BAXTER PEARSE FINANCIAL CONSULTANTS LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
08885117 · ltd · incorporated 2014-02-11
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
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Pension funding
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 66). 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: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)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 (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
47 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 300 | 200 |
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
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-09📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-09-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-30📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-10-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-02-17📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-02-17📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2019-12-16📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2019-12-09📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2019-12-09📄capital-cancellation-sharescapital · SH06
- 2019-12-09📄capital-return-purchase-own-sharescapital · SH03
- 2019-11-22📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2019-11-22📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2019-11-18📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2019-11-01➖BAXTER, John Anthony resigneddirector
- 2018-09-18➕WILSON, John Mackinnell appointeddirector
- 2014-10-31➖PEARSE, David Gordon resigneddirector
- 2014-02-11🏢Company incorporatedAs BAXTER PEARSE FINANCIAL CONSULTANTS LIMITED
- 2014-02-11➕BAXTER, John Anthony appointeddirector
- 2014-02-11➕PEARSE, David Gordon appointeddirector
Owner dependency
90/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
65/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
Red flags
cleanNo 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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr John Mackinnell Wilson Individual · British · DOB 10/1960 · age 66 | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 01/10/2018 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr John Anthony Baxterceased 01/11/2019· 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2014-02-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC65300 — Pension funding
Registered office
Ybn 7&8 Delta Bank Road
Metro Riverside Park
Gateshead
Tyne And Wear
NE11 9DJ
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-25
Last: 2026-02-11
Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)
WILSON, John Mackinnell→
Activedirector · ~66y · appointed 2018-09-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BAXTER, John Anthony→
Resigneddirector · ~75y · appointed 2014-02-11 · resigned 2019-11-01
PEARSE, David Gordon→
Resigneddirector · ~68y · appointed 2014-02-11 · resigned 2014-10-31
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (47 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-12
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-02-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-10-04
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-10-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-11-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-02-18