BAYBUTT INVESTMENTS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
09954658 · ltd · incorporated 2016-01-15
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 10.4y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Apr 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Strong 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. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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Refinance opportunity

3 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 10.4y

70/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 10.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: high (82/100)

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
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
37 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
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Apr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Average employees139—

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

3 signals 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
5
filings
  • • 2 officers
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-group
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-01-21
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  3. 2026-01-20
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2026-01-20
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  5. 2026-01-11
    ➖
    BAYBUTT, Ruth resigned
    director
  6. 2026-01-10
    ➕
    BAYBUTT, Jacob Russell appointed
    director
  7. 2025-03-10
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2025-03-10
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  9. 2025-02-17
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    BAYBUTT, Robert Alan resigned
    director
  10. 2025-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-group
    accounts · AA
  11. 2024-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-group
    accounts · AA
  12. 2023-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-group
    accounts · AA
  13. 2022-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-group
    accounts · AA
  14. 2021-04-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-group
    accounts · AA
  15. 2020-01-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-group
    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-01-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-group
    accounts · AA
  17. 2018-08-14
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    capital · SH10
  18. 2018-08-14
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    capital · SH08
  19. 2018-08-10
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  20. 2018-02-23
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  21. 2018-02-23
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    Charge satisfied #1
  22. 2018-02-16
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
  23. 2018-02-16
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
  24. 2016-03-04
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  25. 2016-01-15
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    Company incorporated
    As BAYBUTT INVESTMENTS LIMITED
  26. 2016-01-15
    ➕
    BAYBUTT, Jamie Ross appointed
    director
  27. 2016-01-15
    ➕
    BAYBUTT, Robert Alan appointed
    director
  28. 2016-01-15
    ➕
    BAYBUTT, Ruth appointed
    director

Owner dependency

81/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "BAYBUTT" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

41/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Jamie Ross Baybutt
Individual · British · DOB 03/1979 · age 47
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mrs Ruth Baybuttceased 11/01/2026· 25-50% shares
  • Mr Robert Alan Baybuttceased 17/02/2025· 25-50% shares

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2016-01-15
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64209 — Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.

Registered office

Hodsons Farm 467 Moss Lane
Hesketh Bank
Preston
Lancashire
PR4 6XJ
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-28
Last: 2026-01-14

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

BAYBUTT, Jacob Russell→
director · ~28y · appointed 2026-01-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BAYBUTT, Jamie Ross→
director · ~47y · appointed 2016-01-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BAYBUTT, Robert Alan→
director · ~77y · appointed 2016-01-15 · resigned 2025-02-17
Resigned
BAYBUTT, Ruth→
director · ~77y · appointed 2016-01-15 · resigned 2026-01-11
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

3
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property16/02/2018—
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property16/02/2018—
satisfied
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
A registered charge—04/03/201623/02/2018
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Recent filings (37 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2026-01-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-22
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-01-21
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-01-20
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-01-20
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-03-10
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-03-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2025-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2024-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2023-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2022-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-21