BALLANTINE WEALTH MANAGEMENT LIMITED
Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £1.33M | £1.27M |
| Current assets | £324.6k | £282.7k |
| Cash | £203.9k | £107.5k |
| Debtors | £120.7k | £175.2k |
| Net assets | £198.2k | £117.3k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
3 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-12-16📄replacement-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · RP01CS01
- 2025-01-21📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-12-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-18📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2024-11-18📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2024-11-18📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2024-11-18📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2024-11-18📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2024-11-17📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2024-11-14📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2024-11-14📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2024-11-08📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2024-11-07📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2024-11-07📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-11-07📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-10-21➕BRITTON, Tiffany Laura appointedsecretary
- 2024-10-21➕BRITTON, Thomas Christopher appointeddirector
- 2024-10-18➕BALLANTINE, David James appointeddirector
- 2024-07-22📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-12-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-22📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2023-03-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-06-22🏢Company incorporatedAs BALLANTINE WEALTH MANAGEMENT LIMITED
- 2018-06-22➕BALLANTINE, Leighton John appointeddirector
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "BALLANTINE" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Leighton John Ballantine Individual · British · DOB 01/1984 · age 42 | 50–75% | 50–75% | board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control | 22/06/2018 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Officers (4 active · 0 resigned)
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