BAA SERVICES LIMITED
Opportunity 63/100 (worth a look), bankability 70/100. Strong seller-intent signal (78/100, director aged 68). 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: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-21.7k | — |
| Current assets | £2.3k | — |
| Net assets | £-22.3k | — |
| Average employees | — | -100 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
- • 1 gazette
- • 1 gazette
- • 2 gazette
- • 1 dissolution
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
- 2026-07-07📄gazette-dissolved-voluntarygazette · GAZ2(A)
- 2026-07-07🏁Company dissolved
- 2026-04-07📄gazette-notice-voluntarygazette · GAZ1(A)
- 2026-03-26📄dissolution-application-strike-off-companydissolution · DS01
- 2025-08-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-20📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2022-03-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-03-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-11📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2019-03-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-03-12📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2018-12-19📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2018-02-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-12-21📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2006-03-21🏢Company incorporatedAs BAA SERVICES LIMITED
- 2006-03-21➕SHEPHERD, Susan Tindale appointedsecretary
- 2006-03-21➕SHEPHERD, Martyn Andrew appointeddirector
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.
- +No director turnover: Company is 20 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 20 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 has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only.
Evidence: Dissolved on 2026-07-07
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Martyn Andrew Shepherd Individual · British · DOB 04/1958 · age 68 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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