BALMORAL STONE LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC142426 · ltd · incorporated 1993-02-03
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
not disclosed
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
54/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 4525
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 54/100 (worth a look), bankability 30/100. Asset purchase likely safer than share purchase given structural signals. Biggest value-creation lever: File overdue accounts. Clears statutory overdue flag — immediate bankability uplift for refinance conversations. Most likely exit: asset disposal / carve-out (30/100). Current lenders should be on monthly review.

Data confidence

Overall: low (44/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
7 officers (1 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
3 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
54/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
35
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
59
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (16 events)Click to expand
  1. 2023-09-15
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  2. 2023-09-15
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  3. 2023-09-07
    DOIG, Ronald Blanche resigned
    director
  4. 2023-09-07
    SIMNETT, William Lindsay resigned
    director
  5. 2023-08-24
    📄
    court-order
    miscellaneous · OC-DV
  6. 2003-05-12
    MCKINSTREY, Joseph Shanks Paton resigned
    director
  7. 1993-08-27
    DOIG, Ronald Blanche appointed
    director
  8. 1993-08-27
    MCKINSTREY, Joseph Shanks Paton appointed
    director
  9. 1993-04-05
    MACDONALD, Robert Iain Ferguson appointed
    secretary
  10. 1993-04-05
    MACDONALD, Robert Iain Ferguson resigned
    secretary
  11. 1993-04-05
    SKENE EDWARDS WS resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  12. 1993-04-05
    MACDONALD, Robert Iain Ferguson resigned
    director
  13. 1993-04-05
    SIMNETT, William Lindsay appointed
    director
  14. 1993-02-03
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BALMORAL STONE LIMITED
  15. 1993-02-03
    SKENE EDWARDS WS appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  16. 1993-02-03
    MACDONALD, Robert Iain Ferguson appointed
    director

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

40/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 33 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

1 high · 1 med ·
Accounts overdue
high

Statutory accounts have not been filed by their due date. Can indicate admin breakdown, cash preservation, or deliberate delay.

Evidence: Next due: 2005-02-28

Has insolvency history
medium

Companies House flags prior insolvency events. Review the insolvency filings for context.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1993-02-03
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC4525 — SIC 4525

Registered office

2 Blythswood Square
Glasgow
G2 4AD

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2005-02-28OVERDUE
Last made up to: 2003-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due:
Last:

Officers (1 active · 6 resigned)

MACDONALD, Robert Iain Ferguson
secretary
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Active
MACDONALD, Robert Iain Ferguson
secretary · appointed 1993-04-05 · resigned 1993-04-05
Resigned
SKENE EDWARDS WS
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1993-02-03 · resigned 1993-04-05
Resigned
DOIG, Ronald Blanche
director · ~74y · appointed 1993-08-27 · resigned 2023-09-07
Resigned
MACDONALD, Robert Iain Ferguson
director · ~76y · appointed 1993-02-03 · resigned 1993-04-05
Resigned
MCKINSTREY, Joseph Shanks Paton
director · ~85y · appointed 1993-08-27 · resigned 2003-05-12
Resigned
SIMNETT, William Lindsay
director · ~75y · appointed 1993-04-05 · resigned 2023-09-07
Resigned

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Recent filings (3 total)

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-09-15
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-09-15
court-order
miscellaneous · OC-DV
2023-08-24