BAKER CLOSE MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED

🏛️Establishedactive

10354910 · ltd · incorporated 2016-09-01

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.

🔒Estimated value

—

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Turnover

—

year to Sept 2024

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

77/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Activities of business and employers membership organisations

Sector: Other service activities

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 77/100 (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 (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (74/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

9 officers (5 active, 9 linked, 9 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

4 active PSC(s) of 7 total, 7 with control declared

Director network

8 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

40 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

77/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2024-09-30

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (36 events)Click to expand

2026-05-20
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2025-01-07
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2024-03-22
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2024-03-20
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2024-03-20
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2024-03-20
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2024-02-21
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COCKSEDGE, Graham appointed
director
2024-02-21
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COCKSEDGE, Leigh Susanne appointed
director
2024-02-21
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BATTERBEE, Ian David resigned
director
2024-02-21
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BATTERBEE, Paul James resigned
director
2023-12-19
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accounts · AA
2023-05-18
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2023-05-18
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2023-05-18
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2023-05-17
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2023-05-16
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BATTERBEE, Ian David appointed
director
2023-05-16
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BATTERBEE, Janice Mary resigned
director
2023-05-16
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BATTERBEE, Paul James appointed
director
2023-05-16
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2023-03-23
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BATTERBEE, Christopher Ronald resigned
director
2016-09-01
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Company incorporated
As BAKER CLOSE MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED
2016-09-01
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BILLINGSLEY, Giles Graham appointed
director
2016-09-01
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BILLINGSLEY, Victoria appointed
director
2016-09-01
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PORTER, Marion Emily Rose appointed
director
2016-09-01
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BATTERBEE, Christopher Ronald appointed
director
2016-09-01
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BATTERBEE, Janice Mary appointed
director

Owner dependency

63/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

-5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.

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

4 active beneficial owners · fragmented

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mrs Leigh Susanne Cocksedge Individual · British · DOB 01/1970 · age 56	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	21/02/2024
Mr Graham Cocksedge Individual · British · DOB 02/1969 · age 57	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	21/02/2024
Giles Graham Billingsley Individual · British · DOB 03/1960 · age 66	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	01/09/2016
Marion Emily Rose Porter Individual · British · DOB 11/1955 · age 71	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	01/09/2016

3 historic (ceased) PSCs

Mr Ian David Batterbeeceased 21/02/2024· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
Mr Paul James Batterbeeceased 21/02/2024· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
Christopher Ronald Batterbeeceased 23/03/2023· 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

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2016-09-01

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC94110 — Activities of business and employers membership organisations

Registered office

1 Baker Close Sole Street

Cobham

Kent

DA13 9AE

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-06-30

Last made up to: 2025-09-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-09-14

Last: 2025-08-31

Officers (5 active · 4 resigned)

BILLINGSLEY, Giles Graham→

director · ~66y · appointed 2016-09-01

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

BILLINGSLEY, Victoria→

director · ~45y · appointed 2016-09-01

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

COCKSEDGE, Graham→

director · ~57y · appointed 2024-02-21

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

COCKSEDGE, Leigh Susanne→

director · ~56y · appointed 2024-02-21

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

PORTER, Marion Emily Rose→

director · ~71y · appointed 2016-09-01

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

BATTERBEE, Christopher Ronald→

director · ~73y · appointed 2016-09-01 · resigned 2023-03-23

Resigned

BATTERBEE, Ian David→

director · ~44y · appointed 2023-05-16 · resigned 2024-02-21

Resigned

BATTERBEE, Janice Mary→

director · ~70y · appointed 2016-09-01 · resigned 2023-05-16

Resigned

BATTERBEE, Paul James→

director · ~47y · appointed 2023-05-16 · resigned 2024-02-21

Resigned

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Recent filings (40 total)

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2025-09-03

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accounts · AA

2025-01-07

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confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-09-05

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2024-08-29

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2024-08-29

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officers · AP01

2024-03-22

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officers · AP01

2024-03-22

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2024-03-20

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2024-03-20

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2024-03-20

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2024-03-20

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2024-03-20