BALLINGALL PROPERTIES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC175212 · ltd · incorporated 1997-05-07
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 28.6y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to May 2025
Net worth
£5.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 2 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · oldest 28.6y

65/100
clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

  • · Oldest live charge is 28.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
9 officers (2 active, 9 linked, 7 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
91 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
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 £5,465

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£5k
↑ 42% YoY
Current Assets
£3k
↓ 38% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£1k£2k£3k£4k£5kMay 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Total assets£5.5k£3.8k
Current assets£2.7k£4.3k
Net assets£5.5k£3.8k

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
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (36 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-02-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-02-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-05-16
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2022-05-16
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  7. 2022-02-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-02-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-07-14
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  10. 2020-07-14
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  11. 2020-07-14
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  12. 2020-07-14
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    officers · AP01
  13. 2020-07-14
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  14. 2020-07-14
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  15. 2020-05-31
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    ORR, James Andrew appointed
    director
  16. 2020-05-31
    ➕
    ORR, William Mitchell appointed
    director
  17. 2020-05-31
    ➖
    ORR, David Millar resigned
    secretary
  18. 2020-05-31
    ➖
    ORR, Julia resigned
    director
  19. 2020-04-09
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  20. 2019-12-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  21. 2019-02-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  22. 2004-06-11
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    ORR, David Millar resigned
    director
  23. 2004-06-11
    ➕
    ORR, Julia appointed
    director
  24. 2004-06-11
    ➖
    ORR, William Lindsay resigned
    director
  25. 1998-08-13
    ➕
    ORR, David Millar appointed
    director
  26. 1998-08-13
    ➕
    ORR, William Lindsay appointed
    director
  27. 1998-06-28
    ➖
    ORR, John Lindsay resigned
    director
  28. 1997-10-02
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
  29. 1997-09-08
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
  30. 1997-07-03
    ➕
    ORR, David Millar appointed
    secretary
  31. 1997-07-03
    ➖
    MESSRS THORNTONS WS resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  32. 1997-07-03
    ➕
    ORR, John Lindsay appointed
    director
  33. 1997-07-03
    ➖
    WILSON, Graham Alexander resigned
    nominee-director
  34. 1997-05-07
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    Company incorporated
    As BALLINGALL PROPERTIES LIMITED
  35. 1997-05-07
    ➕
    MESSRS THORNTONS WS appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  36. 1997-05-07
    ➕
    WILSON, Graham Alexander appointed
    nominee-director

Owner dependency

58/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.

Succession & seller-readiness

46/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 29 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
William Mitchell Orr
Individual · British · DOB 06/1987 · age 39
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
Mr James Andrew Orr
Individual · British · DOB 06/1990 · age 36
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

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

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6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1997-05-07
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

West Mains Of Finavon
Forfar
Angus
DD8 3PU

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-21
Last: 2025-05-07

Officers (2 active · 7 resigned)

ORR, James Andrew→
director · ~36y · appointed 2020-05-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ORR, William Mitchell→
director · ~39y · appointed 2020-05-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ORR, David Millar→
secretary · appointed 1997-07-03 · resigned 2020-05-31
Resigned
MESSRS THORNTONS WS→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1997-05-07 · resigned 1997-07-03
Resigned
ORR, David Millar→
director · ~73y · appointed 1998-08-13 · resigned 2004-06-11
Resigned
ORR, John Lindsay→
director · ~70y · appointed 1997-07-03 · resigned 1998-06-28
Resigned
ORR, Julia→
director · ~65y · appointed 2004-06-11 · resigned 2020-05-31
Resigned
ORR, William Lindsay→
director · ~74y · appointed 1998-08-13 · resigned 2004-06-11
Resigned
WILSON, Graham Alexander→
nominee-director · ~71y · appointed 1997-05-07 · resigned 1997-07-03
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Virgin Money
Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
Standard security1 property02/10/1997—
outstanding
Virgin Money
Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
Floating charge1 property08/09/1997—
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Recent filings (91 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-02-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-02-13
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-05-16
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-05-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-02-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-02-04
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-07-14
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2020-07-14