BAY CONSULTING LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
07635350 · ltd · incorporated 2011-05-16
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
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year to Jun 2025
Net worth
£2.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Information technology consultancy activities
Sector: Information & communication
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 70221Financial management
- 70229Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with exceptional profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 59). 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 (73/100).
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, 3 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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
33 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £2,354
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£2k
Current Assets
£3k
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-06-30 | 2024-06-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £2.4k | — |
| Current assets | £2.9k | — |
| Net assets | £2.4k | — |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
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 (19 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-06-03📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-05-24📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-05-13➖PRIESTLEY, Vanessa Ruth resigneddirector
- 2025-01-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-01-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-04-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-03-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-03-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-06-13📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2016-01-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-06-13📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2011-05-16🏢Company incorporatedAs BAY CONSULTING LIMITED
- 2011-05-16➕PAWLEY, Jeremy Mark appointeddirector
- 2011-05-16➕PRIESTLEY, Vanessa Ruth appointeddirector
Owner dependency
93/100
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
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 15 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
78/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 15 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
cleanNo 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Jeremy Mark Pawley Individual · British · DOB 01/1967 · age 59 | 50–75% | — | 50-75% shares | 06/04/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Ms Vanessa Ruth Priestleyceased 27/05/2025· 25-50% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| AV-XCHANGEHUB LTD→ 16866452 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| BE WORLD CLASS EDUCATION LTD→ 14891465 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2011-05-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC62020 — Information technology consultancy activities
Registered office
Luss Brae
Victoria Road
Brixham
Devon
TQ5 9AR
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-30
Last: 2026-05-16
Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)
PAWLEY, Jeremy Mark→
Activedirector · ~59y · appointed 2011-05-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
PRIESTLEY, Vanessa Ruth→
Resigneddirector · ~61y · appointed 2011-05-16 · resigned 2025-05-13
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (33 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-25
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-06-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-24
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-05-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-01-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-01-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-01-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-01-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-05-18