BALLDAN PRODUCTIONS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC549588 · ltd · incorporated 2016-11-07
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 Sept 2025
Net worth
£173.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Motion picture production activities
Sector: Information & communication
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 59112Video production activities
  • 59113Television programme production activities
  • 59120Motion picture, video and television programme post-production activities
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. 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: strategic trade sale (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 8.7y

45/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 8.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 4 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
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
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
26 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £173,517
Net assets shrinking
Down £3,976 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£174k
↓ 2.2% YoY
Current Assets
£45k
↓ 36% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£35k£71k£106k£142k£177kSept 2024Sept 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-09-302024-09-30
Total assets£173.5k£177.5k
Current assets£45.5k£71.4k
Net assets£173.5k£177.5k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  2. 2025-01-14
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  3. 2024-02-12
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  4. 2023-03-23
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  5. 2022-05-04
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  6. 2021-06-22
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  7. 2020-11-05
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  8. 2020-11-05
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  9. 2020-04-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-12-13
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    withdrawal-of-the-directors-residential-address-register-information-from-the-public-register
    officers · EW02
  11. 2019-05-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-03-20
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    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-12-07
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    accounts · AA01
  14. 2017-11-13
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    officers · EW01
  15. 2017-10-26
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    address · AD01
  16. 2017-08-14
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    mortgage · MR01
  17. 2017-08-10
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  18. 2016-11-07
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    Company incorporated
    As BALLDAN PRODUCTIONS LIMITED
  19. 2016-11-07
    BALL, Lucy Frances appointed
    director

Owner dependency

95/100
Critical — business is the founder

The 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 name in company name: Company name contains director surname "BALL" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 9 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

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
Miss Lucy Frances Ball
Individual · British · DOB 05/1990 · age 36
75100%
75-100% shares07/11/2016

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
Incorporated2016-11-07
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC59111 — Motion picture production activities

Registered office

32 Maritime Street
Edinburgh
EH6 6SE
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-08
Last: 2025-10-25

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

BALL, Lucy Frances
director · ~36y · appointed 2016-11-07
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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
A registered charge10/08/2017
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Recent filings (26 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-02-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-02-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-05-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-06-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-16
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2020-11-05
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2020-11-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-04-01