BA CORPORATE SERVICES LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
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.
🔒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
What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueAsset-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 declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £285,206
Net assets shrinking
Down £49,594 YoY
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£285k
↓ 15% YoY
Current Assets
£292k
↓ 16% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-09-30 | 2024-09-30 |
|---|---|---|
| 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
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-12📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2025-01-10➕ANDERSON, Charmaine appointedsecretary
- 2024-10-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-03📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-10-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-07📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2022-04-07📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2022-04-06📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2022-04-06📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2022-04-06📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-04-06📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2021-10-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-10-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-11-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-11-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-12-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2013-09-04🏢Company incorporatedAs BA CORPORATE SERVICES LIMITED
- 2013-09-04➕ANDERSON, Robert David appointeddirector
- 2013-09-04➕LC SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2013-09-04➖LC SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2013-09-04➕LEIPER, Pamela Summers appointeddirector
- 2013-09-04➖LEIPER, Pamela Summers resigneddirector
Owner dependency
90/100
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 78 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
88/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong 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
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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Robert David Anderson Individual · British · DOB 11/1948 · age 78 | 50–75% | 50–75% | board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control | 04/09/2016 |
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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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→
Activesecretary · appointed 2025-01-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ANDERSON, Robert David→
Activedirector · ~78y · appointed 2013-09-04
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LC SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2013-09-04 · resigned 2013-09-04
LEIPER, Pamela Summers→
Resigneddirector · ~64y · appointed 2013-09-04 · resigned 2013-09-04
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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