B W BALL AND SONS LLP

💤Zombieactive
OC393049 · llp · incorporated 2014-05-08
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 Jul 2025
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
66/100
Strong
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Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company. Reasonable fundamentals — worth a memo before deciding.

Opportunity 66/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (69/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
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
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
39 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
66/100Strong
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
69
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
80
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£2.6m
Net Worth
—
Current Assets
£2.7m
Current Liabilities
—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-07-17
Current assets£2.69M
Cash£2.62M
Debtors£63.6k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal 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
4
filings
  • • 2 officers
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Last 90 days
5
filings
  • • 2 officers
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Last 180 days
6
filings
  • • 2 officers
  • • 2 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-09
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    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  2. 2026-05-08
    📄
    termination-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-termination-date
    officers · LLTM01
  3. 2026-05-08
    📄
    termination-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-termination-date
    officers · LLTM01
  4. 2026-05-08
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control-limited-liability-partnership
    persons-with-significant-control · LLPSC07
  5. 2026-05-07
    ➖
    BALL, Bernard Wallace resigned
    llp-designated-member
  6. 2026-05-07
    ➖
    CHASTERN, Nick David resigned
    llp-designated-member
  7. 2026-03-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2026-02-25
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-limited-liability-partnership-previous-extended
    accounts · LLAA01
  9. 2025-08-07
    ✏️
    change-of-name-notice-limited-liability-partnership
    change-of-name · LLNM01
  10. 2025-08-07
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  11. 2025-05-12
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  12. 2024-11-22
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2024-05-10
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  14. 2023-10-26
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2023-05-08
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  16. 2023-04-08
    📄
    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AAMD
  17. 2023-04-08
    📄
    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AAMD
  18. 2023-04-08
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AAMD
  19. 2023-04-08
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AAMD
  20. 2023-04-08
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AAMD
  21. 2023-04-08
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AAMD
  22. 2023-04-08
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AAMD
  23. 2023-04-08
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AAMD
  24. 2023-01-24
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  25. 2022-05-14
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  26. 2022-03-14
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  27. 2021-05-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  28. 2014-05-08
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As B W BALL AND SONS LLP
  29. 2014-05-08
    ➕
    BALL, Simon Wallace appointed
    llp-designated-member
  30. 2014-05-08
    ➕
    BALL, Bernard Wallace appointed
    llp-designated-member
  31. 2014-05-08
    ➕
    CHASTERN, Nick David appointed
    llp-designated-member

Owner dependency

50/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

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

Succession & seller-readiness

30/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

Red flags

2 med ·
2 director resignations in last 12 months
medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: BALL, Bernard Wallace resigned 2026-05-07; CHASTERN, Nick David resigned 2026-05-07

Name changed 2 times
medium

Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.

Evidence: 2025-08-07: change-of-name-notice-limited-liability-partnership; 2025-08-07: certificate-change-of-name-company

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Simon Wallace Ball
Individual · British · DOB 05/1957 · age 69
——sig. influencesignificant influence06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Bernard Wallace Ballceased 07/05/2026· 25-50% voting · firm interest

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typellp
Incorporated2014-05-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC—

Registered office

The Office Stonecliff Park Prebend Lane
Welton
Lincoln
LN2 3JS

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-17
Last made up to: 2025-07-17
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-22
Last: 2026-05-08

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

BALL, Simon Wallace→
llp-designated-member · ~69y · appointed 2014-05-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BALL, Bernard Wallace→
llp-designated-member · ~98y · appointed 2014-05-08 · resigned 2026-05-07
Resigned
CHASTERN, Nick David→
llp-designated-member · ~67y · appointed 2014-05-08 · resigned 2026-05-07
Resigned

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Recent filings (39 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2026-05-09
termination-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-termination-date
officers · LLTM01
2026-05-08
termination-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-termination-date
officers · LLTM01
2026-05-08
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control-limited-liability-partnership
persons-with-significant-control · LLPSC07
2026-05-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-30
change-account-reference-date-limited-liability-partnership-previous-extended
accounts · LLAA01
2026-02-25
change-of-name-notice-limited-liability-partnership
change-of-name · LLNM01
2025-08-07
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2025-08-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2025-05-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2024-05-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2023-05-08
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AAMD
2023-04-08
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AAMD
2023-04-08