BAXTERS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
04207535 · ltd · incorporated 2001-04-27
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 Dec 2025
Net worth
£110.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Accounting and auditing activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 70-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 70). 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).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 14.5y

45/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 14.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 1 with DOB)
74
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
71 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
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
80
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 · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £110,380
Net assets shrinking
Down £76,582 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£110k
↓ 41% YoY
Current Assets
£134k
↓ 33% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£40k£79k£119k£159k£199kDec 2024Dec 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-12-312024-12-31
Total assets£110.4k£187.0k
Current assets£133.9k£198.7k
Net assets£110.4k£187.0k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-08-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-04-12
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  4. 2024-04-11
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    address · AD01
  5. 2023-03-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-10-18
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  7. 2022-04-28
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  8. 2022-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-03-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-07-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-07-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-03-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-07-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-05-24
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  15. 2017-05-24
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    Charge satisfied #1
  16. 2016-06-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  17. 2011-12-28
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Aib Group (UK) PLC
  18. 2001-10-12
    ➕
    BAXTER, Hilary appointed
    secretary
  19. 2001-10-12
    ➖
    BARCLAY, Peter Joseph resigned
    secretary
  20. 2001-04-27
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    Company incorporated
    As BAXTERS LIMITED
  21. 2001-04-27
    ➕
    BAXTER, Andrew Geoffrey appointed
    director
  22. 2001-04-27
    ➕
    BARCLAY, Peter Joseph appointed
    secretary
  23. 2001-04-27
    ➕
    LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  24. 2001-04-27
    ➖
    LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  25. 2001-04-27
    ➕
    LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  26. 2001-04-27
    ➖
    LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

100/100
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.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "BAXTER" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 25 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

100/100
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 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 25 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 25 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Andrew Geoffrey Baxter
Individual · British · DOB 08/1956 · age 70
50–75%
50–75%50-75% shares · 50-75% voting06/04/2016
Hilary Baxter
Individual · British · DOB 05/1957 · age 69
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting19/04/2022

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
Incorporated2001-04-27
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC69201 — Accounting and auditing activities

Registered office

Springfield
Wesley Road
Ironbridge
Shropshire
TF8 7BD
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-11
Last: 2026-04-27

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

BAXTER, Hilary→
secretary · appointed 2001-10-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BAXTER, Andrew Geoffrey→
director · ~70y · appointed 2001-04-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BARCLAY, Peter Joseph→
secretary · appointed 2001-04-27 · resigned 2001-10-12
Resigned
LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2001-04-27 · resigned 2001-04-27
Resigned
LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2001-04-27 · resigned 2001-04-27
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Aib Group (UK)
Aib Group (UK) PLC
Mortgage debenture1 property28/12/201124/05/2017

Recent filings (71 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-02-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-08-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-04-12
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-04-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-28
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-10-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-28
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-04-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-03-04