BIG BALE SERVICES LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
05516295 · ltd · incorporated 2005-07-22
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 15.7y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Oct 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Repair of machinery
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 46610SIC 46610
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 56). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).
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Refinance opportunity
3 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 15.7y
70/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 15.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)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
75
Lenders & charges
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
70 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
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 | 2024-10-31 | 2023-10-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 600 | 600 |
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
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
- 2025-07-26📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-07-26📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-07-25📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-07-25📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-07-25📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-06-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-23📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2022-07-23📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2022-07-23📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2022-07-23🔓Charge satisfied #3
- 2022-07-23🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2022-07-23🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2022-05-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-04-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-04-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-04-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2014-11-18🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC
- 2014-05-15🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC (Trading as Both Clydesdale and Yorkshire Bank)
- 2013-08-15➕NEEDHAM, Alexandra Claire appointeddirector
- 2010-09-28🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC
- 2005-07-22🏢Company incorporatedAs BIG BALE SERVICES LIMITED
- 2005-07-22➕NEEDHAM, Alexandra Claire appointedsecretary
- 2005-07-22➕NEEDHAM, Gary appointeddirector
Owner dependency
76/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
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 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
66/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 21 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 21 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Gary Needham Individual · British · DOB 01/1970 · age 56 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
Alexandra Claire Needham Individual · British · DOB 08/1976 · age 50 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
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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🔒Tailored diligence questions
6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2005-07-22
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC33120 — Repair of machinery
Registered office
Fulham House Farm Fulham Lane
Whitley Bridge
Goole
DN14 0JL
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-05
Last: 2025-07-22
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
NEEDHAM, Alexandra Claire→
Activesecretary · appointed 2005-07-22
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NEEDHAM, Alexandra Claire→
Activedirector · ~50y · appointed 2013-08-15
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NEEDHAM, Gary→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 2005-07-22
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Mortgages & charges
3
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Virgin Money Clydesdale Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 18/11/2014 | 23/07/2022 | |
| satisfied | Virgin Money Clydesdale Bank PLC (Trading as Both Clydesdale and Yorkshire Bank) | A registered charge | — | 15/05/2014 | 23/07/2022 | |
| satisfied | Virgin Money Clydesdale Bank PLC | Legal mortgage | 1 property | 28/09/2010 | 23/07/2022 |
Recent filings (70 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-26
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-07-26
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-07-26
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-07-25
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-07-25
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-07-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-23
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2022-07-23
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2022-07-23
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2022-07-23