BALLANTYNE PROPERTIES LTD

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11675481 · ltd · incorporated 2018-11-13
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 Nov 2025
Net worth
£13.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Buying and selling of own real estate
Sector: Real estate
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 68201Renting and operating of Housing Association real estate
  • 68209Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
  • 68320Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: property-backed borrower with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. 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).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 4.8y

35/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Charge age ~4.8 years — mid-life; refi window approaching.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

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, 4 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
25 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £13,355

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£13k
Current Assets
£1k
Current Liabilities
£0£3k£5k£8k£11k£13kNov 2024Nov 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-11-302024-11-30
Current assets£1.0k
Net assets£13.4k
Average employees100

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 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-04-01
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2025-04-01
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2024-04-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-05-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-05-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-09-30
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  9. 2021-09-24
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Saffron Building Society
  10. 2021-09-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-03-12
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2020-10-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-10-17
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  14. 2020-10-17
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2020-08-21
    BALLANTYNE, Angela Mary resigned
    director
  16. 2020-08-21
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  17. 2020-08-21
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  18. 2020-08-21
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  19. 2020-08-21
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  20. 2018-11-13
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    Company incorporated
    As BALLANTYNE PROPERTIES LTD
  21. 2018-11-13
    BALLANTYNE, Kevin James appointed
    director
  22. 2018-11-13
    BALLANTYNE, Angela Mary appointed
    director
  23. 2018-11-13
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

90/100
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.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "BALLANTYNE" — strong identity link between founder and business.

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 Kevin James Ballantyne
Individual · British · DOB 09/1981 · age 45
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control13/11/2018
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs Angela Mary Ballantyneceased 21/08/2020· 25-50% voting

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2018-11-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC68100 — Buying and selling of own real estate

Registered office

35 Hookstone Oval
Harrogate
North Yorkshire
HG2 8QE
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-08-31
Last made up to: 2025-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-02
Last: 2025-08-19

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

BALLANTYNE, Kevin James
director · ~45y · appointed 2018-11-13
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Active
BALLANTYNE, Angela Mary
director · ~46y · appointed 2018-11-13 · resigned 2020-08-21
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Saffron Building Society
A registered charge1 property24/09/2021
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Recent filings (25 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-04-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-04-28
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-04-01
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-04-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-05-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-05-16
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2021-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-09-11
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-03-12