BALKSBURY COMPANY LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

02848430 · ltd · incorporated 1993-08-26

Investment thesis

Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.

Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.

Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.

Opportunity decay

hardening · 12-months

Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.

· Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage

🔒Estimated value

—

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Turnover

—

year to Aug 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 46350

Sector: Wholesale & retail

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 86-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 86). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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, 1 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

10 officers (3 active, 10 linked, 7 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

101 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-08-31	2024-08-31

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

• 2 officers
• 1 persons-with-significant-control

Last 180 days

filings

• 2 officers
• 1 persons-with-significant-control
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (35 events)Click to expand

2026-04-05
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-04-05
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-04-05
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-01-07
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-01-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-11-14
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-01-11
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-04-20
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-01-25
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-04-26
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-05-31
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TUTTIETT, Ruth Elizabeth resigned
director
2020-05-31
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-05-22
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-05-21
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2018-10-18
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2018-10-18
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2018-04-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2018-04-18
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change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2017-02-10
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MADDI, Lakshmaiah resigned
director
2017-02-10
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MADDI, Ventakeswararao resigned
director
2001-12-01
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MADDI, Lakshmaiah appointed
director
2001-12-01
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MADDI, Ventakeswararao appointed
director
2001-11-16
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MITCHELL, Jacqueline Anne resigned
director
1996-09-27
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MCNULTY, Wayne Antony resigned
director
1993-08-26
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Company incorporated
As BALKSBURY COMPANY LIMITED
1993-08-26
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BOLDEN, Delia Margaret appointed
secretary
1993-08-26
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BOLDEN, Colin Anthony appointed
director
1993-08-26
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BOLDEN, Delia Margaret appointed
director
1993-08-26
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SEVERNSIDE SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
1993-08-26
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SEVERNSIDE SECRETARIAL LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
1993-08-26
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MCNULTY, Wayne Antony appointed
director
1993-08-26
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MITCHELL, Jacqueline Anne appointed
director
1993-08-26
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TUTTIETT, Ruth Elizabeth appointed
director
1993-08-26
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SEVERNSIDE NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-director
1993-08-26
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SEVERNSIDE NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

91/100

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

+Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 33 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 86 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

96/100

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 86 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 33 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 33 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
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

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Colin Anthony Bolden Individual · British · DOB 12/1940 · age 86	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	01/08/2016

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

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated1993-08-26

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC46350 — SIC 46350

Registered office

Lavender Cottage

6 Britwell Road

Watlington

Oxon

OX49 5JS

United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-05-31

Last made up to: 2025-08-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-09-09

Last: 2025-08-26

Officers (3 active · 7 resigned)

BOLDEN, Delia Margaret→

secretary · appointed 1993-08-26

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

BOLDEN, Colin Anthony→

director · ~86y · appointed 1993-08-26

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Active

BOLDEN, Delia Margaret→

director · ~84y · appointed 1993-08-26

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

SEVERNSIDE SECRETARIAL LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1993-08-26 · resigned 1993-08-26

Resigned

MADDI, Lakshmaiah→

director · ~97y · appointed 2001-12-01 · resigned 2017-02-10

Resigned

MADDI, Ventakeswararao→

director · ~70y · appointed 2001-12-01 · resigned 2017-02-10

Resigned

MCNULTY, Wayne Antony→

director · ~64y · appointed 1993-08-26 · resigned 1996-09-27

Resigned

MITCHELL, Jacqueline Anne→

director · ~65y · appointed 1993-08-26 · resigned 2001-11-16

Resigned

TUTTIETT, Ruth Elizabeth→

director · ~79y · appointed 1993-08-26 · resigned 2020-05-31

Resigned

SEVERNSIDE NOMINEES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1993-08-26 · resigned 1993-08-26

Resigned

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Recent filings (101 total)

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2026-04-05

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2026-04-05

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC04

2026-04-05

accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged

accounts · AA

2026-01-07

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-08-30

accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged

accounts · AA

2025-01-28

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-08-26

accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged

accounts · AA

2023-11-14

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-08-27

accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged

accounts · AA

2023-01-11

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-08-27

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2022-04-20

accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged

accounts · AA

2022-01-25

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2021-08-29

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2021-04-26