65/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (59/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 6 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
7 connected companies via shared directors
66
Filing history
13 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
65/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
69
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-17
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  2. 2025-11-17
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  3. 2025-11-11
    GRODEN, Steven David appointed
    director
  4. 2025-11-10
    CHAMMAS, Camille Zaki resigned
    director
  5. 2025-11-10
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  6. 2025-11-10
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  7. 2025-11-03
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  8. 2025-10-27
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  9. 2025-10-23
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  10. 2025-10-20
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  11. 2025-10-20
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  12. 2025-10-20
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  13. 2025-10-20
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  14. 2025-09-30
    CHENG, Justine Annette appointed
    director
  15. 2025-09-30
    WHITLEY, Nicholas Edward appointed
    director
  16. 2025-09-30
    CHAMMAS, Camille Zaki appointed
    director
  17. 2025-09-30
    GRODEN, Steven David resigned
    director
  18. 2025-09-30
    MUIR, Robin Hunter resigned
    director
  19. 2025-06-13
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BARONY UNIVERSAL PRODUCTS LIMITED
  20. 2025-06-13
    GRODEN, Steven David appointed
    director
  21. 2025-06-13
    MUIR, Robin Hunter appointed
    director
  22. 2025-06-13
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

55/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • +Young company: Only 1.1 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

Succession & seller-readiness

30/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

Red flags

2 med ·
3 director resignations in last 12 months
medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: CHAMMAS, Camille Zaki resigned 2025-11-10; GRODEN, Steven David resigned 2025-09-30; MUIR, Robin Hunter resigned 2025-09-30

Name changed recently
medium

Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.

Evidence: 2025-10-27: certificate-change-of-name-company

Group structure

Kdc Uk Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Kdc Uk Holdings Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
BARONY UNIVERSAL PRODUCTS LIMITED
This company · 16517008

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Kdc Uk Holdings Limited
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control30/09/2025
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Maya Chammasceased 30/09/2025· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2025-06-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC20420 — SIC 20420

Registered office

2 New Bailey
6 Stanley Street
Salford
Greater Manchester
M3 5GS
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to:
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-26
Last: 2026-06-12

Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)

CHENG, Justine Annette
director · ~51y · appointed 2025-09-30
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Active
GRODEN, Steven David
director · ~56y · appointed 2025-11-11
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Active
WHITLEY, Nicholas Edward
director · ~55y · appointed 2025-09-30
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Active
CHAMMAS, Camille Zaki
director · ~60y · appointed 2025-09-30 · resigned 2025-11-10
Resigned
GRODEN, Steven David
director · ~56y · appointed 2025-06-13 · resigned 2025-09-30
Resigned
MUIR, Robin Hunter
director · ~59y · appointed 2025-06-13 · resigned 2025-09-30
Resigned

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Recent filings (13 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-07-09
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-11-17
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-11-17
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2025-11-10
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-11-10
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-11-03
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2025-10-27
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-10-23
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-10-20
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-10-20
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-10-20
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-10-20
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2025-06-13