B & B BAIRD LIMITED

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SC166746 · ltd · incorporated 1996-07-02
Investment thesis
Property vehicle with leveraged stack — refinance / partial-release angle.
Why interesting: Asset-backed; value largely in underlying property; lender engagement likely possible.
Why risky: Multiple lenders to manage; inter-creditor friction and partial-release cost possible.
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Turnover
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year to Oct 2024
Net worth
£407.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 49410Freight transport by road
  • 68209Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 65). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -48% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

3 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 29.6y

30/100
under pressure

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 29.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Cashflow trend is negative — lender view likely cautious.

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, 3 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
7 officers (4 active, 7 linked, 5 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
84 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £407,669
Cash draining
Cash down 48% YoY
Cash YoY
-48%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£133k
↓ 48% YoY
Net Worth
£408k
↑ 17% YoY
Current Assets
£228k
↓ 34% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£82k£163k£245k£326k£408kOct 2023Oct 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-10-312023-10-31
Total assets£808.9k£761.8k
Current assets£227.9k£344.9k
Cash£133.1k£257.0k
Debtors£88.6k£77.7k
Net assets£407.7k£347.1k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

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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

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Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-28
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  2. 2024-12-29
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  4. 2023-07-25
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  5. 2022-07-11
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  6. 2021-08-19
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  8. 2021-08-19
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  9. 2021-06-14
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  10. 2020-10-29
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  11. 2019-03-18
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  12. 2018-03-08
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  13. 2017-02-13
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  14. 2016-04-05
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  15. 2015-07-06
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    BAIRD, Elizabeth Anne Taylor appointed
    director
  16. 2015-07-06
    ➕
    BAIRD, James Scott Basil appointed
    director
  17. 2012-05-28
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    BAIRD, Basil resigned
    director
  18. 1999-11-30
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    Charge satisfied #3
  19. 1997-06-18
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Nfu Mutual Finance Limited
  20. 1996-12-06
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
  21. 1996-09-25
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
  22. 1996-09-06
    ➕
    BAIRD, Elizabeth Anne Taylor appointed
    secretary
  23. 1996-09-06
    ➕
    BAIRD, Basil appointed
    director
  24. 1996-09-06
    ➕
    BAIRD, Basil appointed
    director
  25. 1996-07-02
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    Company incorporated
    As B & B BAIRD LIMITED
  26. 1996-07-02
    ➕
    REID, Brian appointed
    nominee-secretary
  27. 1996-07-02
    ➖
    REID, Brian resigned
    nominee-secretary
  28. 1996-07-02
    ➕
    MABBOTT, Stephen appointed
    nominee-director
  29. 1996-07-02
    ➖
    MABBOTT, Stephen resigned
    nominee-director

Owner dependency

98/100
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
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "BAIRD" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 30 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

80/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 30 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 30 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 Basil Baird
Individual · British · DOB 11/1961 · age 65
50–75%
—50-75% shares11/07/2016

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1996-07-02
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC01110 — Growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds

Registered office

Hallyards Farm
Kirkliston
West Lothian
EH29 9DZ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-11
Last: 2025-04-27

Officers (4 active · 3 resigned)

BAIRD, Elizabeth Anne Taylor→
secretary · appointed 1996-09-06
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Active
BAIRD, Basil→
director · ~65y · appointed 1996-09-06
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Active
BAIRD, Elizabeth Anne Taylor→
director · ~62y · appointed 2015-07-06
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Active
BAIRD, James Scott Basil→
director · ~36y · appointed 2015-07-06
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Active
REID, Brian→
nominee-secretary · appointed 1996-07-02 · resigned 1996-07-02
Resigned
BAIRD, Basil→
director · ~89y · appointed 1996-09-06 · resigned 2012-05-28
Resigned
MABBOTT, Stephen→
nominee-director · ~76y · appointed 1996-07-02 · resigned 1996-07-02
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

3
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Nfu Mutual Finance
Nfu Mutual Finance Limited
Standard security1 property18/06/199730/11/1999
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
Standard security1 property06/12/1996—
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
Bond & floating charge1 property25/09/1996—
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Recent filings (84 total)

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2025-04-27
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officers · CH01
2024-12-29
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-28
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accounts · AA
2024-06-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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2023-07-25
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2023-07-12
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2023-07-04
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-19
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accounts · AA
2022-07-11
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officers · CH01
2021-08-19
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officers · CH03
2021-08-19
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-08-19
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-04
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accounts · AA
2021-06-14