BALMORAL ACCOUNTANCY SERVICES LTD

💤Zombieactive
09545353 · ltd · incorporated 2015-04-16
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 Apr 2025
Net worth
£3.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Accounting and auditing activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
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: 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 (58/100).

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
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 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
32 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 £3,043

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£3k
↑ 113% YoY
Current Assets
£10k
↑ 130% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£2k£4k£6k£8k£10kApr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Total assets£3.0k£1.4k
Current assets£9.6k£4.2k
Net assets£3.0k£1.4k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-01-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-07-10
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  4. 2023-07-07
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-06-17
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-11-02
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-09-17
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2020-07-29
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-07-26
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-01-09
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-04-27
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  12. 2017-05-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-09-17
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  14. 2016-09-16
    📄
    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  15. 2016-09-16
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  16. 2016-09-14
    ➕
    GOLDEN, John Charles appointed
    director
  17. 2016-09-14
    ➖
    JACKSON, John resigned
    director
  18. 2015-04-16
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BALMORAL ACCOUNTANCY SERVICES LTD
  19. 2015-04-16
    ➕
    JACKSON, John appointed
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr John Charles Golden
Individual · British · DOB 03/1970 · age 56
75–100%
75–100%board controlsig. influence75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence · trust interest · firm interest14/09/2016

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
Incorporated2015-04-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC69201 — Accounting and auditing activities

Registered office

11 Avondale Terrace
Chester Le Street
County Durham
DH3 3ED
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-13
Last: 2026-04-29

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

GOLDEN, John Charles→
director · ~56y · appointed 2016-09-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
JACKSON, John→
director · ~40y · appointed 2015-04-16 · resigned 2016-09-14
Resigned

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Recent filings (32 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-11
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2023-07-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-07-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-06-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-11-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-17
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-09-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-07-29