BALL UK ACQUISITION LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
09441371 · ltd · incorporated 2015-02-16
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
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 9.2y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
69/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of production holding companies
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed asset-holding vehicle — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 69/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: 1 insolvency-related filing on record. Filings relating to insolvency, liquidation, or administration exist in the company's history. Review before proceeding. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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Refinance opportunity
4 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 9.2y
70/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 9.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Legal-friction score 23/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (61/100)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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 6 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
11 connected companies via shared directors
78
Filing history
63 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
69/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
2
filings
- • 2 officers
Last 90 days
2
filings
- • 2 officers
Last 180 days
5
filings
- • 2 officers
- • 2 capital
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (36 events)Click to expand
- 2026-06-03📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-06-02📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-05-29➕DOYLE, Elspeth appointeddirector
- 2026-05-29➖PEACHEY, Richard resigneddirector
- 2026-01-30📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2026-01-21📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2025-11-27📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-11-25🔒Charge registered #4Lender: Bank of America, N.A. as Collateral Agent
- 2025-10-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-12📄capital-statement-capital-company-with-date-currency-figurecapital · SH19
- 2024-12-12📄legacycapital · SH20
- 2024-12-12⚠️legacyinsolvency · CAP-SS
- 2024-12-12📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2024-12-11📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-12-11📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-12-05➕HOCKEN, Philip James, Mr. appointeddirector
- 2024-12-05➖LIM-JOHNSON, Hannah Sunhi resigneddirector
- 2024-10-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-15📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2024-03-20📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2023-10-20📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-10-20📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-09-18➖BAKER, Charles Ernest resigneddirector
- 2023-09-18➕LIM-JOHNSON, Hannah Sunhi appointeddirector
- 2023-08-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-20📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2022-06-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-29📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2022-06-28🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Deutsche Bank Ag New York Branch
- 2019-03-25🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Deutsche Bank Ag New York Branch
- 2018-07-31➕PEACHEY, Richard appointeddirector
- 2018-07-31➖RODRIGUEZ, Janice resigneddirector
- 2017-03-29🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Deutsche Bank Ag New York Branch
- 2016-12-09➕RODRIGUEZ, Janice appointeddirector
- 2015-02-16🏢Company incorporatedAs BALL UK ACQUISITION LIMITED
- 2015-02-16➕BAKER, Charles Ernest appointeddirector
Owner dependency
58/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
1 high ·1 insolvency-related filing on record
highFilings relating to insolvency, liquidation, or administration exist in the company's history. Review before proceeding.
Evidence: 2024-12-12: legacy
Group structure
Ball Corporation is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Ball Corporation
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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BALL UK ACQUISITION LIMITED
This company · 09441371
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Ball Corporation Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 22/03/2017 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Ball Luxembourg Holdings S.A.R.L.ceased 21/03/2017· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2015-02-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64202 — Activities of production holding companies
Registered office
100 Capability Green
Luton
Bedfordshire
LU1 3LG
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-10
Last: 2026-02-24
Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)
DOYLE, Elspeth→
Activedirector · ~44y · appointed 2026-05-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
HOCKEN, Philip James, Mr.→
Activedirector · ~49y · appointed 2024-12-05
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BAKER, Charles Ernest→
Resigneddirector · ~69y · appointed 2015-02-16 · resigned 2023-09-18
LIM-JOHNSON, Hannah Sunhi→
Resigneddirector · ~55y · appointed 2023-09-18 · resigned 2024-12-05
PEACHEY, Richard→
Resigneddirector · ~61y · appointed 2018-07-31 · resigned 2026-05-29
RODRIGUEZ, Janice→
Resigneddirector · ~56y · appointed 2016-12-09 · resigned 2018-07-31
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Mortgages & charges
4
Total charges
4
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:4 of 4 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Bank of America, N.A. as Collateral Agent | A registered charge | — | 25/11/2025 | — | |
| outstanding | Deutsche Bank Ag New York Branch | A registered charge | — | 28/06/2022 | — | |
| outstanding | Deutsche Bank Ag New York Branch | A registered charge | 1 property | 25/03/2019 | — | |
| outstanding | Deutsche Bank Ag New York Branch | A registered charge | — | 29/03/2017 | — |
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Recent filings (63 total)
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-06-03
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-06-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-25
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2026-01-30
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2026-01-21
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-11-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-24
capital-statement-capital-company-with-date-currency-figure
capital · SH19
2024-12-12
legacy
capital · SH20
2024-12-12
legacy
insolvency · CAP-SS
2024-12-12
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-12-12
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-12-11
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-12-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-08