BALIFE LIMITED
🌿Early-stageactive
SC720779 · ltd · incorporated 2022-01-24
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£13.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of conference organisers
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
18 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £13,193
Cash YoY
+50%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£20k
↑ 50% YoY
Net Worth
£13k
↑ 55% YoY
Current Assets
£20k
↑ 50% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-01-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £13.3k | £8.7k |
| Current assets | £20.0k | £13.3k |
| Cash | £20.0k | £13.3k |
| Net assets | £13.2k | £8.5k |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-08-19📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-06-23➖STRACHAN, David James Alexander resigneddirector
- 2025-06-23📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-06-23📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-08-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-30📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2024-06-18➖ROSS, Gavin Scott resigneddirector
- 2024-06-18📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-05-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-07📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2022-07-07📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-02-02📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2022-02-02📄withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC09
- 2022-01-24🏢Company incorporatedAs BALIFE LIMITED
- 2022-01-24➕NEWELL, Julia Mary appointedsecretary
- 2022-01-24➕NEWELL, Julia Mary appointeddirector
- 2022-01-24➕PARKER, Linda Jane appointeddirector
- 2022-01-24➕ROSS, Gavin Scott appointeddirector
- 2022-01-24➕STRACHAN, David James Alexander appointeddirector
- 2022-01-24📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
66/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
46/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Julia Mary Newell Individual · British · DOB 02/1972 · age 54 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 01/08/2025 |
Ms Linda Jane Parker Individual · British · DOB 08/1966 · age 60 | — | — | board controlboard control · trust interest · firm interest | 01/02/2022 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Ms Linda Jane Parkerceased 01/02/2022· significant influence
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2022-01-24
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC82302 — Activities of conference organisers
Registered office
4-5 Mitchell Street
Summit House
Edinburgh
EH6 7BD
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-18
Last: 2025-09-04
Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)
NEWELL, Julia Mary→
Activesecretary · appointed 2022-01-24
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NEWELL, Julia Mary→
Activedirector · ~54y · appointed 2022-01-24
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PARKER, Linda Jane→
Activedirector · ~60y · appointed 2022-01-24
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ROSS, Gavin Scott→
Resigneddirector · ~57y · appointed 2022-01-24 · resigned 2024-06-18
STRACHAN, David James Alexander→
Resigneddirector · ~54y · appointed 2022-01-24 · resigned 2025-06-23
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Recent filings (18 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-04
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-08-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-23
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-06-23
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-06-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-19
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2024-07-30
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-06-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-06
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-07-07
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-07-07