BAILORAN LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
07916921 · ltd · incorporated 2012-01-19
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
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year to May 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Solicitors
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
45 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0May 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Average employees500500

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-03
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  2. 2026-02-03
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  3. 2025-10-20
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    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-03-03
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    officers · AP01
  5. 2025-02-01
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    BAILES, Eloise Patricia Ellen appointed
    director
  6. 2024-09-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-10-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-10-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-10-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-11-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  11. 2019-10-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-10-30
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  13. 2018-02-26
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    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-02-07
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  15. 2018-02-06
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  16. 2018-02-06
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  17. 2012-06-01
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    BAILES, Eloise Patricia Ellen resigned
    director
  18. 2012-01-19
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    Company incorporated
    As BAILORAN LIMITED
  19. 2012-01-19
    ➕
    BAILES, John Roger appointed
    director
  20. 2012-01-19
    ➕
    BAILES, Eloise Patricia Ellen appointed
    director

Owner dependency

66/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

49/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Eloise Patricia Ellen Bailes
Individual · British · DOB 12/1981 · age 45
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting31/01/2017
Mr John Roger Bailes
Individual · British · DOB 05/1978 · age 48
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2012-01-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC69102 — Solicitors

Registered office

West Hill House Allerton Hill
Chapel Allerton
Leeds
LS7 3QB
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-22
Last: 2026-04-08

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

BAILES, Eloise Patricia Ellen→
director · ~45y · appointed 2025-02-01
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Active
BAILES, John Roger→
director · ~48y · appointed 2012-01-19
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Active
BAILES, Eloise Patricia Ellen→
director · ~45y · appointed 2012-01-19 · resigned 2012-06-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (45 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-08
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-02-03
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-02-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-09
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-03-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-10-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-10-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-12