BALLYKEEL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT LTD

🌳Matureactive

NI033029 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 1997-10-01

Investment thesis

Property vehicle with a workable charge structure — clean refinance potential.

Why interesting: Asset-backed; value largely in underlying property; lender engagement likely possible.

Why risky: Dependent on title and valuation due diligence; standard property risks.

Opportunity decay

approaching window · 12-months

Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.

· Oldest live charge 25.0y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

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not disclosed

Net worth

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Opportunity

83/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate

Sector: Real estate

Investor take

Pursue

Property-backed borrower with a 84-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 84). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 4 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 25.0y

50/100

clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

· Oldest live charge is 25.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
· Legal-friction score 40/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: low (49/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)

Directors & officers

29 officers (7 active, 29 linked, 27 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

2 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

122 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

83/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (71 events)Click to expand

2025-10-14
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officers · AP01
2025-09-16
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CRAWFORD, Colin appointed
director
2025-06-25
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2025-06-16
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officers · TM01
2024-06-24
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2023-12-08
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MCNEELY, Martin David, Reverend Doctor resigned
director
2023-06-20
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accounts · AA
2023-03-07
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officers · AP03
2023-03-07
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officers · TM02
2022-10-19
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accounts · AA
2022-10-01
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CHRISTIE BOYLE, Melanie appointed
secretary
2022-10-01
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MCMILLAN, Sarah Hilary resigned
secretary
2021-09-27
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accounts · AA
2020-09-22
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accounts · AA
2020-07-30
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officers · TM01
2020-03-23
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GLOVER, Reuben, Cllr resigned
director
2019-11-27
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accounts · AA
2018-12-20
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accounts · AA
2017-12-13
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accounts · AA
2017-12-06
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officers · CH01
2017-11-23
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MCNEELY, Martin David, Reverend Doctor appointed
director
2017-11-23
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officers · AP01
2017-10-17
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2017-08-30
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BASHFORD, Robert resigned
director
2017-08-30
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BLAIR, James Robert resigned
director
2017-08-30
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HERON, Robert resigned
director
2017-08-30
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MCQUILLAN, June resigned
director
2015-05-12
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GLOVER, Reuben, Cllr appointed
director
2015-03-31
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CLARKE, Martin resigned
director
2013-10-01
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KNOX, Joyce Ann appointed
director
2013-04-01
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TWEED, David Alexander resigned
director
2013-03-05
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DAVIDSON, David Michael appointed
director
2011-09-06
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BASHFORD, Robert appointed
director
2011-09-06
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TWEED, David Alexander appointed
director
2010-12-26
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DODDS, Dorothy resigned
director
2009-04-09
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MCQUILLAN, June appointed
director
2008-12-09
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MC COSH, Malcolm resigned
director
2008-07-14
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MCCOSH, Malcolm resigned
director
2008-06-02
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CURRIE, James Kerr Fulton appointed
director
2008-04-01
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TWEED, David Alexander resigned
director
2008-02-01
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KNOX, Joyce Ann resigned
director
2007-10-25
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Charge registered #2
Lender: Department for Social Development
2006-10-03
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BLAIR, James Robert appointed
director
2005-09-06
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CURRIE, James Kerr Fulton resigned
director
2005-09-06
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FREW, Winston resigned
director
2005-07-05
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CLARKE, Martin appointed
director
2005-06-07
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HERON, Robert appointed
director
2004-01-06
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GRIBBEN, Jane resigned
director
2003-07-31
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MCALEESE, Catherine Anne resigned
director
2003-06-06
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MC COSH, Malcolm appointed
director

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Owner dependency

65/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

-6 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 25 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 84 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

80/100

Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 84 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 25 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

clean

No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc

Incorporated1997-10-01

Jurisdictionnorthern-ireland

Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate

Registered office

Ballykeel Business Dev Ltd

Ballykeel Business Centre

18 Crebilly Road

Ballymena

BT42 2DN

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-30

Last made up to: 2025-03-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-10-15

Last: 2025-10-01