FOLKESTONE BAYCON COMPANY LTD
Opportunity 72/100 (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).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredKey financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-09-30 | 2024-09-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £3.4k | £4.1k |
| Current assets | £738 | £1.1k |
| Net assets | £1.9k | £1.8k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 accounts
Corporate timeline (9 events)Click to expand
- 2026-07-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-06-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-09-18🏢Company incorporatedAs FOLKESTONE BAYCON COMPANY LTD
- 2020-09-18➕LAWRENCE, James Henry John appointeddirector
- 2020-09-18➕WARMAN, Zenon Lee appointeddirector
- 2020-09-18📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +No director turnover: Company is 6 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr James Henry John Lawrence Individual · British · DOB 12/1991 · age 35 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 18/09/2020 |
Mr Zenon Lee Warman Individual · British · DOB 03/1992 · age 34 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 18/09/2020 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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