BASEBID LIMITED
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. 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: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-11-30 | 2024-11-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £69.9k | — |
| Current assets | £12.1k | — |
| Cash | £4.4k | — |
| Debtors | £7.7k | — |
| Net assets | £-10.9k | — |
| Average employees | — | 100 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
2 signals 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
- • 2 gazette
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
- • 2 gazette
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-13📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2026-05-12📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2026-05-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2025-08-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-22📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2020-11-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2019-08-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2018-08-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-11-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-11-08📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2016-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-11-01➖SOWDEN-TAYLOR, Robin resigneddirector
- 2016-09-20➖HARRIS, Simon resigneddirector
- 2012-03-20➕EDWARDS, David Andrew appointeddirector
- 2012-03-20➕HARRIS, Simon appointeddirector
- 2012-03-20➕SOWDEN-TAYLOR, Robin appointeddirector
- 2012-01-31🏢Company incorporatedAs BASEBID LIMITED
- 2012-01-31➕STEPHENS, Graham Robertson appointeddirector
- 2012-01-31➖STEPHENS, Graham Robertson resigneddirector
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- 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
cleanShareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr David Andrew Edwards Individual · British · DOB 09/1983 · age 43 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 30/01/2017 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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