SIMON PHILLIPS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC144978 · ltd · incorporated 1993-06-16
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£71.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other human health activities
Sector: Human health & social work
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 86-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 86). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

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
8 officers (3 active, 8 linked, 4 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
98 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
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 £71,437
Net assets shrinking
Down £1,052 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£71k
↓ 1.5% YoY
Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£14k£29k£43k£58k£72kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£71.4k£72.5k
Debtors£71.4k£72.5k
Net assets£71.4k£72.5k

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
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-12-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-10-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-12-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  6. 2020-07-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  7. 2019-10-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2018-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2018-02-21
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  10. 2017-11-02
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    accounts · AA
  11. 2016-09-14
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    accounts · AA
  12. 2016-08-01
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    annual-return · AR01
  13. 2015-07-28
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    annual-return · AR01
  14. 2015-07-28
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    accounts · AA
  15. 2014-08-13
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    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2014-08-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  17. 2007-12-31
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    BAIGENT, Philip Ian resigned
    director
  18. 2002-04-07
    ➕
    BAIGENT, Simon Matthew appointed
    secretary
  19. 2002-04-07
    ➖
    BAIGENT, Raymond Edward resigned
    secretary
  20. 2002-04-07
    ➖
    BAIGENT, Raymond Edward resigned
    director
  21. 1993-06-16
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    Company incorporated
    As SIMON PHILLIPS LIMITED
  22. 1993-06-16
    ➕
    BAIGENT, Margaret Elizabeth appointed
    director
  23. 1993-06-16
    ➕
    BAIGENT, Simon Matthew appointed
    director
  24. 1993-06-16
    ➕
    BAIGENT, Raymond Edward appointed
    secretary
  25. 1993-06-16
    ➕
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  26. 1993-06-16
    ➖
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  27. 1993-06-16
    ➕
    BAIGENT, Philip Ian appointed
    director
  28. 1993-06-16
    ➕
    BAIGENT, Raymond Edward appointed
    director
  29. 1993-06-16
    ➕
    JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  30. 1993-06-16
    ➖
    JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

91/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 33 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 86 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

96/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 86 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 33 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 33 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

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

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Simon Baigent
Individual · British · DOB 07/1969 · age 57
50–75%
—50-75% shares07/06/2017

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
Incorporated1993-06-16
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC86900 — Other human health activities

Registered office

1160 Tollcross Road
Glasgow
G32 8HE

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-18
Last: 2025-06-04

Officers (3 active · 5 resigned)

BAIGENT, Simon Matthew→
secretary · appointed 2002-04-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BAIGENT, Margaret Elizabeth→
director · ~86y · appointed 1993-06-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BAIGENT, Simon Matthew→
director · ~57y · appointed 1993-06-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BAIGENT, Raymond Edward→
secretary · appointed 1993-06-16 · resigned 2002-04-07
Resigned
OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1993-06-16 · resigned 1993-06-16
Resigned
BAIGENT, Philip Ian→
director · ~63y · appointed 1993-06-16 · resigned 2007-12-31
Resigned
BAIGENT, Raymond Edward→
director · ~90y · appointed 1993-06-16 · resigned 2002-04-07
Resigned
JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1993-06-16 · resigned 1993-06-16
Resigned

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Recent filings (98 total)

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accounts · AA
2025-12-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-07-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-10-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-07-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2018-12-21