BALTIC RECRUITMENT SERVICES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
05893036 · ltd · incorporated 2006-08-01
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 15.8y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Jul 2025
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
83/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other activities of employment placement agencies
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · oldest 15.8y

65/100
clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

  • · Oldest live charge is 15.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: high (83/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
7 officers (4 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
15 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
76 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
83/100Exceptional
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
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
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£0Jul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31
Average employees282900

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
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filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-02-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-04-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-09-07
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    second-filing-of-annual-return-with-made-up-date
    annual-return · RP04AR01
  5. 2023-07-31
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    capital-cancellation-shares
    capital · SH06
  6. 2023-07-31
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    capital-return-purchase-own-shares
    capital · SH03
  7. 2023-07-27
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  8. 2023-07-27
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    Charge satisfied #2
  9. 2023-07-18
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    second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
    confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
  10. 2023-07-18
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    second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
    confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
  11. 2023-02-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2022-06-28
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2022-04-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2021-04-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2020-07-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-04-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2018-05-21
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  18. 2018-05-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2015-04-20
    ➕
    KENT, Christopher David appointed
    director
  20. 2015-04-06
    ➖
    ARMSTRONG, Richard Neil resigned
    director
  21. 2014-07-02
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  22. 2010-09-27
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  23. 2010-01-04
    ➕
    ARMSTRONG, Richard Neil appointed
    director
  24. 2006-08-01
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    Company incorporated
    As BALTIC RECRUITMENT SERVICES LIMITED
  25. 2006-08-01
    ➕
    PEART, Charles Frederick appointed
    secretary
  26. 2006-08-01
    ➕
    PEART, Charles Frederick appointed
    director
  27. 2006-08-01
    ➕
    PEART, Roger David Hunter appointed
    director
  28. 2006-08-01
    ➕
    ACI SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  29. 2006-08-01
    ➖
    ACI SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  30. 2006-08-01
    ➕
    ACI DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  31. 2006-08-01
    ➖
    ACI DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

76/100
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 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

63/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years.
  • 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

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 Charles Frederick Peart
Individual · British · DOB 05/1966 · age 60
——sig. influencesignificant influence31/07/2016
Mr Roger David Hunter Peart
Individual · British · DOB 04/1972 · age 54
——sig. influencesignificant influence31/07/2016

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
Incorporated2006-08-01
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC78109 — Other activities of employment placement agencies

Registered office

The Work Place Heighington Lane
Aycliffe Business Park
Newton Aycliffe
DL5 6AH
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-15
Last: 2025-08-01

Officers (4 active · 3 resigned)

PEART, Charles Frederick→
secretary · appointed 2006-08-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
KENT, Christopher David→
director · ~51y · appointed 2015-04-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PEART, Charles Frederick→
director · ~60y · appointed 2006-08-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PEART, Roger David Hunter→
director · ~54y · appointed 2006-08-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ACI SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2006-08-01 · resigned 2006-08-01
Resigned
ARMSTRONG, Richard Neil→
director · ~59y · appointed 2010-01-04 · resigned 2015-04-06
Resigned
ACI DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2006-08-01 · resigned 2006-08-01
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property02/07/201427/07/2023
outstanding
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Fixed & floating charge1 property27/09/2010—
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Recent filings (76 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-24
second-filing-of-annual-return-with-made-up-date
annual-return · RP04AR01
2023-09-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-03
capital-cancellation-shares
capital · SH06
2023-07-31
capital-return-purchase-own-shares
capital · SH03
2023-07-31
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2023-07-27
second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
2023-07-18
second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
2023-07-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-02-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-03
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-06-28