BALE IT SERVICES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

05851836 · ltd · incorporated 2006-06-20

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 Apr 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

75/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Information technology consultancy activities

Sector: Information & communication

Investor take

Pursue

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

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

2 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

82 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

75/100Strong

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

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-04-30	2024-04-30
Average employees	2	200

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand

2026-01-26
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2025-01-22
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2023-07-27
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accounts · AA
2022-10-18
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accounts · AA
2021-07-22
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accounts · AA
2021-06-10
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2021-05-17
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2021-05-17
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address · AD01
2021-05-17
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2021-05-17
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2021-05-17
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officers · CH01
2021-05-17
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officers · CH01
2021-05-14
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address · AD01
2020-11-30
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accounts · AA
2020-07-03
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2019-12-03
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accounts · AA
2018-11-15
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accounts · AA
2013-11-10
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BALE, Rebecca Dannielle resigned
secretary
2013-03-06
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BALE, Rebecca Danielle appointed
director
2006-06-22
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BALE, Wayne Raymond appointed
director
2006-06-22
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BALE, Rebecca Dannielle appointed
secretary
2006-06-22
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DOYLE, Lorraine resigned
secretary
2006-06-22
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HILTON, Helen Claire resigned
director
2006-06-20
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Company incorporated
As BALE IT SERVICES LIMITED
2006-06-20
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DOYLE, Lorraine appointed
secretary
2006-06-20
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HILTON, Helen Claire appointed
director

Owner dependency

91/100

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

+Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
+Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "BALE" — strong identity link between founder and business.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 20 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 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Wayne Raymond Bale Individual · British · DOB 04/1971 · age 55	50–75%	50–75%	board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control	01/05/2016
Mrs Rebecca Danielle Bale Individual · British · DOB 08/1974 · age 52	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	06/04/2016

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

Incorporated2006-06-20

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC62020 — Information technology consultancy activities

Registered office

Kentsford Cottage New Street

Marnhull

Sturminster Newton

Dorset

DT10 1PX

United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-01-31

Last made up to: 2025-04-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-05-29

Last: 2026-05-15

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

BALE, Rebecca Danielle→

director · ~52y · appointed 2013-03-06

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Active

BALE, Wayne Raymond→

director · ~55y · appointed 2006-06-22

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Active

BALE, Rebecca Dannielle→

secretary · appointed 2006-06-22 · resigned 2013-11-10

Resigned

DOYLE, Lorraine→

secretary · appointed 2006-06-20 · resigned 2006-06-22

Resigned

HILTON, Helen Claire→

director · ~69y · appointed 2006-06-20 · resigned 2006-06-22

Resigned

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