AINSLIE BAKER CONSULTING LIMITED

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10010399 · ltd · incorporated 2016-02-17
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 Jan 2025
Net worth
£122.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Specialist medical practice activities
Sector: Human health & social work
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: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -59% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
26 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 · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £122,825
Net assets shrinking
Down £121,326 YoY
Cash draining
Cash down 59% YoY
Cash YoY
-59%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£100k
↓ 59% YoY
Net Worth
£123k
↓ 50% YoY
Current Assets
£112k
↓ 57% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£51k£103k£154k£206k£257kJan 2024Jan 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-01-312024-01-31
Total assets£122.8k£244.2k
Current assets£111.9k£257.4k
Cash£100.3k£247.0k
Debtors£11.6k£10.4k
Net assets£122.8k£244.2k

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-04-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-08-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-07-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-09-27
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2022-06-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-10-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-01-27
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2020-03-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-07-19
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2019-07-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-10-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-03-06
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  13. 2017-10-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-02-29
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  15. 2016-02-19
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  16. 2016-02-17
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    Company incorporated
    As AINSLIE BAKER CONSULTING LIMITED
  17. 2016-02-17
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    BAKER, Ainslie James Timothy appointed
    director

Owner dependency

95/100
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.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "BAKER" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 10 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

2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Ainslie James Timothy Baker
Individual · British · DOB 02/1971 · age 55
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control27/02/2017
Mr Ainslie James Timothy Baker
Individual · British · DOB 02/1971 · age 55
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2016-02-17
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC86220 — Specialist medical practice activities

Registered office

167-169 Great Portland Street
London
W1W 5PF
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-03
Last: 2026-02-17

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

BAKER, Ainslie James Timothy→
director · ~55y · appointed 2016-02-17
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Active

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Recent filings (26 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-20
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-09-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-10-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-19
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-01-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-03-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-02-17