BALOR FOOTWEAR LTD

💤Zombieactive
SC746371 · ltd · incorporated 2022-10-05
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
Upgrade to see
Turnover
year to Oct 2024
Net worth
£-964
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
🔔
Follow this company (free)
Email alerts on filings, charges, director changes, gazette notices. No account needed.

Unsubscribe any time from any email. GDPR-respectful.

What this business does
Primary activity: Wholesale of clothing and footwear
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

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: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

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, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
10 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 102
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £964
Very low cash
Cash position: £2

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£2
Net Worth
-£964
Current Assets
£2
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-10-31
Total assets£-964
Current assets£2
Cash£2
Net assets£-964

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.

See pricing →

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (9 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-28
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-10-28
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2024-12-31
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  4. 2024-12-24
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  5. 2024-07-10
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2024-07-08
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-10-05
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BALOR FOOTWEAR LTD
  8. 2022-10-05
    CAMPBELL, Leianne appointed
    director
  9. 2022-10-05
    📄
    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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Miss Leianne Campbell
Individual · British · DOB 02/1981 · age 45
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control05/10/2022
Mr Gavin Mcgowan
Individual · British · DOB 04/1980 · age 46
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control05/10/2022

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

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →

Similar companies

Active · Wholesale & distribution · G postcode area
CompanyEst. valueTurnoverNet worthStaffAgeOppDirector
AN WHOLESALE INC LIMITED
SC815351 · est 2024 · no financials extracted
1y
ARDBRAE ORGANIC LIMITED
SC724949 · est 2022 · no financials extracted
4y
BAMCO GLOBAL LTD
SC642494 · est 2019 · no financials extracted
6y
BLACK RIDGE IMPORT & LOGISTICS LTD
SC825121 · est 2024 · no financials extracted
1y
BLUE CASA HOLDINGS LIMITED
SC610000 · est 2018 · no financials extracted
7y
BOBA CUP LTD
SC818431 · est 2024 · no financials extracted
1y
BORRON MEDIA UK LIMITED
SC656516 · est 2020 · no financials extracted
6y
BOVILL & BOYD (ENGINEERING) LIMITED
SC101914 · est 1986 · no financials extracted
39y
BRASS NECK RUM LTD
SC601011 · est 2018 · no financials extracted
7y
BRAVUS EASY SOLUTIONS LIMITED
SC803778 · est 2024 · no financials extracted
2y
BREWGOODER LIMITED
SC522185 · est 2015 · no financials extracted
10y
BRIGHTERA SOLUTIONS LTD
SC799566 · est 2024 · no financials extracted
2y
Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions

8 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
Typeltd
Incorporated2022-10-05
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC46420 — Wholesale of clothing and footwear

Registered office

The Cooper Building
505 Great Western Road
Glasgow
G12 8HN
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-18
Last: 2025-10-04

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

CAMPBELL, Leianne
director · ~45y · appointed 2022-10-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active

Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.

Recent filings (10 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-28
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-10-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-14
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-12-31
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-12-24
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-07-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-23
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2022-10-05