BAILLIE RESIDENTIAL LTD
💤Zombieactive
SC525520 · ltd · incorporated 2016-01-29
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 Jan 2025
Net worth
£-29.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 78/100 (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 (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (72/100)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
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
38 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
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 declaredNegative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £29,484
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£368
Net Worth
-£29k
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
—
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-01-31 |
|---|---|
| Total assets | £-29.5k |
| Cash | £368 |
| Net assets | £-29.5k |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
3
filings
- • 1 gazette
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
4
filings
- • 2 gazette
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-21📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2026-02-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-12-30📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2025-04-29📄accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AAMD
- 2025-01-11📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2025-01-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-31📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2024-02-14📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2024-02-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-26📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2023-10-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-23📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-10-23📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-05-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-24📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2022-03-29📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2021-02-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-02-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-02-18📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2016-01-29🏢Company incorporatedAs BAILLIE RESIDENTIAL LTD
- 2016-01-29➕BAILLIE, Nigel John Donald appointeddirector
Owner dependency
100/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 "BAILLIE" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.
- +No director turnover: Company is 10 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
70/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanNo 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 · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Nigel John Donald Baillie Individual · British · DOB 03/1963 · age 63 | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D M ASSOCIATES (SCOTLAND) LTD.→ SC229281 · est 2002 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 24y | — | — |
| D MCINNES LIMITED→ SC297422 · est 2006 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 20y | — | — |
| DHD TALENT SOLUTIONS LTD→ SC759007 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| DHM CONSULTING LTD→ SC835534 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| DHW LEGAL LTD→ SC577793 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| DIAMOND AUTOMOTIVE (SCOTLAND) LTD→ SC880836 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| DIANE GOLDBERG LIMITED→ SC518085 · est 2015 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 10y | — | — |
| DIGITAL TAX RETURNS LTD→ SC529239 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 10y | — | — |
| DIGITALLY DISRUPTIVE LIMITED→ SC521955 · est 2015 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 10y | — | — |
| DILIGENT HR CONSULTANCY LIMITED→ SC480348 · est 2014 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 11y | — | — |
| DIMOU ENGINEERING CONSULTING LTD→ SC444481 · est 2013 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 13y | — | — |
| DISABLING THE NARRATIVE LTD→ SC869528 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2016-01-29
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC74909 — Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.
Registered office
Iais Level One
211 Dumbarton Road
Glasgow
G11 6AA
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-11
Last: 2026-01-28
Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)
BAILLIE, Nigel John Donald→
Activedirector · ~63y · appointed 2016-01-29
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Recent filings (38 total)
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2026-02-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-02-20
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-12-30
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AAMD
2025-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-26
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-01-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-10
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-12-31
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-02-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-13
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-12-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-25
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-10-23