BALDWIN PROPERTY SERVICES LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
07277035 · ltd · incorporated 2010-06-08
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 10.2y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Sept 2025
Net worth
£1.64M
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other accommodation
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 80-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (93/100, director aged 80). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
4 live charges · oldest 10.2y
85/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 10.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
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
4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)
90
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
46 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £1,641,719
Cash YoY
+88%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£55k
↑ 88% YoY
Net Worth
£1.6m
~ YoY
Current Assets
£58k
↑ 74% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-09-30 | 2024-09-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £1.72M | £1.74M |
| Current assets | £58.5k | £33.6k |
| Cash | £55.2k | £29.4k |
| Debtors | £3.3k | £4.2k |
| Net assets | £1.64M | £1.64M |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-21📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-06-21📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-05-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-08📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2022-09-08📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2022-09-08📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2022-09-08📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2022-09-08🔓Charge satisfied #4
- 2022-09-08🔓Charge satisfied #3
- 2022-09-08🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2022-09-08🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2022-01-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-04-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-04-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-04-15📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2019-04-15📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2019-04-12🔒Charge registered #4Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2019-04-12🔒Charge registered #3Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2018-06-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2016-04-20🔒Charge registered #2Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2016-04-18🔒Charge registered #1Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2016-04-01➕BALDWIN, Stuart William appointeddirector
- 2010-06-08🏢Company incorporatedAs BALDWIN PROPERTY SERVICES LIMITED
- 2010-06-08➕BALDWIN, Richard William appointeddirector
Owner dependency
100/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "BALDWIN" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 80 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +No director turnover: Company is 16 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
89/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 80 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 16 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
mediumMultiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Richard William Baldwin Individual · British · DOB 01/1946 · age 80 | 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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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2010-06-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC55900 — Other accommodation
Registered office
30 Gallows Hill Lane
Abbots Langley
Hertfordshire
WD5 0DA
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-22
Last: 2026-06-08
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
BALDWIN, Richard William→
Activedirector · ~80y · appointed 2010-06-08
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BALDWIN, Stuart William→
Activedirector · ~55y · appointed 2016-04-01
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Mortgages & charges
4
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:4 of 4 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 12/04/2019 | 08/09/2022 | |
| satisfied | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 12/04/2019 | 08/09/2022 | |
| satisfied | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 20/04/2016 | 08/09/2022 | |
| satisfied | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 18/04/2016 | 08/09/2022 |
Recent filings (46 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-24
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-06-21
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-06-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-02-27
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2022-09-08
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2022-09-08
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2022-09-08
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2022-09-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-10