ANDREWS & BAYRAM PROPERTY SERVICES LIMITED

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08803745 · ltd · incorporated 2013-12-05
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
—
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£-46.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Real estate agencies
Sector: Real estate
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. 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: 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
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
38 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
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £46,371

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
-£46k
↓ 17% YoY
Current Assets
£100k
↑ 4.9% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
-£46k-£17k£12k£41k£71k£100kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£49.7k£61.3k
Current assets£100.1k£95.4k
Net assets£-46.4k£-39.7k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-06-21
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    gazette · DISS40
  3. 2025-04-10
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    dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
  4. 2025-03-25
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  5. 2024-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-12-04
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2023-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-08-30
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  9. 2021-12-13
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  10. 2021-12-06
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    accounts · AA01
  11. 2021-04-28
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    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-05-12
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  13. 2019-09-24
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    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-11-26
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  15. 2018-10-24
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    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-10-13
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    officers · TM01
  17. 2018-10-01
    ➖
    BAYRAM, Caroline resigned
    secretary
  18. 2018-10-01
    ➖
    BAYRAM, Caroline Joy resigned
    director
  19. 2014-01-12
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    ANDREWS, Craig Anthony appointed
    director
  20. 2013-12-17
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    ANDREWS, Craig Anthony resigned
    director
  21. 2013-12-05
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    Company incorporated
    As ANDREWS & BAYRAM PROPERTY SERVICES LIMITED
  22. 2013-12-05
    ➕
    BAYRAM, Caroline appointed
    secretary
  23. 2013-12-05
    ➕
    ANDREWS, Craig Anthony appointed
    director
  24. 2013-12-05
    ➕
    BAYRAM, Caroline Joy appointed
    director

Owner dependency

90/100
Critical — business is the founder

The 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.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "ANDREWS" — strong identity link between founder and business.

Succession & seller-readiness

58/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 12 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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Craig Anthony Andrews
Individual · British · DOB 10/1979 · age 47
75–100%
25–50%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · firm interest06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs Caroline Joy Bayramceased 01/10/2018· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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
Incorporated2013-12-05
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC68310 — Real estate agencies

Registered office

13 Queen Street
Market Rasen
Lincolnshire
LN8 3EH

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-18
Last: 2025-12-04

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

ANDREWS, Craig Anthony→
director · ~47y · appointed 2014-01-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BAYRAM, Caroline→
secretary · appointed 2013-12-05 · resigned 2018-10-01
Resigned
ANDREWS, Craig Anthony→
director · ~47y · appointed 2013-12-05 · resigned 2013-12-17
Resigned
BAYRAM, Caroline Joy→
director · ~50y · appointed 2013-12-05 · resigned 2018-10-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (38 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-30
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-06-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-19
dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2025-04-10
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-03-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-23
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-12-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-08-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-13
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2021-12-06