BABOOCO LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
03404842 · ltd · incorporated 1997-07-17
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Sept 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. 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: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
6 officers (1 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
85 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Sept 2024Sept 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-09-302024-09-30

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-11-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-12-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-10-14
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  5. 2023-10-03
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  6. 2022-12-09
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-06-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-06-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-05-04
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2020-06-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-02-06
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2019-06-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-09-03
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  14. 2018-09-03
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  15. 2018-08-28
    ➖
    KELSEY, Janet Maureen resigned
    director
  16. 2018-07-25
    ➕
    WRIGHT, George appointed
    director
  17. 2018-07-25
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  18. 2018-07-25
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  19. 2018-07-17
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  20. 2018-04-08
    ➖
    WRIGHT, Jane Kathleen Elizabeth resigned
    secretary
  21. 2018-04-08
    ➖
    WRIGHT, Jane Kathleen Elizabeth resigned
    director
  22. 1997-08-27
    ➕
    WRIGHT, Jane Kathleen Elizabeth appointed
    secretary
  23. 1997-08-14
    ➖
    LEGAL SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  24. 1997-08-14
    ➕
    KELSEY, Janet Maureen appointed
    director
  25. 1997-08-14
    ➕
    WRIGHT, Jane Kathleen Elizabeth appointed
    director
  26. 1997-08-14
    ➖
    LEGAL DIRECTORS LTD (COMP NBR 3368733) resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  27. 1997-07-17
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    Company incorporated
    As BABOOCO LIMITED
  28. 1997-07-17
    ➕
    LEGAL SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  29. 1997-07-17
    ➕
    LEGAL DIRECTORS LTD (COMP NBR 3368733) appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

83/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 29 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

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

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Oliver William Rufus Wright
Individual · British · DOB 03/2003 · age 23
25–50%
—25-50% shares19/07/2018
Mr George Wright
Individual · British · DOB 04/1965 · age 61
25–50%
—25-50% shares08/04/2018
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mrs Janet Maureen Kelseyceased 19/07/2018· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
  • Mrs Jane Kathleen Elizabeth Wrightceased 08/04/2018· 25-50% shares

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
Incorporated1997-07-17
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

Middleton Hall
Middleton
Sudbury
Suffolk
CO10 7LL
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last: 2025-07-17

Officers (1 active · 5 resigned)

WRIGHT, George→
director · ~61y · appointed 2018-07-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WRIGHT, Jane Kathleen Elizabeth→
secretary · appointed 1997-08-27 · resigned 2018-04-08
Resigned
LEGAL SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1997-07-17 · resigned 1997-08-14
Resigned
KELSEY, Janet Maureen→
director · ~85y · appointed 1997-08-14 · resigned 2018-08-28
Resigned
WRIGHT, Jane Kathleen Elizabeth→
director · ~63y · appointed 1997-08-14 · resigned 2018-04-08
Resigned
LEGAL DIRECTORS LTD (COMP NBR 3368733)→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1997-07-17 · resigned 1997-08-14
Resigned

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Recent filings (85 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-13
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-10-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-13
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-10-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-06-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-06-28
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-05-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-05