BAILEY PROPERTY VENTURES LTD

💤Zombieactive
SC730722 · ltd · incorporated 2022-04-27
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 snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

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

🔒Estimated value
Upgrade to see
Turnover
year to Apr 2025
Net worth
£403
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
🔔
Follow this company (free)
Email alerts on filings, charges, director changes, gazette notices. No account needed.

Unsubscribe any time from any email. GDPR-respectful.

What this business does
Primary activity: Joinery installation
Sector: Construction
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 43390Other building completion and finishing
  • 68100Buying and selling of own real estate
  • 68310Real estate agencies
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. 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, 4 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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
10 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £403

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£403
Current Assets
£377
Current Liabilities
£0£81£161£242£322£403Apr 2024Apr 2025

Hover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Total assets£1.2k
Current assets£377
Net assets£403

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →

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 (10 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-14
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-09-02
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-06-26
    BAILEY, Michelle resigned
    director
  4. 2024-06-26
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2024-06-26
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2023-07-01
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-04-27
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BAILEY PROPERTY VENTURES LTD
  8. 2022-04-27
    BAILEY, Andrew appointed
    director
  9. 2022-04-27
    BAILEY, Michelle appointed
    director
  10. 2022-04-27
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

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 name in company name: Company name contains director surname "BAILEY" — strong identity link between founder and business.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Michelle Bailey
Individual · Scottish · DOB 01/1980 · age 46
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting27/04/2022
Mr Andrew Bailey
Individual · Scottish · DOB 11/1989 · age 37
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting27/04/2022

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

Similar companies

Active · Construction · EH postcode area
CompanyEst. valueTurnoverNet worthStaffAgeOppDirector
PEGASUS FIRE PROTECTION COMPANY LIMITED
SC178102 · est 1997
£12.82M
£9.16M£16.48M
£12.52M630028y8875y
MAXI CONSTRUCTION LIMITED
SC048718 · est 1971
£9.09M
£6.50M£11.69M
4055y8882y
THE EDINBURGH SCHOOLS PARTNERSHIP LIMITED
SC206930 · est 2000
£8.27M
£5.91M£10.63M
026y8465y
JOHN G. MACKINTOSH LIMITED
SC281061 · est 2005
£6.96M
£4.97M£8.95M
24121y8866y
SERS ENERGY SOLUTIONS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED
SC392085 · est 2011
£6.04M
£4.31M£7.76M
1915y8569y
LOCHAY HOMES LIMITED
SC369988 · est 2009
£5.04M
£3.60M£6.49M
1416y8371y
COLORADO CONSTRUCTION & ENGINEERING LIMITED
SC311182 · est 2006
£3.04M
£2.17M£3.90M
£21.12M380019y8764y
GORDON BOW PLANT HIRE LTD
SC135116 · est 1991
£1.57M
£1.12M£2.02M
£9.21M620034y8668y
GEORGE SHARKEY & SONS LIMITED
SC164725 · est 1996
£779.7k
£556.9k£1.00M
6830y8466y
OMEGA LIFT SERVICES LIMITED
SC243098 · est 2003
£720.0k
£514.3k£925.7k
160023y8355y
DATS - DESIGN AND TRAINING SOLUTIONS LTD
SC441708 · est 2013
£1.5k
£1.1k£1.9k
£81.2k10013y10059y
3 ED SISTERCO LIMITED
SC328041 · est 2007 · no financials extracted
18y8365y
Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions

8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →
🔒Advanced scoring suite

Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →

Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2022-04-27
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC43320 — Joinery installation

Registered office

8 Wester Tyne Place
Pencaitland
EH34 5BU
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-17
Last: 2025-09-03

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

BAILEY, Andrew
director · ~37y · appointed 2022-04-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BAILEY, Michelle
director · ~46y · appointed 2022-04-27 · resigned 2024-06-26
Resigned

Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.

Recent filings (10 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-08-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-09-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-26
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-06-26
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-06-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-01
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2022-04-27