BAYLEYLAND LLP

💤Zombieactive
OC313957 · llp · incorporated 2005-06-30
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 Nov 2024
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
64/100
Worth a look
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Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 64/100 (worth a look), bankability 70/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 11.6y

45/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 11.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (70/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, no SIC, incorporation date
80
Financials
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
4 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
53 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
64/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
—
Current Assets
£755k
Current Liabilities
—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-11-20
Current assets£755.0k
Debtors£755.0k

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-24
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    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  2. 2025-05-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-03-17
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-limited-liability-partnership-previous-shortened
    accounts · LLAA01
  4. 2025-02-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2025-01-27
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-limited-liability-partnership-previous-shortened
    accounts · LLAA01
  6. 2024-07-23
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    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  7. 2024-03-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-06-19
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  9. 2023-04-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-09-05
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    change-registered-office-address-limited-liability-partnership-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · LLAD01
  11. 2022-06-29
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    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  12. 2022-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-08-26
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  14. 2021-04-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2020-07-06
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    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  16. 2020-04-01
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2019-07-16
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  18. 2019-03-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2018-07-11
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    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  20. 2018-06-29
    📄
    change-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-change-date
    officers · LLCH01
  21. 2018-03-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  22. 2017-07-14
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    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  23. 2017-07-14
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-limited-liability-partnership
    persons-with-significant-control · LLPSC01
  24. 2017-07-14
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-limited-liability-partnership
    persons-with-significant-control · LLPSC01
  25. 2017-03-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  26. 2014-12-12
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Coutts and Company
  27. 2005-06-30
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BAYLEYLAND LLP
  28. 2005-06-30
    ➕
    BAYLEY, Stephen Paul appointed
    llp-designated-member
  29. 2005-06-30
    ➕
    FOTHERGILL-BAYLEY, Anne appointed
    llp-designated-member

Owner dependency

55/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

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

FACTORS
  • +No director turnover: Company is 21 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

40/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 21 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

1 high ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-07-03

Shareholders & ownership

4 active beneficial owners · fragmented
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Stephen Paul Bayley
Individual · British · DOB 10/1951 · age 75
—25–50%25-50% voting06/04/2016
Mr Stephen Paul Bayley
Individual · British · DOB 10/1951 · age 75
—25–50%25-50% voting06/04/2016
Anne Fothergill-Bayley
Individual · British · DOB 03/1954 · age 72
—25–50%25-50% voting06/04/2016
Anne Fothergill-Bayley
Individual · British · DOB 03/1954 · age 72
—25–50%25-50% voting06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typellp
Incorporated2005-06-30
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC—

Registered office

Suite 1 Concept House
23 Billet Lane
Hornchurch
Essex
RM11 1XP
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-20
Last made up to: 2024-11-20
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-03OVERDUE
Last: 2025-06-19

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

BAYLEY, Stephen Paul→
llp-designated-member · ~75y · appointed 2005-06-30
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Active
FOTHERGILL-BAYLEY, Anne→
llp-designated-member · ~72y · appointed 2005-06-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
NatWest Group
Coutts and Company
A registered charge1 property12/12/2014—
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Recent filings (53 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2025-07-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-13
change-account-reference-date-limited-liability-partnership-previous-shortened
accounts · LLAA01
2025-03-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-07
change-account-reference-date-limited-liability-partnership-previous-shortened
accounts · LLAA01
2025-01-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2024-07-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2023-06-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-20
change-registered-office-address-limited-liability-partnership-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · LLAD01
2022-09-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2022-06-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2021-08-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-04-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2020-07-06