BALLINGDON CAPITAL LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
09495993 · ltd · incorporated 2015-03-18
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£85.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 52103SIC 52103
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -76% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

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, 2 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
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
33 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £85,526
Cash draining
Cash down 76% YoY
Cash YoY
-76%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£3k
↓ 76% YoY
Net Worth
£86k
↑ 30% YoY
Current Assets
£67k
↑ 390% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£17k£34k£51k£68k£86kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£108.5k£89.7k
Current assets£67.2k£13.7k
Cash£2.5k£10.4k
Debtors£62.5k£1.1k
Net assets£85.5k£65.8k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-11-25
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    change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
    address · AD02
  4. 2023-12-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-09-22
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  6. 2023-09-21
    ➕
    BANKS, Emily appointed
    secretary
  7. 2022-12-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-11-25
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    change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
    address · AD02
  9. 2021-09-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-12-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-10-19
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    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  12. 2020-10-14
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  13. 2020-10-14
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    capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares
    capital · SH10
  14. 2020-10-13
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    capital-name-of-class-of-shares
    capital · SH08
  15. 2020-10-12
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    change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
    address · AD02
  16. 2019-10-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2018-09-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2015-03-18
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    Company incorporated
    As BALLINGDON CAPITAL LIMITED
  19. 2015-03-18
    ➕
    BANKS, Alexander Robert Lund appointed
    director
  20. 2015-03-18
    ➕
    BANKS, Nicola Jane appointed
    director

Owner dependency

66/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

41/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

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

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Alexander Robert Lund Banks
Individual · British · DOB 02/1969 · age 57
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
Mrs Nicola Jane Banks
Individual · British · DOB 04/1970 · age 56
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2015-03-18
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01110 — Growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds

Registered office

Bentons Wattisham Road
Bildeston
Ipswich
IP7 7JR
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-01
Last: 2025-11-17

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

BANKS, Emily→
secretary · appointed 2023-09-21
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Active
BANKS, Alexander Robert Lund→
director · ~57y · appointed 2015-03-18
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Active
BANKS, Nicola Jane→
director · ~56y · appointed 2015-03-18
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Active

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Recent filings (33 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-25
change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
address · AD02
2024-11-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-23
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2023-09-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-25
change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
address · AD02
2022-11-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-12-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-17