BALATON-MAIA LTD

💤Zombieactive

07947246 · ltd · incorporated 2012-02-13

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 Feb 2026

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

77/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 99999

Sector: Extraterritorial bodies

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 65). 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 (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

1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

39 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

77/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

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	2026-02-28	2025-02-28

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 accounts
• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 officers

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand

2026-03-02
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-02-09
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-10-04
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gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-10-01
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-09-23
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gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-08-12
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default-companies-house-service-address-applied-officer
address · RP09
2025-08-12
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default-companies-house-registered-office-address-applied
address · RP05
2025-02-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-10-22
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-03-07
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-03-04
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-03-01
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-02-18
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-02-18
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-02-18
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-03-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-03-04
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2012-02-13
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Company incorporated
As BALATON-MAIA LTD
2012-02-13
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BALATON, Zoltan appointed
director

Owner dependency

100/100

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 name in company name: Company name contains director surname "BALATON" — strong identity link between founder and business.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.
+No director turnover: Company is 14 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

78/100

Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 low

Multiple registered office changes

low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Zoltan Balaton Individual · Hungarian · DOB 02/1961 · age 65	75–100%	—	75-100% shares	01/06/2016

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

Incorporated2012-02-13

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

Office 5, The Round House

Dormans Park Road

East Grinstead

West Sussex

RH19 2EN

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-11-30

Last made up to: 2026-02-28

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-02-27

Last: 2026-02-13

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

BALATON, Zoltan→

director · ~65y · appointed 2012-02-13

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Active

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Recent filings (39 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2026-03-02

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-03-02

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2026-02-09

gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date

gazette · DISS40

2025-10-04

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2025-10-01

gazette-notice-compulsory

gazette · GAZ1

2025-09-23

default-companies-house-service-address-applied-officer

address · RP09

2025-08-12

default-companies-house-registered-office-address-applied

address · RP05

2025-08-12

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2025-02-28

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-02-26

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2024-10-22

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-02-16

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2023-03-07

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-02-21

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2022-03-04