BABERTON SOLUTIONS LIMITED
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: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -88% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. 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.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-02-28 | 2024-02-29 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £28.8k | £48.4k |
| Current assets | £32.0k | £62.2k |
| Cash | £7.5k | £61.1k |
| Debtors | £24.5k | £1.1k |
| Net assets | £1.5k | £18.7k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
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
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-07📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-11-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-02-25📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2019-11-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2018-12-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-05-16➖MAURIELLO, Sylvia resigneddirector
- 2018-05-16📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2018-05-16📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2018-01-27📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2018-01-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-01-23📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2016-02-22🏢Company incorporatedAs BABERTON SOLUTIONS LIMITED
- 2016-02-22➕CANTWELL, Samantha Jane appointeddirector
- 2016-02-22➕MAURIELLO, Sylvia appointeddirector
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
- 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
cleanShareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Samantha Jane Cantwell Individual · British · DOB 02/1972 · age 54 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Sylvia Maurielloceased 16/05/2018· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)
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