BASELINE PLANNING & PROJECT CONTROLS LTD

💤Zombieactive
13265928 · ltd · incorporated 2021-03-15
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 Jun 2025
Net worth
£19.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 71/100 (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: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
15 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
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 £19,880
Net assets shrinking
Down £813 YoY
Cash YoY
+1%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£54k
~ YoY
Net Worth
£20k
↓ 3.9% YoY
Current Assets
£54k
Current Liabilities
£0£11k£22k£33k£44k£54kJun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Total assets£19.9k£20.7k
Current assets£54.4k
Cash£54.3k£54.0k
Debtors£155
Net assets£19.9k£20.7k

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
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (13 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-11
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-11-15
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-10-19
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2023-10-18
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  6. 2022-12-16
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-07-12
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  8. 2022-06-01
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  9. 2022-05-31
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  10. 2021-03-15
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BASELINE PLANNING & PROJECT CONTROLS LTD
  11. 2021-03-15
    ACER ASSOCIATES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  12. 2021-03-15
    KENNEDY, Richard John, Maj appointed
    director
  13. 2021-03-15
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

80/100
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.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 5 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
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.

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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Lucy Charlotte Kennedy
Individual · British · DOB 07/1979 · age 47
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting01/04/2023
Maj Richard John Kennedy
Individual · British · DOB 03/1974 · age 52
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control15/03/2021

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
Incorporated2021-03-15
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Registered office

Beaconsfield
Beacon Edge
Penrith
Cumbria
CA11 7SF
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-28
Last: 2026-03-14

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

ACER ASSOCIATES LIMITED
corporate-secretary · appointed 2021-03-15
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Active
KENNEDY, Richard John, Maj
director · ~52y · appointed 2021-03-15
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Active

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Recent filings (15 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-12-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-12-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-11-15
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-10-19
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-10-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-12-16
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2022-07-12
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2022-06-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-31
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2022-05-31
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2021-03-15