BAKER (CITY) LLP

💤Zombieactive
OC346547 · llp · incorporated 2009-06-19
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 Apr 2025
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
63/100
Worth a look
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Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 63/100 (worth a look), bankability 65/100. 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).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
55 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
63/100Worth 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
80
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
—
Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Apr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Average employees20

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-06-24
    📄
    change-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-change-date
    officers · LLCH01
  3. 2025-06-23
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  4. 2025-06-23
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control-limited-liability-partnership
    persons-with-significant-control · LLPSC04
  5. 2025-01-27
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-07-05
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  7. 2024-07-05
    📄
    change-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-change-date
    officers · LLCH01
  8. 2024-01-26
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-06-26
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  10. 2023-02-08
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2022-06-20
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  12. 2022-02-09
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-10-01
    📄
    change-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-change-date
    officers · LLCH01
  14. 2021-10-01
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-limited-liability-partnership-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · LLAD01
  15. 2021-07-01
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  16. 2021-07-01
    📄
    change-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-change-date
    officers · LLCH01
  17. 2021-01-07
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2020-06-19
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  19. 2020-01-27
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2019-07-02
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  21. 2019-03-12
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-limited-liability-partnership-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · LLAD01
  22. 2019-01-29
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  23. 2018-06-19
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  24. 2018-04-19
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  25. 2018-01-25
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-limited-liability-partnership-previous-shortened
    accounts · LLAA01
  26. 2017-03-12
    ➕
    BAKER, Jonathan Michael Lawton appointed
    llp-designated-member
  27. 2017-03-12
    ➖
    BAXTER, Diana Marie-Anna resigned
    llp-designated-member
  28. 2009-06-19
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BAKER (CITY) LLP
  29. 2009-06-19
    ➕
    BAKER, Michael Peter Lawton appointed
    llp-designated-member
  30. 2009-06-19
    ➕
    BAXTER, Diana Marie-Anna appointed
    llp-designated-member

Owner dependency

50/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

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

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 17 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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Michael Peter Lawton Baker
Individual · British · DOB 05/1946 · age 80
—75–100%75-100% voting06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Ms Diana Marie-Anna Baxterceased 12/03/2017· 25-50% voting

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
Incorporated2009-06-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC—

Registered office

Ashcombe Court
Woolsack Way
Godalming
Surrey
GU7 1LQ
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-28
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-03OVERDUE
Last: 2025-06-19

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

BAKER, Jonathan Michael Lawton→
llp-designated-member · ~49y · appointed 2017-03-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BAKER, Michael Peter Lawton→
llp-designated-member · ~80y · appointed 2009-06-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BAXTER, Diana Marie-Anna→
llp-designated-member · ~76y · appointed 2009-06-19 · resigned 2017-03-12
Resigned

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Recent filings (55 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-05
change-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-change-date
officers · LLCH01
2025-06-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2025-06-23
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control-limited-liability-partnership
persons-with-significant-control · LLPSC04
2025-06-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2024-07-05
change-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-change-date
officers · LLCH01
2024-07-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2023-06-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-02-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2022-06-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-02-09
change-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-change-date
officers · LLCH01
2021-10-01
change-registered-office-address-limited-liability-partnership-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · LLAD01
2021-10-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2021-07-01