BALAENA LTD

🏛️Establishedactive
12030661 · ltd · incorporated 2019-06-03
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.
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Turnover
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year to Jun 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 30110
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 42910SIC 42910
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 2 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
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
19 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
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 accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£388k£776k£1.2m£1.6m£1.9mJun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Total assets—£512.2k
Current assets—£1.94M
Cash—£193.4k
Debtors—£1.75M
Net assets—£512.2k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

4 signals 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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-group
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-group
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-03-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-group
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-04-27
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  5. 2023-04-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-10-18
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  7. 2022-03-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-03-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-10-21
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2020-01-07
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  11. 2019-10-01
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    FURMSTON, Peter John Andrew appointed
    director
  12. 2019-08-08
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2019-08-08
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2019-06-03
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    Company incorporated
    As BALAENA LTD
  15. 2019-06-03
    ➕
    GILLETT, Simon James appointed
    director
  16. 2019-06-03
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    STRINGER, Melanie Jane appointed
    director
  17. 2019-06-03
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

58/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

40/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.

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

2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Simon James Gillett
Individual · British · DOB 02/1971 · age 55
75–100%
—75-100% shares03/06/2019
Ms Melanie Jane Stringer
Individual · British · DOB 07/1966 · age 60
——sig. influencesignificant influence03/06/2019

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
Incorporated2019-06-03
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC30110 — SIC 30110

Registered office

The Gaia Energy Centre
Delabole
Cornwall
PL33 9DA
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-16
Last: 2025-06-02

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

FURMSTON, Peter John Andrew→
director · ~60y · appointed 2019-10-01
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Active
GILLETT, Simon James→
director · ~55y · appointed 2019-06-03
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Active
STRINGER, Melanie Jane→
director · ~60y · appointed 2019-06-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active

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Recent filings (19 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2026-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2025-03-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2024-03-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-07
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2023-04-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-04-27
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2022-10-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-03-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-03-29
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-10-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-03