BALFOUR WINERY LLP
💤Zombieactive
OC382028 · llp · incorporated 2013-01-30
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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Refinance opportunity
4 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 8.6y
15/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 8.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (75/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, no SIC, incorporation date
80
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 2 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
62 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
77
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 | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 92 | 7300 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
3 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
4
filings
- • 2 mortgage
- • 1 address
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (43 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-24📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-full-limited-liability-partnershipmortgage · LLMR04
- 2026-03-24📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-full-limited-liability-partnershipmortgage · LLMR04
- 2026-03-24🔓Charge satisfied #3
- 2026-03-24🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2026-03-06📍change-registered-office-address-limited-liability-partnership-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · LLAD01
- 2026-02-03📄confirmation-statement-with-no-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2025-12-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-12-15📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date-limited-liability-partnershipmortgage · LLMR01
- 2025-12-08🔒Charge registered #4Lender: Allica Financial Services Limited
- 2025-01-30📄confirmation-statement-with-no-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2024-10-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-01📄confirmation-statement-with-no-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2023-01-30📄confirmation-statement-with-no-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2022-12-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2022-02-25📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-control-limited-liability-partnershippersons-with-significant-control · LLPSC05
- 2022-02-24📄change-corporate-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-change-dateofficers · LLCH02
- 2022-02-24📄change-corporate-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-change-dateofficers · LLCH02
- 2022-02-03📄confirmation-statement-with-no-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2022-01-26📄change-corporate-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-change-dateofficers · LLCH02
- 2022-01-26📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-control-limited-liability-partnershippersons-with-significant-control · LLPSC05
- 2022-01-26✏️change-of-name-notice-limited-liability-partnershipchange-of-name · LLNM01
- 2022-01-26✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2021-07-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-12📄confirmation-statement-with-no-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2020-06-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2020-04-01📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date-limited-liability-partnershipmortgage · LLMR01
- 2020-03-31📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date-limited-liability-partnershipmortgage · LLMR01
- 2020-03-24🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Coutts & Company
- 2020-03-24🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Coutts & Company
- 2018-05-17➕BALFOUR HOSPITALITY LIMITED appointedcorporate-llp-designated-member
- 2018-05-17➕HUSH HEATH HOSPITALITY (KENT) LIMITED appointedcorporate-llp-designated-member
- 2018-05-17➖BALFOUR LYNN, Richard resignedllp-designated-member
- 2018-05-17➖BALFOUR-LYNN, Leslie resignedllp-designated-member
- 2018-02-05🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2017-12-11🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Alfandari Private Equities Limited
- 2013-01-30🏢Company incorporatedAs BALFOUR WINERY LLP
- 2013-01-30➕BALFOUR LYNN, Richard appointedllp-designated-member
- 2013-01-30➕BALFOUR-LYNN, Leslie appointedllp-designated-member
- 2013-01-30➕HUNTSMOOR LIMITED appointedcorporate-llp-designated-member
- 2013-01-30➖HUNTSMOOR LIMITED resignedcorporate-llp-designated-member
- 2013-01-30➕HUNTSMOOR NOMINEES LIMITED appointedcorporate-llp-designated-member
- 2013-01-30➖HUNTSMOOR NOMINEES LIMITED resignedcorporate-llp-designated-member
Owner dependency
50/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
Succession & seller-readiness
30/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
Red flags
1 med ·Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
mediumMultiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
Group structure
Balfour Hospitality Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
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Balfour Hospitality Limited
Corporate parent
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BALFOUR WINERY LLP
This company · OC382028
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Balfour Hospitality Limited Corporate entity | — | 75–100% | 75-100% voting | 17/05/2018 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mrs Leslie Balfour-Lynnceased 17/05/2018· 25-50% voting
- Mr Richard Gary Balfour-Lynnceased 17/05/2018· 25-50% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →🔒Advanced scoring suite
Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typellp
Incorporated2013-01-30
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC—
Registered office
Balfour Winery
Five Oak Lane
Staplehurst
Kent
TN12 0HT
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-13
Last: 2026-01-30
Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)
BALFOUR HOSPITALITY LIMITED→
Activecorporate-llp-designated-member · appointed 2018-05-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
HUSH HEATH HOSPITALITY (KENT) LIMITED→
Activecorporate-llp-designated-member · appointed 2018-05-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BALFOUR LYNN, Richard→
Resignedllp-designated-member · ~73y · appointed 2013-01-30 · resigned 2018-05-17
BALFOUR-LYNN, Leslie→
Resignedllp-designated-member · ~73y · appointed 2013-01-30 · resigned 2018-05-17
HUNTSMOOR LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-llp-designated-member · appointed 2013-01-30 · resigned 2013-01-30
HUNTSMOOR NOMINEES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-llp-designated-member · appointed 2013-01-30 · resigned 2013-01-30
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
4
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:4 of 4 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Allica Bank Allica Financial Services Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 08/12/2025 | — | |
| satisfied | NatWest Group Coutts & Company | A registered charge | 1 property | 24/03/2020 | 24/03/2026 | |
| satisfied | NatWest Group Coutts & Company | A registered charge | — | 24/03/2020 | 24/03/2026 | |
| satisfied | Alfandari Private Equities Alfandari Private Equities Limited | A registered charge | 7 properties | 11/12/2017 | 05/02/2018 |
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Recent filings (62 total)
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full-limited-liability-partnership
mortgage · LLMR04
2026-03-24
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full-limited-liability-partnership
mortgage · LLMR04
2026-03-24
change-registered-office-address-limited-liability-partnership-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · LLAD01
2026-03-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2026-02-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-17
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date-limited-liability-partnership
mortgage · LLMR01
2025-12-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2025-01-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2024-02-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2023-01-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2022-12-30
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control-limited-liability-partnership
persons-with-significant-control · LLPSC05
2022-02-25
change-corporate-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-change-date
officers · LLCH02
2022-02-24
change-corporate-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-change-date
officers · LLCH02
2022-02-24