BALAAM BROTHERS FENCING LTD
💤Zombieactive
07726197 · ltd · incorporated 2011-08-02
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
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 68). 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 (79/100)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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
35 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
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.
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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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
- 2025-05-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-10-26📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2019-05-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-07-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-08-04📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2017-06-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-05-10📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2017-05-02📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2016-10-05➕BALAAM, Denis James appointeddirector
- 2016-10-05➖BALAAM, Jane resigneddirector
- 2016-06-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2015-08-10📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2011-08-02🏢Company incorporatedAs BALAAM BROTHERS FENCING LTD
- 2011-08-02➕BALAAM, Jane appointeddirector
Owner dependency
100/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 name in company name: Company name contains director surname "BALAAM" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
65/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Denis James Balaam Individual · British · DOB 09/1958 · age 68 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 05/10/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mrs Jane Balaamceased 03/08/2019· 75-100% shares · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| ALTROSPORT SURFACES LIMITED→ 00220242 · est 1927 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 99y | — | — |
| ANDREW JOHN SMITH LTD→ 14020672 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| ARRON COFEY SCARDIFIELD MODESTE LTD→ 15793318 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| ASHLEYS (HITCHIN) LIMITED→ 03732717 · est 1999 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 27y | — | — |
| ASPIRE NETWORKS LIMITED→ 06274760 · est 2007 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 18y | — | — |
| ASSOCIATION FOR RATIONAL EMOTIVE BEHAVIOUR THERAPY→ 04441094 · est 2002 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 23y | — | — |
| AZTEK SELF STORAGE LTD→ 07998572 · est 2012 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 14y | — | — |
| B NATURAL LIMITED→ 07633453 · est 2011 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 14y | — | — |
| BANANA DOLPHIN LTD→ 09038303 · est 2014 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 11y | — | — |
| BARNET WOODHOUSE LIMITED→ 12774381 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| BARNSTAPLE VAN HIRE LIMITED→ 09826567 · est 2015 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 10y | — | — |
| BATTERED BLACK BOOK LIMITED→ 10083316 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 10y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2011-08-02
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999
Registered office
15 Brook End
Potton
Sandy
Bedfordshire
SG19 2QS
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-16
Last: 2025-08-02
Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)
BALAAM, Denis James→
Activedirector · ~68y · appointed 2016-10-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BALAAM, Jane→
Resigneddirector · ~68y · appointed 2011-08-02 · resigned 2016-10-05
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (35 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-05-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-01-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-07-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-07-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-11-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-12-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-27
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2020-10-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-08-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-05-24