5 SQUIRES LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
08011018 · ltd · incorporated 2012-03-29
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
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 65). 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: 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
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
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
32 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.
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 · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-26📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-03-26📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-12-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-12-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-04-03📍move-registers-to-sail-company-with-new-addressaddress · AD03
- 2018-04-03📍change-sail-address-company-with-new-addressaddress · AD02
- 2017-12-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-11-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-04-19📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2012-03-29🏢Company incorporatedAs 5 SQUIRES LIMITED
- 2012-03-29➕BAYLISS, Jamie appointeddirector
Owner dependency
95/100
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 age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.
- +No director turnover: Company is 14 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
78/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.
- 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 |
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Mr Jamie Bayliss Individual · British · DOB 09/1961 · age 65 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Active · Trade services · WS postcode area| Company | Est. value | Turnover | Net worth | Staff | Age | Opp | Director |
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| 1ST INTERIMS LTD→ 14270274 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| 2 BRO CONSTRUCTION LTD→ 12103750 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| 2 N 3 SPA CENTRE LIMITED→ 15603690 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| 24 PEACE SECURITY LTD→ 10170167 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
| 2B LIGHTNING FIT LTD→ 14816955 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| 3B ELECTRONICS LTD→ 12827877 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| 3RDEYE SYSTEMS LIMITED→ 05732603 · est 2006 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 20y | — | — |
| 4 SEASONS GARDENING CONTRACTORS LIMITED→ 14894270 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| 4MULA1 CLEANING SERVICES LTD→ 16400761 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 50BY50 CIC→ 16393695 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| 5STAR HAND CAR WASH & VALET LTD→ 16137050 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| 77 GLB LIMITED→ 03522782 · est 1998 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 28y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2012-03-29
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Registered office
The Squires
5 Walsall Street
Wednesbury
West Midlands
WS10 9BZ
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-12
Last: 2026-03-29
Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)
BAYLISS, Jamie→
Activedirector · ~65y · appointed 2012-03-29
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Recent filings (32 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-11-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-10-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-10-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-11-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-12-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-29
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-03-26
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-03-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-12-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-04-09