BAYGLEN LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC271209 · ltd · incorporated 2004-07-27
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
- · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Oct 2025
Net worth
£37.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
83/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueActive trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.
Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -31% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 15.5y
45/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 15.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Cashflow trend is negative — lender view likely cautious.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (77/100)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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
8 officers (3 active, 8 linked, 5 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
65 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
83/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £37,834
Net assets shrinking
Down £3,190 YoY
Cash YoY
-31%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£18k
↓ 31% YoY
Net Worth
£38k
↓ 7.8% YoY
Current Assets
£45k
↓ 16% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-10-31 | 2024-10-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £37.8k | £41.0k |
| Current assets | £44.6k | £53.0k |
| Cash | £18.0k | £26.2k |
| Debtors | £56 | £125 |
| Net assets | £37.8k | £41.0k |
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.
See pricing →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 (30 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-06-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-22➕MACDONALD, Jamie Forsyth appointeddirector
- 2024-05-22➕MACDONALD, Liam Hay appointeddirector
- 2024-05-22📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-05-22📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-05-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-21➖MACDONALD, George Forsyth resigneddirector
- 2023-03-21📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-03-21📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-07-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-10-13📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2020-07-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-05-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-06-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-04-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-10-31➖MITCHELHILL, Alfred James Stuart resignedsecretary
- 2016-10-31➖MITCHELHILL, Alfred James Stuart resigneddirector
- 2010-10-15🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2007-07-10➕MACDONALD, Jennifer Hay appointeddirector
- 2004-08-12➕MITCHELHILL, Alfred James Stuart appointedsecretary
- 2004-08-12➖BRIAN REID LTD. resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2004-08-12➕MACDONALD, George Forsyth appointeddirector
- 2004-08-12➕MITCHELHILL, Alfred James Stuart appointeddirector
- 2004-08-12➖STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. resignedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2004-07-27🏢Company incorporatedAs BAYGLEN LIMITED
- 2004-07-27➕BRIAN REID LTD. appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2004-07-27➕STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
76/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Jennifer Hay Macdonald Individual · British · DOB 01/1966 · age 60 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 31/10/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Grorge Forsyth Macdonaldceased 21/02/2023· significant influence
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2004-07-27
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC47110 — Retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating
Registered office
26/28 Main Street Main Street
Longside
Peterhead
Aberdeenshire
AB42 4XL
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-07-31
Last made up to: 2025-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-15
Last: 2025-05-01
Officers (3 active · 5 resigned)
MACDONALD, Jamie Forsyth→
Activedirector · ~36y · appointed 2024-05-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MACDONALD, Jennifer Hay→
Activedirector · ~60y · appointed 2007-07-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MACDONALD, Liam Hay→
Activedirector · ~32y · appointed 2024-05-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MITCHELHILL, Alfred James Stuart→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2004-08-12 · resigned 2016-10-31
BRIAN REID LTD.→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2004-07-27 · resigned 2004-08-12
MACDONALD, George Forsyth→
Resigneddirector · ~68y · appointed 2004-08-12 · resigned 2023-03-21
MITCHELHILL, Alfred James Stuart→
Resigneddirector · ~88y · appointed 2004-08-12 · resigned 2016-10-31
STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD.→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2004-07-27 · resigned 2004-08-12
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Floating charge | 1 property | 15/10/2010 | — |
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Recent filings (65 total)
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2026-03-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-27
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-05-22
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-05-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-20
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-03-21
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-03-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-07-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-07-29