FROM BABIES WITH LOVE TRADING LTD

🌳Matureactive

07906449 · ltd · incorporated 2012-01-11

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

—

year to Apr 2025

Net worth

£181.6k

book net assets

Opportunity

78/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 10821

Sector: Manufacturing

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

14190SIC 14190
46420Wholesale of clothing and footwear
47910Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile

address, 4 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

13 officers (9 active, 13 linked, 13 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

5 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

45 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

78/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £181,584

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£111k

Net Worth

£182k

↑ 20% YoY

Current Assets

£648k

↑ 103% YoY

Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-04-30	2024-04-30
Total assets	£412.4k	£272.6k
Current assets	£648.3k	£320.1k
Cash	£111.1k	—
Debtors	£369.4k	—
Net assets	£181.6k	£150.8k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

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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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (36 events)Click to expand

2026-01-26
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accounts · AA
2025-02-11
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officers · AP01
2025-02-10
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ASHLEY, Paul James appointed
director
2025-02-10
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COLLINS, Emily Clare appointed
director
2025-02-10
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DE GRAAFF, Syeda Salma Amina appointed
director
2025-02-10
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NICHOLSON, Domini Elizabeth appointed
director
2025-02-10
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ROBB, Andrew George appointed
director
2025-02-10
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officers · AP01
2025-02-10
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officers · AP01
2025-02-10
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2025-02-10
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officers · AP01
2025-01-28
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accounts · AA
2024-09-20
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KELLY, Michael John resigned
director
2024-09-20
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ZIA, Amir resigned
director
2024-09-20
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officers · TM01
2024-09-20
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officers · TM01
2024-01-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-01-31
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accounts · AA
2022-12-13
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officers · AP01
2022-12-06
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FIELD, Hannah appointed
director
2022-01-24
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-08-02
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NEATE, Francis Vincent Hugh resigned
director
2021-08-02
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ZIA, Amir appointed
director
2021-08-02
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-08-02
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-04-21
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-01-16
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-01-30
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accounts · AA
2014-10-01
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PAPAKONSTANTINOU, Katharine Frances resigned
director
2012-03-28
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THOMAS, Nicholas Stuart appointed
director
2012-03-28
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KELLY, Michael John appointed
director
2012-03-28
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NEATE, Francis Vincent Hugh appointed
director
2012-03-28
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PAPAKONSTANTINOU, Katharine Frances appointed
director
2012-01-11
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Company incorporated
As FROM BABIES WITH LOVE TRADING LTD
2012-01-11
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CROSSLEY, Cecilia Hooper appointed
director
2012-01-11
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CROSSLEY, Daniel Simon appointed
director

Owner dependency

56/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS

-9 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

63/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.
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.)

Group structure

From Babies With Love Foundation is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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From Babies With Love Foundation

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares

ultimate parent

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FROM BABIES WITH LOVE TRADING LTD

This company · 07906449

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
From Babies With Love Foundation Corporate entity	75–100%	—	75-100% shares	06/04/2016

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

Incorporated2012-01-11

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC10821 — SIC 10821

Registered office

10 Longcroft Avenue

Harpenden

Hertfordshire

AL5 2QZ

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-01-31

Last made up to: 2025-04-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-07-30

Last: 2025-07-16