BATTLES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

05698096 · ltd · incorporated 2006-02-04

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

—

Upgrade to see

Turnover

—

year to Dec 2024

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

78/100

Strong

🔒Generate AI memo →🔒Outreach pack →🔒Corporate story →📑 Reports →Sign in to watch

What this business does

Primary activity: Activities of head offices

Sector: Professional, scientific & technical

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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: strategic trade sale (63/100).

🏦

Refinance opportunity

3 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 20.3y

35/100

too messy

Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.

· Oldest live charge is 20.3 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: medium (72/100)

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

1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)

Directors & officers

7 officers (3 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

4 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

73 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

78/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2024-12-31
Average employees	0

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.

See pricing →

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 mortgage
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand

2026-02-09
📄
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2026-02-06
🔒
Charge registered #3
Lender: Hsbc UK Bank PLC
2025-09-16
📄
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-09-20
📄
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-10-16
📄
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2022-09-29
📄
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2021-10-08
📄
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2020-11-24
📄
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2019-09-09
📄
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2018-09-30
📄
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2018-03-12
📄
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2018-03-12
📄
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2018-03-12
📄
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2018-02-16
📄
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2017-12-21
➕
CLARKE, Anna Marie appointed
director
2017-12-21
➖
BOWEN, Richard James resigned
director
2017-09-12
📄
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2016-09-21
📄
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2016-07-29
🔓
Charge satisfied #1
2016-07-14
🔒
Charge registered #2
Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC (Trading as Both Clydesdale and Yorkshire Bank) (Company Number SC001111)
2009-03-31
➖
WELCH, Robert David Hammet resigned
director
2006-07-03
➕
WELCH, Robert David Hammet appointed
director
2006-04-07
➕
DEWEY, Richard Michael appointed
secretary
2006-04-07
➕
DEWEY, Richard Michael appointed
director
2006-04-07
➖
SHOOSMITHS SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
corporate-secretary
2006-04-07
➕
BOWEN, Richard James appointed
director
2006-04-07
➖
SHOOSMITHS DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
corporate-director
2006-04-07
🔒
Charge registered #1
Lender: Ge Commercial Finance Limited (The Security Holder)
2006-02-04
🏢
Company incorporated
As BATTLES LIMITED
2006-02-04
➕
SHOOSMITHS SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
2006-02-04
➕
SHOOSMITHS DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
corporate-director

Owner dependency

68/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material 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 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

66/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple 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 20 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 20 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.)

Group structure

Dc Holdings (Lincoln) Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️

Dc Holdings (Lincoln) Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares

ultimate parent

⬇

BATTLES LIMITED

This company · 05698096

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Dc Holdings (Lincoln) Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	—	75-100% shares	22/12/2017

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Mr Richard James Bowenceased 22/12/2017· 75-100% shares

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →

Similar companies

Active · Professional services · LN postcode area

Company	Est. value	Turnover	Net worth	Staff	Age	Opp	Director
ALL FERTILITY CHECK LTD→ 12718737 · est 2020 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	5y	—	—
ANDREW ASTON LTD→ 11920267 · est 2019 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	7y	—	—
ANNA O'MARA LTD→ 16216132 · est 2025 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	1y	—	—
AURUM INSIGHTS LTD→ 15477015 · est 2024 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	2y	—	—
AUSTENHEMPSTEAD.COM LTD→ 09564079 · est 2015 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	10y	—	—
B A BUSH (HOLDINGS) LIMITED→ 08169212 · est 2012 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	13y	—	—
B AND C HOLDINGS LINCOLN LTD→ 15808901 · est 2024 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	1y	—	—
B-HIVE INNOVATIONS LIMITED→ 10695004 · est 2017 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	9y	—	—
BALANCE BOOKKEEPING SERVICES LTD.→ 12331536 · est 2019 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	6y	—	—
BARBON LEGAL SERVICES LIMITED→ 13839828 · est 2022 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	4y	—	—
BASIC HR LIMITED→ 11791923 · est 2019 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	7y	—	—
BAYBURY LTD→ 17080485 · est 2026 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →

🔒Tailored diligence questions

6 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.

See pricing →

🔒Advanced scoring suite

Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →

Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2006-02-04

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC70100 — Activities of head offices

Registered office

Battles Limited, Crofton Drive

Allenby Road Industrial Estate

Lincoln

Lincolnshire

LN3 4NP

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-02-18

Last: 2026-02-04

Officers (3 active · 4 resigned)

DEWEY, Richard Michael→

secretary · appointed 2006-04-07

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

CLARKE, Anna Marie→

director · ~45y · appointed 2017-12-21

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

DEWEY, Richard Michael→

director · ~55y · appointed 2006-04-07

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

SHOOSMITHS SECRETARIES LIMITED→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2006-02-04 · resigned 2006-04-07

Resigned

BOWEN, Richard James→

director · ~69y · appointed 2006-04-07 · resigned 2017-12-21

Resigned

WELCH, Robert David Hammet→

director · ~75y · appointed 2006-07-03 · resigned 2009-03-31

Resigned

SHOOSMITHS DIRECTORS LIMITED→

corporate-director · appointed 2006-02-04 · resigned 2006-04-07

Resigned

Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.

Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown

		Type	Properties
outstanding	HSBC Hsbc UK Bank PLC	A registered charge	—	06/02/2026	—
outstanding	Virgin Money Clydesdale Bank PLC (Trading as Both Clydesdale and Yorkshire Bank) (Company Number SC001111)	A registered charge	—	14/07/2016	—
satisfied	Ge Commercial Finance (The Security Holder) / Ge Commercial Finance (The Security Holder) Ge Commercial Finance Limited (The Security Holder) / Ge Commercial Finance Limited (The Security Holder)	Composite all assets guarantee and indemnity and debenture	1 property	07/04/2006	29/07/2016

Click column headers to sort. Use filters above to narrow by status and lender.