BAKERS COURT LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
09927709 · ltd · incorporated 2015-12-23
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
£-189
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 83). 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: high (80/100)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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
31 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.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredNegative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £189
Cash YoY
-17%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£887
↓ 17% YoY
Net Worth
-£189
↑ 43% YoY
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-189 | £-331 |
| Current assets | — | £1.1k |
| Cash | £887 | £1.1k |
| Net assets | £-189 | £-331 |
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
3
filings
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-06📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2026-02-23📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-12📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-02-12📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-09-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-20➖OWEN, Raymond Martin resigneddirector
- 2021-12-09📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2021-11-22📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-11-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-10-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-03-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-03-16📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2019-03-15📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2019-03-12📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2018-09-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2015-12-23🏢Company incorporatedAs BAKERS COURT LIMITED
- 2015-12-23➕COWEN, David appointeddirector
- 2015-12-23➕OWEN, Raymond Martin 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 83 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
80/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 83 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Jacqueline Joyce Cowen Individual · British · DOB 05/1954 · age 72 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 07/02/2026 |
Mr David Cowen Individual · British · DOB 11/1943 · age 83 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 20/04/2022 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Raymond Martin Owenceased 20/04/2022· 25-50% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
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| A WATSON PROPERTIES LIMITED→ 15107961 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| AMM CORNWALL LIMITED→ 16668212 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ARTHUR HIGGINS (PROPERTIES) LIMITED→ 08311410 · est 2012 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 13y | — | — |
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| AXIOM PROPERTY SERVICES LIMITED→ 14837774 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| AYR PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LTD→ 16104391 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| BAJAMAR LTD→ 12990503 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| BAL VIEW COURT FLAT MANAGEMENT LIMITED→ 07443371 · est 2010 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 15y | — | — |
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| BARNACOTT LIMITED→ 12474916 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
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8 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
Incorporated2015-12-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Registered office
5/7 Berry Road
Newquay
TR7 1AD
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-23
Last: 2026-02-09
Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)
COWEN, David→
Activedirector · ~83y · appointed 2015-12-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
OWEN, Raymond Martin→
Resigneddirector · ~83y · appointed 2015-12-23 · resigned 2022-04-20
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Recent filings (31 total)
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-03-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-26
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-02-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-30
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-02-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-12
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-02-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-16
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2021-12-09
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-11-22