BARING PENSION TRUSTEES LIMITED

⚰️Wound downdissolved

05297102 · ltd · incorporated 2004-11-26

Investment thesis

Company dissolved — not a live target.

Why interesting: Historical record only; useful for precedent research.

Why risky: Not transactable.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

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Opportunity

64/100

Worth a look

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What this business does

Primary activity: Pension funding

Sector: Financial & insurance

Investor take

Pass (distressed without resilience)

Distressed unclear — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 64/100 (worth a look), bankability 70/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Company dissolved. Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (59/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

30 officers (5 active, 30 linked, 21 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

10 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

108 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

64/100Worth a look

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality

Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Some moderate concerns — review flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (77 events)Click to expand

2021-08-17
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gazette · GAZ2(A)
2021-08-17
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Company dissolved
2021-06-01
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gazette · GAZ1(A)
2021-05-19
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dissolution · DS01
2021-05-10
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accounts · AA
2021-01-07
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officers · TM01
2020-12-31
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MOORE, Susan, Trustee resigned
director
2020-08-04
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-04-30
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LOSS, Paul David resigned
director
2020-04-30
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officers · TM01
2019-10-08
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officers · CH01
2019-10-08
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2019-06-20
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accounts · AA
2018-10-22
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officers · TM01
2018-10-15
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address · AD01
2018-10-15
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address · AD01
2018-10-08
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ABU LEIL-COOPER, Ghadir resigned
director
2018-10-02
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2018-04-09
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JERVIS, Michael David appointed
director
2018-04-09
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LOSS, Paul David appointed
director
2018-04-09
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officers · AP01
2018-04-09
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officers · AP01
2017-09-14
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accounts · AA
2017-02-06
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officers · TM01
2017-02-01
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JAMES, Nicholas Mark Hinton resigned
director
2016-11-22
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resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2016-03-22
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2014-10-10
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JAMES, Nicholas Mark Hinton appointed
director
2014-09-23
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EVANS, Nicholas Emrys appointed
secretary
2014-09-23
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BENSTEAD, Amanda Marguerite resigned
secretary
2014-07-14
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SMART, Lea resigned
director
2012-04-10
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SMART, Lea appointed
director
2011-12-14
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ROBERTSON, Nicola appointed
director
2011-10-20
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BROOKS, Julia resigned
director
2011-08-23
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NANGLE, Toby resigned
director
2011-06-08
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BROOKS, Julia appointed
director
2011-04-15
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DEFRANCIS, Christopher Anthony appointed
secretary
2011-04-15
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WALSH, Patricia resigned
secretary
2010-04-29
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ABU LEIL-COOPER, Ghadir appointed
director
2009-12-31
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LEE, Kevin resigned
director
2009-12-31
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NANGLE, Toby appointed
director
2009-10-16
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LABRAM-ODDY, Margaret Allison resigned
director
2008-12-23
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BENSTEAD, Amanda Marguerite appointed
secretary
2008-12-23
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SUNDSTRUM, Henrietta Jane resigned
secretary
2008-12-23
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LLOYD, Susannah Jane resigned
director
2008-10-21
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DILLMAN, Rodney Joe resigned
secretary
2008-10-21
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WALSH, Patricia appointed
secretary
2007-08-02
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LABRAM-ODDY, Margaret Allison appointed
director
2007-08-02
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MILBANK, Sheila Janet resigned
director
2007-03-15
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LLOYD, Susannah Jane appointed
director

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Owner dependency

75/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

80/100

Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 21 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 22 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

1 high ·

Company dissolved

high

Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only.

Evidence: Dissolved on 2021-08-17

Group structure

Baring Asset Management Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Baring Asset Management Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares

ultimate parent

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BARING PENSION TRUSTEES LIMITED

This company · 05297102

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%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Baring Asset Management Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	—	75-100% shares	06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusdissolved

Typeltd

Incorporated2004-11-26

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC65300 — Pension funding

Registered office

20 Old Bailey

London

EC4M 7BF

United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts

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Last made up to: 2020-12-31

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