BALLANTYNE GROVE LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
09557456 · ltd · incorporated 2015-04-23
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 74-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 74). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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, 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
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
33 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.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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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 | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
8
filings
- • 4 persons-with-significant-control
- • 3 officers
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
9
filings
- • 4 persons-with-significant-control
- • 3 officers
- • 2 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
9
filings
- • 4 persons-with-significant-control
- • 3 officers
- • 2 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
- 2026-06-18➕BALLANTYNE-GROVE, Desiree Kyra appointeddirector
- 2026-06-18➕BALLANTYNE-GROVE, Zara Chanel Fauve Alexandra appointeddirector
- 2026-06-18➖BALLANTYNE, Suzanne Lynn resigneddirector
- 2026-06-18📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2026-06-18📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2026-06-18📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2026-06-18📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2026-06-18📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-06-18📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-06-18📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-05-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-08-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-09-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-08-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-05-31📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2018-12-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2015-04-23🏢Company incorporatedAs BALLANTYNE GROVE LIMITED
- 2015-04-23➕GROVE, Elliot appointeddirector
- 2015-04-23➕BALLANTYNE, Suzanne Lynn appointeddirector
Owner dependency
88/100
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
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "GROVE" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 74 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
65/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 74 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- 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
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Ms Zara Chanel Fauve Alexandra Ballantyne-Grove Individual · British · DOB 07/1983 · age 43 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 10/06/2026 |
Miss Desiree Kyra Ballantyne-Grove Individual · Canadian · DOB 03/1981 · age 45 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 10/06/2026 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Elliot Groveceased 10/06/2026· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
- Ms Suzanne Lynn Ballantyneceased 10/06/2026· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2015-04-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999
Registered office
22-26 Bank Street
Herne Bay
CT6 5EA
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-07-02
Last: 2026-06-18
Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)
BALLANTYNE-GROVE, Desiree Kyra→
Activedirector · ~45y · appointed 2026-06-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BALLANTYNE-GROVE, Zara Chanel Fauve Alexandra→
Activedirector · ~43y · appointed 2026-06-18
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GROVE, Elliot→
Activedirector · ~74y · appointed 2015-04-23
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BALLANTYNE, Suzanne Lynn→
Resigneddirector · ~74y · appointed 2015-04-23 · resigned 2026-06-18
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Recent filings (33 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-18
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-06-18
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-06-18
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-06-18
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-06-18
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-06-18
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-06-18
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-06-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-05-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-09-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-10-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-28