BAY COMMUNICATIONS GROUP LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
08138040 · ltd · incorporated 2012-07-11
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Nov 2024
Net worth
£-11.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of head offices
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 73/100 (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: distressed disposal / insolvency (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, 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
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
48 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
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
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredNegative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £11,349
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
-£11k
↓ 15% YoY
Current Assets
£20k
↓ 13% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-11-30 | 2023-11-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-9.3k | £-8.3k |
| Current assets | £19.8k | £22.8k |
| Net assets | £-11.3k | £-9.8k |
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
0
filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
- 2025-08-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-07-30📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-07-29📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-07-29📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-07-29📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-07-29📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-07-29📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-07-29📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-07-29📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-06-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-08-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-10-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-08-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-11-06📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2018-08-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-10-11➕BARBARY, Francesca Gabrielle appointeddirector
- 2015-03-03➖MCKNIGHT, Ben resigneddirector
- 2012-07-11🏢Company incorporatedAs BAY COMMUNICATIONS GROUP LIMITED
- 2012-07-11➕BARBARY, Timothy John appointeddirector
- 2012-07-11➕MCKNIGHT, Ben appointeddirector
Owner dependency
66/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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 signalSome 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 14 years.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
1 lowMultiple registered office changes
lowMultiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Timothy John Barbary Individual · British · DOB 09/1972 · age 54 | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2012-07-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70100 — Activities of head offices
Registered office
Dalton House
9 Dalton Square
Lancaster
Lancashire
LA1 1WD
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-25
Last: 2025-07-11
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
BARBARY, Francesca Gabrielle→
Activedirector · ~51y · appointed 2017-10-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BARBARY, Timothy John→
Activedirector · ~54y · appointed 2012-07-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MCKNIGHT, Ben→
Resigneddirector · ~40y · appointed 2012-07-11 · resigned 2015-03-03
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Recent filings (48 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-08-29
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-07-30
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-07-29
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-07-29
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-07-29
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-07-29
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-07-29
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-07-29
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-07-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-08-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-13