BABERTON SOLUTIONS LIMITED

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SC527461 · ltd · incorporated 2016-02-22
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

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Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Feb 2025
Net worth
£1.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Construction of domestic buildings
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle 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: 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.

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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
27 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
55
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 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £1,495
Net assets shrinking
Down £17,244 YoY
Cash draining
Cash down 88% YoY
Cash YoY
-88%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£8k
↓ 88% YoY
Net Worth
£1k
↓ 92% YoY
Current Assets
£32k
↓ 49% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£12k£25k£37k£50k£62kFeb 2024Feb 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-02-282024-02-29
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.

🔒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
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-11-21
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  3. 2023-11-16
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  4. 2022-12-07
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    address · AD01
  5. 2022-11-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-11-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-01-11
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    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-02-25
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  9. 2019-11-29
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  10. 2018-12-04
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    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-05-16
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    MAURIELLO, Sylvia resigned
    director
  12. 2018-05-16
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    officers · TM01
  13. 2018-05-16
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  14. 2018-01-27
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  15. 2018-01-26
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    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-01-23
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    gazette · GAZ1
  17. 2016-02-22
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    Company incorporated
    As BABERTON SOLUTIONS LIMITED
  18. 2016-02-22
    ➕
    CANTWELL, Samantha Jane appointed
    director
  19. 2016-02-22
    ➕
    MAURIELLO, Sylvia appointed
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

50/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • 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

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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Samantha Jane Cantwell
Individual · British · DOB 02/1972 · age 54
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016
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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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2016-02-22
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC41202 — Construction of domestic buildings

Registered office

14 Milrig Holdings 14 Milrig Holdings
Kirknewton
EH27 8DE
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-07
Last: 2026-02-21

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

CANTWELL, Samantha Jane→
director · ~54y · appointed 2016-02-22
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Active
MAURIELLO, Sylvia→
director · ~85y · appointed 2016-02-22 · resigned 2018-05-16
Resigned

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Recent filings (27 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-24
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-12-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-11-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-01-11
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2020-02-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-02-23