BAILLIE HOMES LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

06448161 · ltd · incorporated 2007-12-07

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 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

74/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Construction of domestic buildings

Sector: Construction

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 52). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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Refinance opportunity

5 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 18.0y

30/100

under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

· Oldest live charge is 18.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
· Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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

Lenders & charges

5 charges (5/5 with lender, 5/5 with type)

Directors & officers

4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

67 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

74/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-09-30	2024-09-30
Average employees	100	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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (35 events)Click to expand

2026-06-17
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-21
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-06-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-11-19
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mortgage · MR04
2021-11-19
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mortgage · MR04
2021-11-19
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mortgage · MR04
2021-11-19
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mortgage · MR04
2021-11-19
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mortgage · MR04
2021-11-19
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Charge satisfied #5
2021-11-19
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Charge satisfied #4
2021-11-19
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Charge satisfied #3
2021-11-19
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Charge satisfied #2
2021-11-19
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Charge satisfied #1
2021-11-03
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-11-03
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-11-03
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2021-11-01
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CRAIG, Baillie Jameson resigned
secretary
2021-11-01
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BAILLIE, Craig Jameson resigned
director
2021-06-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-04-06
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-08-14
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2016-08-08
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Charge registered #5
Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
2016-01-20
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BAILLIE, Craig Jameson appointed
director
2016-01-20
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BAILLIE, Craig Jameson resigned
director
2014-04-16
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Charge registered #4
Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
2014-03-13
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Charge registered #3
Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
2010-01-04
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Charge registered #2
Lender: Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
2008-07-15
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
2007-12-07
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Company incorporated
As BAILLIE HOMES LIMITED
2007-12-07
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ADAM, Baillie appointed
director
2007-12-07
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CRAIG, Baillie Jameson appointed
secretary
2007-12-07
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BAILLIE, Craig Jameson appointed
director

Owner dependency

85/100

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.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

68/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 19 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 med ·

Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern

medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Adam Hamilton Baillie Individual · British · DOB 07/1974 · age 52	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	06/04/2016

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Mr Craig Jameson Baillieceased 01/11/2021· 25-50% shares

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

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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2007-12-07

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC41202 — Construction of domestic buildings

Registered office

3 Holmer Terrace

Holmer

Hereford

HR4 9RH

United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-06-30

Last made up to: 2025-09-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-11-17

Last: 2025-11-03

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

ADAM, Baillie→

director · ~52y · appointed 2007-12-07

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

CRAIG, Baillie Jameson→

secretary · appointed 2007-12-07 · resigned 2021-11-01

Resigned

BAILLIE, Craig Jameson→

director · ~52y · appointed 2016-01-20 · resigned 2021-11-01

Resigned

BAILLIE, Craig Jameson→

director · ~86y · appointed 2007-12-07 · resigned 2016-01-20

Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:5 of 5 shown

		Type	Properties
satisfied	Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC	A registered charge	1 property	08/08/2016	19/11/2021
satisfied	Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC	A registered charge	1 property	16/04/2014	19/11/2021
satisfied	Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC	A registered charge	1 property	13/03/2014	19/11/2021
satisfied	Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC	Debenture	1 property	04/01/2010	19/11/2021
satisfied	Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC	Mortgage deed	1 property	15/07/2008	19/11/2021

Recent filings (67 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2026-06-17

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-11-14

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2025-06-30

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-11-15

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2024-06-28

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-11-15

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2023-06-30

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2023-04-21

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-11-17

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2022-06-29

mortgage-satisfy-charge-full

mortgage · MR04

2021-11-19

mortgage-satisfy-charge-full

mortgage · MR04

2021-11-19

mortgage-satisfy-charge-full

mortgage · MR04

2021-11-19

mortgage-satisfy-charge-full

mortgage · MR04

2021-11-19

mortgage-satisfy-charge-full

mortgage · MR04

2021-11-19