ANDY BALL CONTRACTORS LTD

🌳Matureactive

05009146 · ltd · incorporated 2004-01-07

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.

Opportunity decay

approaching window · 12-months

Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.

· Oldest live charge 10.3y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Mar 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

73/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Support activities for crop production

Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

01630Post-harvest crop activities

Investor take

Pass (distressed without resilience)

Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 10.3y

85/100

ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

· Oldest live charge is 10.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile

address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)

Directors & officers

7 officers (5 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

72 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

73/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Some moderate concerns — review flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

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Net Worth

—

Current Assets

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Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filing

• 1 gazette

Last 90 days

filings

• 2 gazette
• 1 accounts
• 1 dissolution

Last 180 days

filings

• 2 gazette
• 1 accounts
• 1 dissolution

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand

2026-05-27
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gazette · DISS40
2026-05-26
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accounts · AA
2026-05-15
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dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2026-04-21
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gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-09-03
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gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-09-02
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-15
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dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2025-06-03
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gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-01-16
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-01-16
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-12-11
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-20
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-12-16
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-12-20
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-03-05
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officers · AP01
2019-03-05
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2019-02-28
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BALL, Hannah appointed
director
2019-02-28
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BALL, Harry appointed
director
2019-01-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2016-03-15
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
2004-01-07
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Company incorporated
As ANDY BALL CONTRACTORS LTD
2004-01-07
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BALL, Andrew Richard appointed
secretary
2004-01-07
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BALL, Andrew Richard appointed
director
2004-01-07
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BALL, Ronald Crowther appointed
director
2004-01-07
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SECRETARIAL APPOINTMENTS LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2004-01-07
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SECRETARIAL APPOINTMENTS LIMITED resigned
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2004-01-07
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CORPORATE APPOINTMENTS LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-director
2004-01-07
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CORPORATE APPOINTMENTS LIMITED resigned
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Owner dependency

88/100

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

-4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+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 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 83 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100

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 83 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 22 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 22 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

1 high ·

Confirmation statement overdue

high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-01-21

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Andrew Richard Ball Individual · British · DOB 04/1968 · age 58	50–75%	—	50-75% shares	06/04/2016
Mr Harry Ball Individual · British · DOB 06/1987 · age 39	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	01/01/2024

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Ronald Crowther Ballceased 01/01/2024· 25-50% shares

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

Incorporated2004-01-07

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC01610 — Support activities for crop production

Registered office

Hensbury Farm

Bere Ferrers

Yelverton

Devon

PL20 7LA

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-01-21OVERDUE

Last: 2025-01-07