BAYFORD GREEN LTD
Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).
Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · oldest 5.3y
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 5.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredKey financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £1.21M | £1.38M |
| Current assets | £314.5k | £8.0k |
| Cash | £313.1k | £1.3k |
| Debtors | £1.4k | £6.7k |
| Net assets | £-1.4k | £-18.6k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
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- • 1 accounts
Corporate timeline (14 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-23📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2021-04-13📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2021-03-30🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Ewan Robert Mcneil
- 2021-01-12📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2020-12-22🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Ewan Robert Mcneil
- 2020-09-21🏢Company incorporatedAs BAYFORD GREEN LTD
- 2020-09-21➕MCNEIL, Ewan appointedsecretary
- 2020-09-21➕MCNEIL, Ewan Robert appointeddirector
- 2020-09-21📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +No director turnover: Company is 6 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Ewan Robert Mcneil Individual · British · DOB 10/1982 · age 44 | 50–75% | — | board control50-75% shares · board control | 21/09/2020 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
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Mortgages & charges
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Ewan Robert Mcneil | A registered charge | 1 property | 30/03/2021 | — | |
| outstanding | Ewan Robert Mcneil | A registered charge | 1 property | 22/12/2020 | — |