BALTIC UK LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
03017417 · ltd · incorporated 1995-02-02
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
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 13.3y old — refinance window within 12 months
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Turnover
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Net worth
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Opportunity
83/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 90-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 90). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 13.3y

85/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 13.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (60/100)

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
9 officers (5 active, 9 linked, 5 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
31 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
91 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.

Recent activity

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Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-07-25
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  3. 2023-07-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
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  4. 2022-08-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
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  5. 2021-07-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2020-09-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-07-20
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    BEEFORTH, Deborah appointed
    secretary
  8. 2020-07-20
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    SWIERS, Barry Peter resigned
    secretary
  9. 2020-07-20
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  10. 2020-07-20
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  11. 2019-07-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-07-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
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  13. 2017-09-12
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  14. 2016-09-09
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    accounts · AA01
  15. 2016-04-04
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  16. 2016-03-02
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    officers · CH01
  17. 2016-03-02
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  18. 2013-02-15
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Svenska Handelsbanken Ab (Publ)
  19. 2012-03-27
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    HARRISON, Michael John resigned
    director
  20. 2007-06-01
    ➕
    HARRISON, Michael John appointed
    director
  21. 2003-07-29
    ➕
    GUTHRIE, Peter John appointed
    director
  22. 2003-07-29
    ➕
    GUTHRIE, Richard appointed
    director
  23. 2003-07-29
    ➖
    JOHNSON, James Martin resigned
    secretary
  24. 2003-07-29
    ➕
    SWIERS, Barry Peter appointed
    secretary
  25. 2001-03-19
    ➕
    ROBSON, Martin appointed
    director
  26. 1995-02-02
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    Company incorporated
    As BALTIC UK LIMITED
  27. 1995-02-02
    ➕
    GUTHRIE, John appointed
    director
  28. 1995-02-02
    ➕
    JOHNSON, James Martin appointed
    secretary
  29. 1995-02-02
    ➕
    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  30. 1995-02-02
    ➖
    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary

Owner dependency

73/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 31 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 90 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

90/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 90 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 31 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 31 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

Broadland Properties Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Broadland Properties Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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BALTIC UK LIMITED
This company · 03017417

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
Broadland Properties Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated1995-02-02
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Registered office

137 Scalby Road
Scarborough
North Yorkshire
YO12 6TB

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-28
Last: 2025-09-14

Officers (5 active · 4 resigned)

BEEFORTH, Deborah→
secretary · appointed 2020-07-20
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Active
GUTHRIE, John→
director · ~90y · appointed 1995-02-02
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Active
GUTHRIE, Peter John→
director · ~55y · appointed 2003-07-29
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Active
GUTHRIE, Richard→
director · ~54y · appointed 2003-07-29
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Active
ROBSON, Martin→
director · ~51y · appointed 2001-03-19
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Active
JOHNSON, James Martin→
secretary · appointed 1995-02-02 · resigned 2003-07-29
Resigned
SWIERS, Barry Peter→
secretary · appointed 2003-07-29 · resigned 2020-07-20
Resigned
SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1995-02-02 · resigned 1995-02-02
Resigned
HARRISON, Michael John→
director · ~79y · appointed 2007-06-01 · resigned 2012-03-27
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Svenska Handelsbanken Ab (Publ)
Debenture1 property15/02/2013—
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Recent filings (91 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2022-08-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2021-07-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2020-09-02
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2020-07-20
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2020-07-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-09-16