BALANCE BARNS MANAGEMENT COMPANY LTD.

💤Zombieactive
06010747 · ltd · incorporated 2006-11-27
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Nov 2024
Net worth
£1.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Residents property management
Sector: Activities of households
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 81-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 81). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (68/100)

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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
24 officers (2 active, 24 linked, 14 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
98 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £1,831
Net assets shrinking
Down £622 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£2k
↓ 25% YoY
Current Assets
£2k
↑ 346% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£491£981£1k£2k£2kNov 2023Nov 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2024-11-302023-11-30
Total assets£1.8k£2.5k
Current assets£2.0k£443
Net assets£1.8k£2.5k

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 officers
  • • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (68 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-09
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  2. 2026-04-02
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    CONVEY, Anja Albertha Theodora resigned
    director
  3. 2026-03-19
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2025-08-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-10-04
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  6. 2024-10-04
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2024-10-04
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  8. 2024-09-25
    ➕
    WAY, Christopher appointed
    director
  9. 2024-09-25
    ➕
    CONVEY, Anja Albertha Theodora appointed
    director
  10. 2024-09-25
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    COOMBS, Christopher resigned
    director
  11. 2024-09-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2024-05-31
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    WINDOW, Nigel resigned
    director
  13. 2024-05-31
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  14. 2024-02-14
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  15. 2024-01-26
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    CONVEY, Peter John resigned
    secretary
  16. 2024-01-26
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  17. 2024-01-26
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  18. 2024-01-26
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  19. 2024-01-26
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  20. 2024-01-18
    ➕
    BADHAM, Lisa appointed
    secretary
  21. 2024-01-18
    ➕
    CONVEY, Peter John appointed
    director
  22. 2024-01-18
    ➖
    CONVEY, Peter John resigned
    director
  23. 2024-01-11
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  24. 2024-01-10
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    WINDOW, Nigel appointed
    director
  25. 2024-01-09
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  26. 2024-01-05
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    WAY, Christopher Thomas resigned
    director
  27. 2023-11-26
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  28. 2023-08-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  29. 2023-08-24
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  30. 2023-08-23
    📄
    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  31. 2023-08-21
    ➕
    CONVEY, Peter John appointed
    secretary
  32. 2023-08-21
    ➖
    EDWARDS, Adrian resigned
    secretary
  33. 2022-12-01
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  34. 2022-12-01
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  35. 2022-11-01
    ➕
    COOMBS, Christopher appointed
    director
  36. 2022-03-29
    ➖
    CONVEY, Peter John resigned
    secretary
  37. 2022-03-29
    ➕
    EDWARDS, Adrian appointed
    secretary
  38. 2022-03-29
    ➖
    BRAZIER, Fiona resigned
    director
  39. 2022-03-29
    ➖
    CONVEY, Peter John resigned
    director
  40. 2017-09-14
    ➕
    CONVEY, Peter John appointed
    secretary
  41. 2017-09-14
    ➖
    MORRIS, David Glyn resigned
    secretary
  42. 2017-09-14
    ➕
    CONVEY, Peter John appointed
    director
  43. 2017-09-14
    ➖
    MORRIS, David Glyn resigned
    director
  44. 2015-09-30
    ➖
    DALBY, Andrew William resigned
    director
  45. 2015-09-17
    ➖
    DALBY, Andrew William resigned
    secretary
  46. 2015-09-17
    ➕
    MORRIS, David Glyn appointed
    secretary
  47. 2015-09-17
    ➕
    MORRIS, David Glyn appointed
    director
  48. 2011-04-15
    ➕
    DALBY, Andrew William appointed
    secretary
  49. 2011-04-15
    ➖
    DUDLEY, Barry John resigned
    secretary
  50. 2011-04-15
    ➕
    DALBY, Andrew William appointed
    director
Showing most recent 50 of 68 events

Owner dependency

90/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 81 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
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 81 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions

8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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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.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2006-11-27
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management

Registered office

Unit 1 Harrow Park
Harrow Road
Hereford
HR4 0EN
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last: 2025-11-16

Officers (2 active · 22 resigned)

BADHAM, Lisa→
secretary · appointed 2024-01-18
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Active
WAY, Christopher→
director · ~81y · appointed 2024-09-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CONVEY, Peter John→
secretary · appointed 2023-08-21 · resigned 2024-01-26
Resigned
CONVEY, Peter John→
secretary · appointed 2017-09-14 · resigned 2022-03-29
Resigned
DALBY, Andrew William→
secretary · appointed 2011-04-15 · resigned 2015-09-17
Resigned
DUDLEY, Barry John→
secretary · appointed 2009-04-01 · resigned 2011-04-15
Resigned
EDWARDS, Adrian→
secretary · appointed 2022-03-29 · resigned 2023-08-21
Resigned
HILDITCH, Joanna→
secretary · appointed 2006-11-27 · resigned 2009-04-01
Resigned
MORRIS, David Glyn→
secretary · appointed 2015-09-17 · resigned 2017-09-14
Resigned
C & M SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2006-11-27 · resigned 2006-11-27
Resigned
BRAZIER, Fiona→
director · ~70y · appointed 2009-04-01 · resigned 2022-03-29
Resigned
CONVEY, Anja Albertha Theodora→
director · ~60y · appointed 2024-09-25 · resigned 2026-04-02
Resigned
CONVEY, Peter John→
director · ~70y · appointed 2024-01-18 · resigned 2024-01-18
Resigned
CONVEY, Peter John→
director · ~70y · appointed 2017-09-14 · resigned 2022-03-29
Resigned
COOMBS, Christopher→
director · ~77y · appointed 2022-11-01 · resigned 2024-09-25
Resigned
DALBY, Andrew William→
director · ~79y · appointed 2011-04-15 · resigned 2015-09-30
Resigned
DAVIS, Angela Mary, Dr→
director · ~73y · appointed 2009-04-01 · resigned 2011-04-15
Resigned
DUDLEY, Barry John→
director · ~80y · appointed 2009-04-01 · resigned 2011-04-15
Resigned
HILDITCH, Ian Graham→
director · ~64y · appointed 2006-11-27 · resigned 2009-04-01
Resigned
HILDITCH, Joanna→
director · ~62y · appointed 2006-11-27 · resigned 2009-04-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (98 total)

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-04-09
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-03-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-08-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-16
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-10-04
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-10-04
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-10-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-09
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-05-31
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-02-14
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-01-26
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-01-26
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-01-26
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2024-01-26