BALTIC MORTGAGE SOLUTIONS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
06487290 · ltd · incorporated 2008-01-29
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 Jul 2025
Net worth
£-3.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 75/100 (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: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (65/100).

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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
8 officers (2 active, 8 linked, 4 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
54 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £3,700

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
-£4k
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
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-£4k-£4k-£4k-£4k-£4k-£4kJul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31
Total assets£-3.7k—
Net assets£-3.7k—
Average employees—0

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
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-02
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  2. 2024-11-05
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  3. 2023-10-17
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  4. 2023-01-20
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  5. 2022-04-01
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  6. 2021-07-30
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  7. 2020-04-30
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  8. 2019-04-30
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  9. 2018-02-17
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  10. 2017-04-30
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  11. 2016-04-29
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  12. 2016-01-29
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  13. 2015-02-24
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  14. 2015-01-30
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  15. 2014-03-06
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  16. 2011-04-18
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    HADFIELD, Simon resigned
    director
  17. 2009-01-30
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    DOWLING, Brian appointed
    secretary
  18. 2009-01-30
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    DOWLING, Linda resigned
    secretary
  19. 2008-05-01
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    DOWLING, Brian appointed
    director
  20. 2008-05-01
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    DOWLING, Brian resigned
    secretary
  21. 2008-05-01
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    DOWLING, Linda appointed
    secretary
  22. 2008-05-01
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    DOWLING, Linda resigned
    director
  23. 2008-02-01
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    DOWLING, Brian appointed
    secretary
  24. 2008-02-01
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    DOWLING, Linda resigned
    secretary
  25. 2008-02-01
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    DOWLING, Brian resigned
    director
  26. 2008-02-01
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    DOWLING, Linda appointed
    director
  27. 2008-01-29
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    Company incorporated
    As BALTIC MORTGAGE SOLUTIONS LIMITED
  28. 2008-01-29
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    DOWLING, Linda appointed
    secretary
  29. 2008-01-29
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    DOWLING, Brian appointed
    director
  30. 2008-01-29
    ➕
    HADFIELD, Simon 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 18 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 18 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 18 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 Brian Dowling
Individual · British · DOB 03/1980 · age 46
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2008-01-29
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64999 — Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified

Registered office

148 Station Road
Wallsend
Tyne And Wear
NE28 3QW

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-17
Last: 2026-01-03

Officers (2 active · 6 resigned)

DOWLING, Brian→
secretary · appointed 2009-01-30
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Active
DOWLING, Brian→
director · ~46y · appointed 2008-05-01
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Active
DOWLING, Brian→
secretary · appointed 2008-02-01 · resigned 2008-05-01
Resigned
DOWLING, Linda→
secretary · appointed 2008-05-01 · resigned 2009-01-30
Resigned
DOWLING, Linda→
secretary · appointed 2008-01-29 · resigned 2008-02-01
Resigned
DOWLING, Brian→
director · ~46y · appointed 2008-01-29 · resigned 2008-02-01
Resigned
DOWLING, Linda→
director · ~73y · appointed 2008-02-01 · resigned 2008-05-01
Resigned
HADFIELD, Simon→
director · ~48y · appointed 2008-01-29 · resigned 2011-04-18
Resigned

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Recent filings (54 total)

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confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-05
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2025-12-02
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-28
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2024-11-05
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-04-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-07-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-01-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-04-30