JANE BALLANTYNE LIMITED

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SC295800 · ltd · incorporated 2006-01-19
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 Jan 2025
Net worth
£-40.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Fund management activities
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 61). 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 (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

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
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 1 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
71 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
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 · accounting standard not declared
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £40,865
Cash YoY
+0%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£104
~ YoY
Net Worth
-£41k
↓ 1.4% YoY
Current Assets
£72k
↓ 38% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
-£41k-£10k£22k£53k£84k£116kJan 2024Jan 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-01-312024-01-31
Total assets£-25.8k£-15.7k
Current assets£72.1k£115.8k
Cash£104£104
Debtors£72.0k£115.7k
Net assets£-40.9k£-40.3k

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.

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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 (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-10-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-09-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-10-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-06-20
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2022-05-20
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  7. 2022-05-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-04-14
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    dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
  9. 2022-03-29
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  10. 2021-07-16
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AAMD
  11. 2021-04-10
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  12. 2021-04-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-04-06
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  14. 2020-12-18
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AAMD
  15. 2019-11-14
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  16. 2019-11-12
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    legacy
    miscellaneous · RP04CS01
  17. 2019-11-12
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    legacy
    miscellaneous · RP04CS01
  18. 2019-11-08
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  19. 2014-05-20
    ➖
    AITKEN, Clare resigned
    secretary
  20. 2008-02-26
    ➕
    AITKEN, Clare appointed
    secretary
  21. 2008-02-26
    ➖
    WWW.FIRSTREGISTRARS.CO.UK LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  22. 2006-01-19
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    Company incorporated
    As JANE BALLANTYNE LIMITED
  23. 2006-01-19
    ➕
    BALLANTYNE, Jane appointed
    director
  24. 2006-01-19
    ➕
    WWW.FIRSTREGISTRARS.CO.UK LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary

Owner dependency

100/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "BALLANTYNE" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 20 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Jane Ballantyne
Individual · British · DOB 01/1965 · age 61
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2006-01-19
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC66300 — Fund management activities

Registered office

21 Portland Road
Kilmarnock
KA1 2BT
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-06
Last: 2025-07-23

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

BALLANTYNE, Jane→
director · ~61y · appointed 2006-01-19
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Active
AITKEN, Clare→
secretary · appointed 2008-02-26 · resigned 2014-05-20
Resigned
WWW.FIRSTREGISTRARS.CO.UK LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2006-01-19 · resigned 2008-02-26
Resigned

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Recent filings (71 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-25
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-06-20
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2022-05-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-05-19
dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2022-04-14
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2022-03-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-12
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AAMD
2021-07-16