BALANCE SYSTEMS INNOVATIONS LTD
🌳Matureactive
08802954 · ltd · incorporated 2013-12-05
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
- · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Feb 2025
Net worth
£14.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Non-specialised wholesale trade
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 73-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 73). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -84% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (82/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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 (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
25 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.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £14,468
Net assets shrinking
Down £9,789 YoY
Cash draining
Cash down 84% YoY
Cash YoY
-84%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£345
↓ 84% YoY
Net Worth
£14k
↓ 40% YoY
Current Assets
£29k
↓ 30% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-02-28 | 2024-02-29 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £14.5k | £24.3k |
| Current assets | £29.3k | £42.1k |
| Cash | £345 | £2.2k |
| Debtors | £1.8k | £8.0k |
| Net assets | £14.5k | £24.3k |
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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-07-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-04-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-05-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-05-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2016-06-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-12-07📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-09-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-09-03📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2014-12-09📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2013-12-05🏢Company incorporatedAs BALANCE SYSTEMS INNOVATIONS LTD
- 2013-12-05➕BYGRAVE, Linda Irene appointeddirector
- 2013-12-05➕BYGRAVE, Stephen Michael appointeddirector
- 2013-12-05📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
86/100
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
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 73 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +No director turnover: Company is 12 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
79/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 73 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 12 years.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Stephen Michael Bygrave Individual · British · DOB 09/1953 · age 73 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 05/12/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| AURORA FOR GOOD LTD→ 11385155 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
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| BARKOMM LTD→ 10415052 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
| BARLEY & BLOOM TRADING CO. LIMITED→ 16792186 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| BASIC PLUMBING & ELECTRICAL SUPPLY LTD→ 13863982 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2013-12-05
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46900 — Non-specialised wholesale trade
Registered office
38 Stilebrook Road
Olney
Buckinghamshire
MK46 5EA
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-19
Last: 2025-12-05
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
BYGRAVE, Linda Irene→
Activedirector · ~70y · appointed 2013-12-05
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BYGRAVE, Stephen Michael→
Activedirector · ~73y · appointed 2013-12-05
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Recent filings (25 total)
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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2025-10-24
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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2024-05-07
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2023-12-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-18
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-29
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-04-26
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-07-15
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2019-12-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-04-24
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2018-12-10