BIGBALL RALLY LTD

💤Zombieactive
10376344 · ltd · incorporated 2016-09-15
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£22.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
64/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Tour operator activities
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Special-situation opportunity
Distressed leisure with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

Opportunity 64/100 (worth a look), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (69/100)

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
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
27 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
64/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
55
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review 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 £22,463
Net assets shrinking
Down £684 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£22k
↓ 3.0% YoY
Current Assets
£27k
↓ 11% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£6k£12k£18k£24k£30kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£22.5k£25.2k
Current assets£26.8k£30.2k
Net assets£22.5k£23.1k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • 1 gazette
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 gazette
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 gazette
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-12
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  2. 2025-12-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-06-19
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  4. 2025-06-11
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    dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
  5. 2025-05-27
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  6. 2024-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-12-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-06-30
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  12. 2021-06-28
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  13. 2021-06-25
    KNELLER, Phil resigned
    director
  14. 2020-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-07-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-08-21
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  17. 2018-08-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  18. 2018-08-14
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  19. 2016-09-15
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BIGBALL RALLY LTD
  20. 2016-09-15
    KNELLER, Terry appointed
    director
  21. 2016-09-15
    KNELLER, Phil 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

1 high ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-02-14

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2016-09-15
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC79120 — Tour operator activities

Registered office

White House Lodge Stockbury Valley
Stockbury
Sittingbourne
Kent
ME9 7QD
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-02-14OVERDUE
Last: 2025-01-31

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

KNELLER, Terry
director · ~43y · appointed 2016-09-15
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Active
KNELLER, Phil
director · ~45y · appointed 2016-09-15 · resigned 2021-06-25
Resigned

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Recent filings (27 total)

gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2026-05-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-17
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-06-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-18
dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2025-06-11
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-05-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-06-30