BELLEVUE CONTRACTING LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
13448449 · ltd · incorporated 2021-06-09
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
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year to Jun 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 72-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 72). 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 (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (81/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
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 accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-06-30 | 2024-06-30 |
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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 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-05-19📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-05-19📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-05-19📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-03-13➕BALL, Kathleen Celanie appointeddirector
- 2025-03-13➖BALL, Keith James resigneddirector
- 2025-02-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-14📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2022-07-12📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-07-12📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-03-07➕BALL, Keith James appointeddirector
- 2022-03-07➖DUKE, Michael resigneddirector
- 2022-03-07📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-03-07📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-03-07📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-06-09🏢Company incorporatedAs BELLEVUE CONTRACTING LIMITED
- 2021-06-09➕DUKE, Michael appointeddirector
- 2021-06-09📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
90/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 age: Director aged approximately 72 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
75/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 72 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
Red flags
cleanNo 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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Keith James Ball Individual · British · DOB 09/1951 · age 75 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 07/03/2022 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Woodberry Secretarial Limitedceased 07/03/2022· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| BERRY MEDICAL SERVICES LIMITED→ 07390508 · est 2010 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 15y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2021-06-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999
Registered office
188 Blackgate Lane
Tarleton
Preston
PR4 6UU
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-22
Last: 2026-06-08
Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)
BALL, Kathleen Celanie→
Activedirector · ~72y · appointed 2025-03-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BALL, Keith James→
Resigneddirector · ~75y · appointed 2022-03-07 · resigned 2025-03-13
DUKE, Michael→
Resigneddirector · ~67y · appointed 2021-06-09 · resigned 2022-03-07
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Recent filings (19 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-09-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-27
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-05-19
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-05-19
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-05-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-02-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-03-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-02-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-15
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-07-14
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-07-12
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-07-12