BALSHAM SHOOT LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
11229116 · ltd · incorporated 2018-02-28
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
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01700
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 71/100 (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 (76/100)

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 (2 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
21 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees8001300

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (16 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-07-17
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    change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH04
  3. 2025-07-17
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2024-06-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-06-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-05-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-06-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-06-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-03-12
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  10. 2020-03-12
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  11. 2019-07-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-07-10
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  13. 2018-02-28
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    Company incorporated
    As BALSHAM SHOOT LIMITED
  14. 2018-02-28
    BCS COSEC LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  15. 2018-02-28
    VESTEY, Thomas Hector Moubray appointed
    director
  16. 2018-02-28
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

80/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 8 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

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 Thomas Hector Moubray Vestey
Individual · British · DOB 05/1993 · age 33
75100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting28/02/2018

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
Incorporated2018-02-28
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01700 — SIC 01700

Registered office

C/O Windsor House Station Court, Station Road
Great Shelford
Cambridge
CB22 5NE
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-13
Last: 2026-02-27

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

BCS COSEC LIMITED
corporate-secretary · appointed 2018-02-28
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Active
VESTEY, Thomas Hector Moubray
director · ~33y · appointed 2018-02-28
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Active

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Recent filings (21 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-10
change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH04
2025-07-17
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-07-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-05-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-06-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-06-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-03-12