BAYMAN ATKINSON SMYTHE LIMITED
🌿Early-stageactive
13813409 · ltd · incorporated 2021-12-22
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£256.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other activities of employment placement agencies
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
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: strategic trade sale (63/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 4.3y
35/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Charge age ~4.3 years — mid-life; refi window approaching.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Cashflow trend is negative — lender view likely cautious.
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
75
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
17 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £256,654
Net assets shrinking
Down £11,211 YoY
Cash YoY
-23%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£185k
↓ 23% YoY
Net Worth
£257k
↓ 4.2% YoY
Current Assets
£401k
↑ 14% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £256.7k | £267.9k |
| Current assets | £401.1k | £352.1k |
| Cash | £184.8k | £241.5k |
| Debtors | £216.3k | £110.5k |
| Net assets | £256.7k | £267.9k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-10📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-09-10📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-09-10📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-09-10📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-09-10📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-09-10📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-09-10📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-05-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-06📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2022-03-30📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2022-03-30🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Quba Solutions Limited
- 2021-12-22🏢Company incorporatedAs BAYMAN ATKINSON SMYTHE LIMITED
- 2021-12-22➕ATKINSON, Alison Heidi appointeddirector
- 2021-12-22➕BAYMAN, Claire Michelle appointeddirector
- 2021-12-22➕SMYTHE, Tracy Yvonne appointeddirector
- 2021-12-22📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
65/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "ATKINSON" — strong identity link between founder and business.
Succession & seller-readiness
30/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
3 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Claire Michelle Bayman Individual · British · DOB 12/1971 · age 55 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 22/12/2021 |
Mrs Alison Heidi Atkinson Individual · British · DOB 06/1973 · age 53 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 22/12/2021 |
Mrs Tracy Yvonne Smythe Individual · British · DOB 08/1972 · age 54 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 22/12/2021 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2021-12-22
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC78109 — Other activities of employment placement agencies
Registered office
Fire Up Co Working Space Old Fire Station
Maclure Road
Rochdale
OL11 1DN
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-04
Last: 2025-12-21
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
ATKINSON, Alison Heidi→
Activedirector · ~53y · appointed 2021-12-22
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BAYMAN, Claire Michelle→
Activedirector · ~55y · appointed 2021-12-22
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SMYTHE, Tracy Yvonne→
Activedirector · ~54y · appointed 2021-12-22
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Quba Solutions Quba Solutions Limited | A registered charge | — | 30/03/2022 | — |
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Recent filings (17 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-31
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-09-10
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-09-10
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-09-10
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-09-10
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-09-10
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-09-10
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-09-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-28
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2022-07-06