BAXTER ANALYSIS & DESIGN LIMITED

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SC370704 · ltd · incorporated 2010-01-05
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
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year to Aug 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Information technology consultancy activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (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: strategic trade sale (65/100).

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, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
49 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
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
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-08-31

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
6
filings
  • • 2 address
  • • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 officers
Last 180 days
7
filings
  • • 2 address
  • • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-25
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2026-03-23
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2026-03-23
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2026-03-23
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2026-03-23
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2026-02-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2025-10-31
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  8. 2025-10-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2024-10-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2023-09-08
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  11. 2023-09-08
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  12. 2023-09-08
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  13. 2023-09-06
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2023-08-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2022-10-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2021-11-01
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  17. 2021-03-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2020-05-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  19. 2010-01-05
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    Company incorporated
    As BAXTER ANALYSIS & DESIGN LIMITED
  20. 2010-01-05
    ➕
    BAXTER, Stephen Thomas Johnstone 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 "BAXTER" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 16 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

68/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 16 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

1 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Stephen Thomas Johnstone Baxter
Individual · British · DOB 08/1972 · age 54
50–75%
50–75%board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control06/04/2016
Ms Emma Kendrick
Individual · British · DOB 01/1980 · age 46
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
Incorporated2010-01-05
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC62020 — Information technology consultancy activities

Registered office

2nd Floor 48 West George Street
Glasgow
G2 1BP
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-19
Last: 2026-01-05

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

BAXTER, Stephen Thomas Johnstone→
director · ~54y · appointed 2010-01-05
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Recent filings (49 total)

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-03-25
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-03-23
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-03-23
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-03-23
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-03-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-02-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-08
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-10-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-11
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-09-08
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-09-08
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-09-08