BA CORPORATE SERVICES LIMITED

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SC458353 · ltd · incorporated 2013-09-04
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and stalled — no momentum either way. Needs an approach trigger.
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No material changes in the last 90 days.

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Sept 2025
Net worth
£285.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 78-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 78). 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 (81/100)

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
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
38 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £285,206
Net assets shrinking
Down £49,594 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£285k
↓ 15% YoY
Current Assets
£292k
↓ 16% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£70k£140k£210k£280k£350kSept 2024Sept 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-09-302024-09-30
Total assets£285.2k£334.8k
Current assets£292.4k£349.7k
Net assets£285.2k£334.8k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-11
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  2. 2025-01-12
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    officers · AP03
  3. 2025-01-10
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    ANDERSON, Charmaine appointed
    secretary
  4. 2024-10-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-10-04
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  6. 2022-10-03
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  7. 2022-10-01
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  8. 2022-04-07
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  9. 2022-04-07
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  10. 2022-04-06
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  11. 2022-04-06
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    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  12. 2022-04-06
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  13. 2022-04-06
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  14. 2021-10-01
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  15. 2020-10-01
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  16. 2019-11-22
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  17. 2018-11-30
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  18. 2017-12-19
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    accounts · AA
  19. 2013-09-04
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    Company incorporated
    As BA CORPORATE SERVICES LIMITED
  20. 2013-09-04
    ➕
    ANDERSON, Robert David appointed
    director
  21. 2013-09-04
    ➕
    LC SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  22. 2013-09-04
    ➖
    LC SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  23. 2013-09-04
    ➕
    LEIPER, Pamela Summers appointed
    director
  24. 2013-09-04
    ➖
    LEIPER, Pamela Summers resigned
    director

Owner dependency

90/100
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 age: Director aged approximately 78 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

88/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 78 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Robert David Anderson
Individual · British · DOB 11/1948 · age 78
50–75%
50–75%board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control04/09/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Charmaine Andersonceased 01/10/2022· 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
Incorporated2013-09-04
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Registered office

131 Craigton Road
Aberdeen
AB15 7TZ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-18
Last: 2025-09-04

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

ANDERSON, Charmaine→
secretary · appointed 2025-01-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ANDERSON, Robert David→
director · ~78y · appointed 2013-09-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LC SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2013-09-04 · resigned 2013-09-04
Resigned
LEIPER, Pamela Summers→
director · ~64y · appointed 2013-09-04 · resigned 2013-09-04
Resigned

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Recent filings (38 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-04
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2025-01-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-03
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-10-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-10-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-04
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2022-04-07
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2022-04-07
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2022-04-06
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2022-04-06
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-04-06