BABELLE LTD
💤Zombieactive
08932757 · ltd · incorporated 2014-03-11
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
—
year to Mar 2026
Net worth
£35.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Manufacture of bread; manufacture of fresh pastry goods and cakes
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 10720SIC 10720
- 56290Other food services
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle 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. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -41% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Company profile
address, 3 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, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
56 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.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £35,157
Net assets shrinking
Down £21,432 YoY
Cash draining
Cash down 41% YoY
Cash YoY
-41%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£14k
↓ 41% YoY
Net Worth
£35k
↓ 38% YoY
Current Assets
£92k
↓ 15% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2026-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £37.5k | £59.8k |
| Current assets | £92.0k | £108.6k |
| Cash | £14.4k | £24.3k |
| Debtors | £65.5k | £72.3k |
| Net assets | £35.2k | £56.6k |
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
5
filings
- • 2 officers
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
8
filings
- • 3 officers
- • 3 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
- 2026-06-05📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-06-05📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-06-05📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2026-06-05📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2026-05-28➕COGGIA, Pascal Emmanuel appointeddirector
- 2026-05-28➖WETTER, Nicolas Vincent resigneddirector
- 2026-04-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2026-02-27📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-02-27📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-09-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-24📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-02-24📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-02-24📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-09-27📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-09-26📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-09-20📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-09-20📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-08-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-27📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-01-31➖MOULIN, Philippe Leon Charles resigneddirector
- 2023-09-18📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-09-18📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-07-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2014-05-20➕MOULIN, Philippe Leon Charles appointeddirector
- 2014-03-13➖MOULIN, Philippe Leon Charles resigneddirector
- 2014-03-11🏢Company incorporatedAs BABELLE LTD
- 2014-03-11➕MOULIN, Philippe Leon Charles appointeddirector
- 2014-03-11➕WETTER, Nicolas Vincent appointeddirector
Owner dependency
75/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
45/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- 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.)
Group structure
Belyte Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Belyte Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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BABELLE LTD
This company · 08932757
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Belyte Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 28/05/2026 |
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Ms Francesca Mcdonaghceased 28/05/2026· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
- Nicolas Vincent Wetterceased 17/02/2025· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
- Philippe Leon Charles Moulinceased 31/01/2024· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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🔒Tailored diligence questions
7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2014-03-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC10710 — Manufacture of bread; manufacture of fresh pastry goods and cakes
Registered office
5th Floor, 30-31 Furnival Street
London
EC4A 1JQ
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-12-31
Last made up to: 2026-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-11
Last: 2026-02-25
Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)
COGGIA, Pascal Emmanuel→
Activedirector · ~41y · appointed 2026-05-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MOULIN, Philippe Leon Charles→
Resigneddirector · ~59y · appointed 2014-05-20 · resigned 2024-01-31
MOULIN, Philippe Leon Charles→
Resigneddirector · ~59y · appointed 2014-03-11 · resigned 2014-03-13
WETTER, Nicolas Vincent→
Resigneddirector · ~49y · appointed 2014-03-11 · resigned 2026-05-28
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Recent filings (56 total)
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-06-05
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-06-05
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2026-06-05
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-06-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-27
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-02-27
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-02-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-25
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-02-24
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-02-24
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-02-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-27
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-09-27