BAYLISS TRADING LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
05433735 · ltd · incorporated 2005-04-22
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
—
year to Sept 2024
Net worth
£2.25M
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Retail trade of motor vehicle parts and accessories
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle 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: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -54% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. 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, 4 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
58 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £2,246,909
Cash draining
Cash down 54% YoY
Cash YoY
-54%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£12k
↓ 54% YoY
Net Worth
£2.2m
↑ 16% YoY
Current Assets
£3.6m
↑ 36% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£713k£1.4m£2.1m£2.9m£3.6mSept 2023Sept 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-09-302023-09-30
Total assets£2.26M£1.95M
Current assets£3.56M£2.62M
Cash£11.8k£25.7k
Debtors£3.51M£2.55M
Net assets£2.25M£1.93M

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-05-13
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  3. 2024-06-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-06-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-08-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-04-13
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2021-06-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-12-18
    ➕
    STEPHENS, David John appointed
    director
  9. 2020-12-18
    ➖
    BLACKLEY, Steven Mclellan resigned
    director
  10. 2020-12-18
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  11. 2020-12-18
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  12. 2020-06-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-06-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-06-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-06-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-06-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  17. 2016-04-29
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  18. 2008-09-01
    ➖
    STEVEN, Blackley resigned
    secretary
  19. 2008-09-01
    ➕
    BLACKLEY, Steven Mclellan appointed
    director
  20. 2008-09-01
    ➖
    SINGLETON, Ian resigned
    director
  21. 2005-10-07
    ➖
    WAYNE, Harold resigned
    nominee-secretary
  22. 2005-10-07
    ➖
    WAYNE, Yvonne resigned
    nominee-director
  23. 2005-04-22
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BAYLISS TRADING LIMITED
  24. 2005-04-22
    ➕
    STEVEN, Blackley appointed
    secretary
  25. 2005-04-22
    ➕
    WAYNE, Harold appointed
    nominee-secretary
  26. 2005-04-22
    ➕
    SINGLETON, Ian appointed
    director
  27. 2005-04-22
    ➕
    WAYNE, Yvonne appointed
    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 58 — 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 58. 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 21 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.)

Group structure

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

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Hackett Trading Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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BAYLISS TRADING LIMITED
This company · 05433735

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
Hackett Trading Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
—75-100% shares01/10/2016

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
Incorporated2005-04-22
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45320 — Retail trade of motor vehicle parts and accessories

Registered office

Suite 2c, Brosnan House
175, Darkes Lane
Potters Bar
EN6 1BW
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-06
Last: 2026-04-22

Officers (1 active · 5 resigned)

STEPHENS, David John→
director · ~58y · appointed 2020-12-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
STEVEN, Blackley→
secretary · appointed 2005-04-22 · resigned 2008-09-01
Resigned
WAYNE, Harold→
nominee-secretary · appointed 2005-04-22 · resigned 2005-10-07
Resigned
BLACKLEY, Steven Mclellan→
director · ~62y · appointed 2008-09-01 · resigned 2020-12-18
Resigned
SINGLETON, Ian→
director · ~57y · appointed 2005-04-22 · resigned 2008-09-01
Resigned
WAYNE, Yvonne→
nominee-director · ~46y · appointed 2005-04-22 · resigned 2005-10-07
Resigned

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Recent filings (58 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-14
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2025-05-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-08-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-26
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-04-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-11
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-12-18
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2020-12-18