BAYBUTT FARMS LIMITED

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10598553 · ltd · incorporated 2017-02-02
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
—
year to Feb 2025
Net worth
£39.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01130
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (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: 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
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
31 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 declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £39,391

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£39k
~ YoY
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
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£0£8k£16k£24k£32k£39kFeb 2024Feb 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-02-282024-02-29
Total assets£39.4k£39.4k
Net assets£39.4k£39.4k

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
1
filing
  • • 1 officers
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 officers
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 officers
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-27
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  2. 2025-10-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-09-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-09-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-11-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-09-08
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2021-08-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-06-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-10-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-10-23
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  11. 2019-02-28
    ➖
    BAYBUTT, Frank resigned
    director
  12. 2019-02-05
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  13. 2019-02-05
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  14. 2019-02-05
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  15. 2019-02-05
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  16. 2018-10-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2018-02-05
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    BAYBUTT, Richard Frank appointed
    director
  18. 2018-02-05
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  19. 2017-02-13
    ➖
    BAYBUTT, Lena resigned
    director
  20. 2017-02-02
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BAYBUTT FARMS LIMITED
  21. 2017-02-02
    ➕
    BAYBUTT, Frank appointed
    director
  22. 2017-02-02
    ➕
    BAYBUTT, Lena appointed
    director

Owner dependency

98/100
Critical — business is the founder

The 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 name in company name: Company name contains director surname "BAYBUTT" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

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
Mr Richard Frank Baybutt
Individual · British · DOB 05/1964 · age 62
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control02/02/2017
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Lena Baybuttceased 06/02/2018· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
  • Frank Baybuttceased 06/02/2018· 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
Incorporated2017-02-02
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01130 — SIC 01130

Registered office

Martland Mill Mart Lane
Burscough
Ormskirk
L40 0SD
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-15
Last: 2026-02-01

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

BAYBUTT, Richard Frank→
director · ~62y · appointed 2018-02-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BAYBUTT, Frank→
director · ~87y · appointed 2017-02-02 · resigned 2019-02-28
Resigned
BAYBUTT, Lena→
director · ~84y · appointed 2017-02-02 · resigned 2017-02-13
Resigned

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Recent filings (31 total)

change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-03-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-23
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-09-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-08-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-06-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-02-04