BABES HORSES LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
SC555051 · ltd · incorporated 2017-01-19
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Jan 2025
Net worth
£-43.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 46230
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Active trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
29 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
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 £43,366
Net assets shrinking
Down £76,580 YoY
Cash YoY
+71%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£4k
↑ 71% YoY
Net Worth
-£43k
↓ 231% YoY
Current Assets
£567k
↑ 134% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-01-31 | 2024-01-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £95.7k | £166.6k |
| Current assets | £567.4k | £243.0k |
| Cash | £4.2k | £2.4k |
| Debtors | £58 | £3.8k |
| Net assets | £-43.4k | £33.2k |
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 confirmation-statement
- • 1 officers
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 officers
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-18📄replacement-filing-of-director-appointment-with-nameofficers · RP01AP01
- 2026-01-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-16📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2025-04-08📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2024-11-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-06📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2024-05-15📄dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspendeddissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
- 2024-04-09📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2023-10-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-28📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2023-04-04📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2023-01-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-05📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-10-04➕BABES, Stephanie Angela appointeddirector
- 2021-04-21📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2021-04-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-06📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2019-10-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-01-19🏢Company incorporatedAs BABES HORSES LTD
- 2017-01-19➕BABES, George appointeddirector
- 2017-01-19➕BABES, Muriel appointeddirector
Owner dependency
88/100
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
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "BABES" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
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
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr George Babes Individual · Scottish · DOB 06/1963 · age 63 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board controlsig. influence25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control · significant influence · firm interest | 19/01/2017 |
Mrs Muriel Babes Individual · Scottish · DOB 12/1957 · age 69 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board controlsig. influence25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control · significant influence · firm interest | 19/01/2017 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2017-01-19
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC46230 — SIC 46230
Registered office
Oakfield House
378 Brandon Street
Motherwell
ML1 1XA
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-01
Last: 2026-01-18
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
BABES, George→
Activedirector · ~63y · appointed 2017-01-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BABES, Muriel→
Activedirector · ~69y · appointed 2017-01-19
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BABES, Stephanie Angela→
Activedirector · ~34y · appointed 2021-10-04
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Recent filings (29 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-18
replacement-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name
officers · RP01AP01
2026-03-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-30
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-04-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-15
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-04-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-30
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-08-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-05
dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2024-05-15
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-04-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-31
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-04-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-26
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-04-04