BAA CREATIVE LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
09794641 · ltd · incorporated 2015-09-25
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 Sept 2025
Net worth
£40.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Business and domestic software development
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

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: strategic trade sale (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (70/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
29 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)
Positive net assets
Net assets £40,804

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£41k
Current Assets
£63k
Current Liabilities
—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-09-30
Total assets£44.6k
Current assets£63.0k
Net assets£40.8k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-09-16
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2025-09-16
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  4. 2025-06-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-06-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-06-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-01-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-12-09
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2022-06-28
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  10. 2022-02-01
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  11. 2022-02-01
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  12. 2021-10-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-06-29
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  14. 2020-06-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-06-28
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  17. 2018-06-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2015-09-25
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    Company incorporated
    As BAA CREATIVE LIMITED
  19. 2015-09-25
    ➕
    LAMB, James appointed
    director

Owner dependency

80/100
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.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 11 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

50/100
Moderate signal

Some 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.
  • 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 James Lamb
Individual · British · DOB 03/1980 · age 46
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2015-09-25
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC62012 — Business and domestic software development

Registered office

Trevear House Old County Court
Alverton Terrace
Penzance
Cornwall
TR18 4GH
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-20
Last: 2025-09-06

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

LAMB, James→
director · ~46y · appointed 2015-09-25
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Recent filings (29 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-16
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-09-16
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2025-09-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-01-10
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-12-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-05
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2022-06-28
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-02-01
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-02-01