B.A.L.P.A. CUSTODIAN TRUSTEES LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
02271086 · ltd · incorporated 1988-06-24
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of trade unions
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 66). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (71/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
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
34 officers (5 active, 34 linked, 29 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
156 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.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
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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
2
filings
- • 2 officers
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 2 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (79 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-19📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-05-19📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-12-12📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-12-01➖BOYS, David Kirk resigneddirector
- 2025-11-05➕CORRIGAN, Peter James, Captain appointeddirector
- 2025-11-05➕MORRIS, Simon Guy appointeddirector
- 2025-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-07-28📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2025-05-07📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2025-05-07📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-04-03➖BANNISTER, Ceinwyn Leigh resignedsecretary
- 2025-04-02➕FRANCIS, Zohra appointedsecretary
- 2025-03-01➖KIRK, David Alfred resigneddirector
- 2024-10-01📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-10-01📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-09-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-20➕CLIFFORD, Caroline appointeddirector
- 2024-09-20➖HATTON, John resigneddirector
- 2023-09-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-24➕BANNISTER, Ceinwyn Leigh appointedsecretary
- 2022-05-24➖STEMBRIDGE-KING, John Richard resignedsecretary
- 2022-05-24📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2022-05-24📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2022-05-24📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-11-05📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-11-05📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-11-05📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-11-04➕HANDLEY, Dane Christian appointeddirector
- 2021-11-04➕KIRK, David Alfred appointeddirector
- 2021-11-04➖LANCEFIELD, Andrew David resigneddirector
- 2021-10-06📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-10-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-30➖CHALK, Martin Derrick resigneddirector
- 2020-01-08➕BOYS, David Kirk appointeddirector
- 2020-01-08➕HATTON, John appointeddirector
- 2020-01-08➖MABBETT, David William resigneddirector
- 2020-01-08➖SMITH, Dave Patrick resigneddirector
- 2018-11-02➕CHALK, Martin Derrick appointeddirector
- 2018-11-02➖EVANS, Alan Robert resigneddirector
- 2015-11-07➖KEEGAN, Robin Bartholomew, Captain resigneddirector
- 2015-11-07➕LANCEFIELD, Andrew David appointeddirector
- 2013-11-09➖DOUGLAS, George Robson resigneddirector
- 2013-11-09➖HOGG, David Gordon, Captain resigneddirector
- 2013-11-08➕MABBETT, David William appointeddirector
- 2013-11-08➕SMITH, Dave Patrick appointeddirector
- 2012-11-02➕EVANS, Alan Robert appointeddirector
- 2012-11-02➖SMIRTHWAITE, Stephen Philip resigneddirector
- 2011-07-28➕STEMBRIDGE-KING, John Richard appointedsecretary
- 2011-06-10➖DAVIES, Roger Alan resignedsecretary
Showing most recent 50 of 79 events
Owner dependency
55/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
50/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1988-06-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC94200 — Activities of trade unions
Registered office
1 Heathrow Boulevard Bath Road
Sipson
West Drayton
UB7 0DQ
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-08
Last: 2025-09-24
Officers (5 active · 29 resigned)
Active
CLIFFORD, Caroline→
Activedirector · ~64y · appointed 2024-09-20
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CORRIGAN, Peter James, Captain→
Activedirector · ~53y · appointed 2025-11-05
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HANDLEY, Dane Christian→
Activedirector · ~66y · appointed 2021-11-04
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MORRIS, Simon Guy→
Activedirector · ~66y · appointed 2025-11-05
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BANNISTER, Ceinwyn Leigh→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2022-05-24 · resigned 2025-04-03
DAVIES, Roger Alan→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2004-06-01 · resigned 2011-06-10
STEMBRIDGE-KING, John Richard→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2011-07-28 · resigned 2022-05-24
YOUNG, Gordon John→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 2003-12-31
BOYS, David Kirk→
Resigneddirector · ~74y · appointed 2020-01-08 · resigned 2025-12-01
CHALK, Martin Derrick→
Resigneddirector · ~62y · appointed 2018-11-02 · resigned 2021-05-30
DOUGLAS, George Robson→
Resigneddirector · ~67y · appointed 2007-11-03 · resigned 2013-11-09
EVANS, Alan Robert→
Resigneddirector · ~73y · appointed 2012-11-02 · resigned 2018-11-02
FEASEY, John, Captain→
Resigneddirector · ~89y · resigned 2000-06-01
GARRISH, Rodney David→
Resigneddirector · ~79y · appointed 2001-04-17 · resigned 2003-12-31
HARPER, Peter James Amis→
Resigneddirector · ~92y · resigned 2002-01-15
HATTON, John→
Resigneddirector · ~70y · appointed 2020-01-08 · resigned 2024-09-20
HOGG, David Gordon, Captain→
Resigneddirector · ~78y · appointed 2007-11-03 · resigned 2013-11-09
JENSEN, Geoffrey Neils→
Resigneddirector · ~83y · resigned 1994-11-12
KEEGAN, Robin Bartholomew, Captain→
Resigneddirector · ~78y · appointed 2009-11-30 · resigned 2015-11-07
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Recent filings (156 total)
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-05-19
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-05-19
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-12-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-09-30
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-07-28
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2025-05-07
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-05-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-01
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-10-01
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-10-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-09-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-10-05