ANN BALON LTD

🌳Matureactive

04468428 · ltd · incorporated 2002-06-25

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

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not disclosed

Net worth

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Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Wholesale of clothing and footwear

Sector: Wholesale & retail

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 90-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 90). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (53/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

8 officers (4 active, 8 linked, 3 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

70 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.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand

2026-03-04
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2023-02-14
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2022-03-15
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2021-06-24
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2020-03-30
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2019-10-10
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2019-04-01
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2019-03-29
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2015-03-23
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2006-09-30
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GOLD, Debra Collette appointed
director
2003-05-14
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BALON, Ann appointed
secretary
2003-05-14
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BALON, Ann appointed
director
2003-05-14
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BALON, George Gerald appointed
director
2003-05-14
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FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD resigned
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2003-05-14
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FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD resigned
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2002-07-11
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FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD appointed
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2002-07-11
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FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD appointed
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2002-06-28
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FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD resigned
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2002-06-28
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FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD resigned
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2002-06-25
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Company incorporated
As ANN BALON LTD
2002-06-25
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FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD appointed
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2002-06-25
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FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD appointed
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Owner dependency

98/100

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

+Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "BALON" — strong identity link between founder and business.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 90 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

90/100

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 90 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 24 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

3 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr George Gerald Balon Individual · British · DOB 07/1936 · age 90	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	01/07/2016
Mrs Ann Balon Individual · British · DOB 03/1938 · age 88	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	01/07/2016
Mrs Debra Collette Gold Individual · British · DOB 12/1962 · age 64	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	01/07/2016

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

Incorporated2002-06-25

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC46420 — Wholesale of clothing and footwear

Registered office

12 Wilmslow Road

Cheadle

Cheshire

SK8 1BT

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-03-31

Last made up to: 2025-06-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-11-09

Last: 2025-10-26

Officers (4 active · 4 resigned)

BALON, Ann→

secretary · appointed 2003-05-14

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BALON, Ann→

director · ~88y · appointed 2003-05-14

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BALON, George Gerald→

director · ~90y · appointed 2003-05-14

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Active

GOLD, Debra Collette→

director · ~64y · appointed 2006-09-30

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Active

FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-07-11 · resigned 2003-05-14

Resigned

FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-06-25 · resigned 2002-06-28

Resigned

FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-07-11 · resigned 2003-05-14

Resigned

FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-06-25 · resigned 2002-06-28

Resigned

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