B. BALL CONTRACTORS LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
04496427 · ltd · incorporated 2002-07-26
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
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£448.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 39000
Sector: Water supply & waste
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 43210Electrical installation
- 43290Other construction installation
- 96090Other service activities n.e.c.
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 77-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (73/100, director aged 77). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
5 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 21.4y
35/100
too messy
Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.
- · Oldest live charge is 21.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
Data confidence
Overall: high (81/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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
5 charges (5/5 with lender, 5/5 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (4 active, 6 linked, 4 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
85 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £448,528
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£141k
Net Worth
£449k
Current Assets
£743k
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £468.0k | — |
| Current assets | £742.6k | — |
| Cash | £140.7k | — |
| Debtors | £325.9k | — |
| Net assets | £448.5k | — |
| Average employees | — | 1100 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
2 signals 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
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (35 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-15📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-08-15📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-08-12📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-08-12📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-06📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-03-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-01-14📄accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AAMD
- 2018-11-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-08-16📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2018-08-16📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2017-12-20📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2017-12-20🔓Charge satisfied #3
- 2016-11-19🔓Charge satisfied #4
- 2016-04-12🔒Charge registered #5Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2013-08-28➕BALL, Anthony appointeddirector
- 2012-09-28🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2010-10-26🔒Charge registered #4Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 2007-02-06🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2007-01-19🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Capital Home Loans Limited
- 2006-07-24➕BALL, Matthew appointeddirector
- 2005-12-15🔒Charge registered #2Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2005-01-05🔒Charge registered #1Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2002-07-26🏢Company incorporatedAs B. BALL CONTRACTORS LIMITED
- 2002-07-26➕BALL, Matthew appointedsecretary
- 2002-07-26➕BALL, Barry appointeddirector
- 2002-07-26➕GRAEME, Dorothy May appointednominee-secretary
- 2002-07-26➖GRAEME, Dorothy May resignednominee-secretary
- 2002-07-26➕GRAEME, Lesley Joyce appointednominee-director
- 2002-07-26➖GRAEME, Lesley Joyce resignednominee-director
Owner dependency
98/100
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
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "BALL" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 77 — 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 candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 77 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 24 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
1 med ·Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
mediumMultiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Barry Ball Individual · British · DOB 04/1949 · age 77 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
Mr Matthew Ball Individual · British · DOB 10/1975 · age 51 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 06/04/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mrs Sharon Ballceased 16/08/2018· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
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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🔒Tailored diligence questions
7 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.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2002-07-26
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC39000 — SIC 39000
Registered office
Unit 2 Brunswick Road
Ashford
Kent
TN23 1EH
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-23
Last: 2025-08-09
Officers (4 active · 2 resigned)
Active
BALL, Anthony→
Activedirector · ~44y · appointed 2013-08-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BALL, Matthew→
Activedirector · ~51y · appointed 2006-07-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
GRAEME, Dorothy May→
Resignednominee-secretary · appointed 2002-07-26 · resigned 2002-07-26
GRAEME, Lesley Joyce→
Resignednominee-director · ~73y · appointed 2002-07-26 · resigned 2002-07-26
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
5
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:5 of 5 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 12/04/2016 | — | |
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 26/10/2010 | 19/11/2016 | |
| satisfied | Capital Home Loans Capital Home Loans Limited | Deed of charge | 1 property | 19/01/2007 | 20/12/2017 | |
| satisfied | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 15/12/2005 | 06/02/2007 | |
| satisfied | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 05/01/2005 | 28/09/2012 |
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Recent filings (85 total)
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2025-08-13
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2024-12-19
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2023-12-27
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2023-08-21
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2022-10-26
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2022-08-22
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
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2022-08-15
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2022-08-15
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2022-08-12
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2022-08-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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2021-12-23
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officers · CH01
2021-09-06
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2021-08-18