BAYT CONSULT & CO. LTD.

💤Zombieactive

SC454865 · ltd · incorporated 2013-07-19

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 Jul 2024

Net worth

£65.2k

book net assets

Opportunity

73/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Sector: Professional, scientific & technical

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

73110Advertising agencies
80100Private security activities

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (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 (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, 3 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

29 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

73/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £65,226

Net assets shrinking

Down £380 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£65k

~ YoY

Current Assets

£12k

↑ 44% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2024-07-31	2023-07-31
Total assets	£8.5k	£8.4k
Current assets	£12.1k	£8.4k
Net assets	£65.2k	£65.6k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand

2024-08-06
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2024-04-24
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accounts · AA
2023-04-26
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accounts · AA
2022-04-30
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accounts · AA
2021-04-25
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accounts · AA
2020-03-03
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accounts · AA
2018-09-12
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accounts · AA
2018-06-07
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2018-03-15
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accounts · AA
2016-10-22
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2016-09-12
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2015-10-31
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accounts · AA
2015-10-08
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officers · CH01
2015-10-08
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officers · CH03
2015-07-31
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2013-07-19
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Company incorporated
As BAYT CONSULT & CO. LTD.
2013-07-19
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OKUNLAYA, Babatunde Badrudeen appointed
secretary
2013-07-19
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OKUNLAYA, Babatunde Badrudeen appointed
director

Owner dependency

80/100

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.
+No director turnover: Company is 13 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

58/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 years.
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%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Babatunde Badrudeen Okunlaya Individual · Nigerian · DOB 03/1976 · age 50	75–100%	75–100%	board controlsig. influence75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence	06/04/2016

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

Incorporated2013-07-19

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Registered office

258 - 262 Mr Babatunde B Okunlaya

Hilltown

Dundee

Angus

DD3 7AR

United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-04-30

Last made up to: 2024-07-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-08-02

Last: 2025-07-19

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

OKUNLAYA, Babatunde Badrudeen→

secretary · appointed 2013-07-19

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Active

OKUNLAYA, Babatunde Badrudeen→

director · ~50y · appointed 2013-07-19

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Active

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