BAPTIE DESIGN LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
SC595980 · ltd · incorporated 2018-05-01
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
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year to May 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Architectural activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 74100Specialised design activities
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, 2 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 (2 active, 2 linked, 2 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
21 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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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 · IFRS| Metric | 2024-05-31 | 2023-05-31 |
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| Average employees | 200 | — |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
2 signals 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
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
- 2025-02-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-14📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-12-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-12📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-05-12📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-05-12📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-05-12📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-05-12📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-02-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-02-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-01-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-09-11📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2018-05-01🏢Company incorporatedAs BAPTIE DESIGN LIMITED
- 2018-05-01➕BAPTIE, Martin Alan appointeddirector
- 2018-05-01➕HARRINGTON, Louise appointeddirector
- 2018-05-01📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
78/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "BAPTIE" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +No director turnover: Company is 8 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
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 |
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Mr Martin Alan Baptie Individual · British · DOB 07/1982 · age 44 | 50–75% | 50–75% | board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control | 01/05/2018 |
Mrs Louise Harrington Individual · British · DOB 03/1984 · age 42 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 01/05/2018 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2018-05-01
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC71111 — Architectural activities
Registered office
West Riding
Greenlane
Lasswade
Midlothian
EH18 1HE
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-05-31
Last made up to: 2024-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-14
Last: 2025-04-30
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
BAPTIE, Martin Alan→
Activedirector · ~44y · appointed 2018-05-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
HARRINGTON, Louise→
Activedirector · ~42y · appointed 2018-05-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (21 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-31
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-02-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-12
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-05-12
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-05-12
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-05-12
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-05-12
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-05-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-02-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-12