BASELINE RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
05944128 · ltd · incorporated 2006-09-22
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
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Sept 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Research and experimental development on social sciences and humanities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
49 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
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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£0£0£0£0£0£0Sept 2024Sept 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-09-302024-09-30
Average employees100-100

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 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-29
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  2. 2025-06-28
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  3. 2024-06-26
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  4. 2023-05-25
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  5. 2022-06-30
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  6. 2021-04-29
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  7. 2020-07-28
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  8. 2020-07-28
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    officers · AP01
  9. 2020-07-25
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    BIRCH, Tamsin Amy Pamela appointed
    director
  10. 2020-06-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  11. 2019-06-20
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  12. 2018-06-29
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  13. 2017-06-30
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  14. 2016-05-08
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  15. 2015-09-22
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  16. 2015-06-07
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  17. 2014-05-01
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    KARPUSHEFF, Justine resigned
    director
  18. 2006-09-22
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    Company incorporated
    As BASELINE RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT LIMITED
  19. 2006-09-22
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    HONOR, Stuart Richard appointed
    secretary
  20. 2006-09-22
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    HONOR, Stuart Richard appointed
    director
  21. 2006-09-22
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    KARPUSHEFF, Justine appointed
    director

Owner dependency

68/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

59/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • 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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Stuart Richard Honor
Individual · English · DOB 05/1976 · age 50
75–100%
—75-100% shares18/09/2016

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
Incorporated2006-09-22
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC72200 — Research and experimental development on social sciences and humanities

Registered office

Highfield House
Oakenclough Road
Bacup
OL13 9DJ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-24
Last: 2025-08-10

Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)

HONOR, Stuart Richard→
secretary · appointed 2006-09-22
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Active
BIRCH, Tamsin Amy Pamela→
director · ~53y · appointed 2020-07-25
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Active
HONOR, Stuart Richard→
director · ~50y · appointed 2006-09-22
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Active
KARPUSHEFF, Justine→
director · ~56y · appointed 2006-09-22 · resigned 2014-05-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (49 total)

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accounts · AA
2026-05-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-05-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-18
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-07-28
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2020-07-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-06-29