BAKER DECOR LIMITED

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SC278004 · ltd · incorporated 2005-01-06
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and stalled — no momentum either way. Needs an approach trigger.
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£181.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Painting
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
62 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £181,508

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£182k
↑ 19% YoY
Current Assets
£191k
↓ 6.8% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£41k£82k£123k£164k£205kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£254.1k£178.4k
Current assets£191.3k£205.2k
Net assets£181.5k£152.3k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 officers
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 1 officers
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-17
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  2. 2026-03-04
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    MCEWAN, William Victor resigned
    director
  3. 2025-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-10-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-03-27
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  6. 2024-03-26
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  7. 2023-11-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-11-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-10-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  10. 2020-11-25
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  11. 2019-12-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  12. 2018-12-14
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    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-12-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-11-30
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    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-04-06
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    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2016-02-02
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    accounts · AA
  17. 2011-01-31
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    DUNLOP, Sonia Michelle resigned
    secretary
  18. 2011-01-31
    ➖
    DUNLOP, Sonia Michelle resigned
    director
  19. 2010-02-26
    ➖
    MCEWAN, David William resigned
    director
  20. 2005-01-24
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    MCEWAN, David William appointed
    director
  21. 2005-01-24
    ➕
    MCEWAN, William Victor appointed
    director
  22. 2005-01-06
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BAKER DECOR LIMITED
  23. 2005-01-06
    ➕
    BAKER, Colin Gerard appointed
    director
  24. 2005-01-06
    ➕
    DUNLOP, Sonia Michelle appointed
    secretary
  25. 2005-01-06
    ➕
    DUNLOP, Sonia Michelle appointed
    director

Owner dependency

100/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "BAKER" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 21 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 21 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 Colin Gerard Baker
Individual · British · DOB 07/1969 · age 57
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 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
Typeltd
Incorporated2005-01-06
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC43341 — Painting

Registered office

Unit 8 1 Regency Way
Coronation Road Industrial Estate
Motherwell
North Lanarkshire
ML1 4JD

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-20
Last: 2026-01-06

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

BAKER, Colin Gerard→
director · ~57y · appointed 2005-01-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DUNLOP, Sonia Michelle→
secretary · appointed 2005-01-06 · resigned 2011-01-31
Resigned
DUNLOP, Sonia Michelle→
director · ~52y · appointed 2005-01-06 · resigned 2011-01-31
Resigned
MCEWAN, David William→
director · ~52y · appointed 2005-01-24 · resigned 2010-02-26
Resigned
MCEWAN, William Victor→
director · ~74y · appointed 2005-01-24 · resigned 2026-03-04
Resigned

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Recent filings (62 total)

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-03-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-19
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accounts · AA
2025-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-30
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-03-27
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-03-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-11-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-10-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-11-25