BABEL OPS LTD

🏛️Establishedactive

12407494 · ltd · incorporated 2020-01-16

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 Dec 2024

Net worth

£621.1k

book net assets

Opportunity

76/100

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 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

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

Ownership & PSC

0 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

2 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

25 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

76/100Strong

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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102

Positive net assets

Net assets £621,134

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£670k

Net Worth

£621k

↑ 35% YoY

Current Assets

£731k

↑ 32% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2024-12-31	2023-12-31
Total assets	£626.4k	£476.4k
Current assets	£730.5k	£553.7k
Cash	£670.3k	—
Debtors	£60.3k	—
Net assets	£621.1k	£460.7k

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

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2 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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

• 3 officers
• 3 persons-with-significant-control
• 2 miscellaneous

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand

2026-03-24
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legacy
miscellaneous · RPCH01
2026-03-20
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legacy
miscellaneous · RPCH01
2026-02-20
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-02-20
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officers · AP01
2026-02-18
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
2026-02-18
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-02-18
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-02-18
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officers · AP01
2026-02-06
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SWANSON, Benjamin Jay appointed
director
2026-02-06
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SWANSON, Christopher Lawrence appointed
director
2026-02-06
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VAN ARMAN, Darius Donald appointed
director
2025-09-29
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accounts · AA
2024-05-21
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accounts · AA
2023-09-20
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accounts · AA
2022-09-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-02-28
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-10-01
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-01-25
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change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2020-01-19
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2020-01-19
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2020-01-16
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Company incorporated
As BABEL OPS LTD
2020-01-16
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DELANEY, Gregory John appointed
director
2020-01-16
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GILBERT, Eric appointed
director
2020-01-16
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incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

56/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS

-5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

50/100

Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.

Red flags

clean

No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2020-01-16

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC62012 — Business and domestic software development

Registered office

6b Parkway Porters Wood

St Albans

Hertfordshire

AL3 6PA

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-01-24

Last: 2026-01-10