BALK LTD

💤Zombieactive
13799498 · ltd · incorporated 2021-12-14
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 Apr 2026
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 38220
Sector: Water supply & waste
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. 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 (70/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
17 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
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2026-04-30

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 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
2
filings
  • 2 accounts
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • 2 accounts
Last 180 days
6
filings
  • 2 accounts
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (15 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-05-18
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  3. 2025-12-15
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2025-12-15
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2025-12-12
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2025-11-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-11-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-11-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-06-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-12-15
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  11. 2022-11-22
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  12. 2022-11-22
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2021-12-14
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BALK LTD
  14. 2021-12-14
    DOYLE, Stephen Micheal appointed
    director
  15. 2021-12-14
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

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 Stephen Micheal Doyle
Individual · Irish · DOB 04/1987 · age 39
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control14/12/2021

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
Incorporated2021-12-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC38220 — SIC 38220

Registered office

Unit 4 Basepoint
Andersons Road
Southampton
SO14 5FE
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2028-01-31
Last made up to: 2026-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-27
Last: 2025-12-13

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

DOYLE, Stephen Micheal
director · ~39y · appointed 2021-12-14
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Recent filings (17 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-05-19
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2026-05-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-15
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-12-15
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-12-15
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-12-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-15
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2022-12-15
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2022-11-22