BALANCED HR SOLUTIONS LTD

💤Zombieactive
SC729000 · ltd · incorporated 2022-04-07
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 Apr 2025
Net worth
£15.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Human resources provision and management of human resources functions
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. 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: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
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
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
12 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
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £15,182

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£15k
↑ 1930% YoY
Current Assets
£32k
↑ 475% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£6k£13k£19k£26k£32kApr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Total assets£15.2k£748
Current assets£32.4k£5.6k
Net assets£15.2k£748

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
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (10 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-21
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2025-06-23
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-05-02
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2025-05-02
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2025-01-08
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-07-26
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2023-06-14
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-04-07
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BALANCED HR SOLUTIONS LTD
  9. 2022-04-07
    MCEWAN, Jane appointed
    director
  10. 2022-04-07
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

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

1 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Jane Mcewan
Individual · British · DOB 12/1982 · age 44
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control07/04/2022

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
Incorporated2022-04-07
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC78300 — Human resources provision and management of human resources functions

Registered office

48 West George Street
Suit 2/3
Glasgow
G2 1BP
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-20
Last: 2026-04-06

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

MCEWAN, Jane
director · ~44y · appointed 2022-04-07
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Recent filings (12 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-07
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-10-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-23
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-05-02
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-05-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-12
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-07-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-11
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2022-04-07