BALMORAL TANKS LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC300656 · ltd · incorporated 2006-04-12
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 19.6y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
83/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 22290
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 86-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 86). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 19.6y
70/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 19.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (61/100)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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
8 officers (5 active, 8 linked, 5 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
19 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
66 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
83/100Exceptional
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
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-03📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-03-29➖WRIGHT, Martin Leslie resigneddirector
- 2024-01-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-05📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-03-29➕MITCHELL, Paul Watt appointeddirector
- 2023-03-14📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2023-02-21📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2023-01-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-02-03📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-02-01➕WRIGHT, Martin Leslie appointeddirector
- 2021-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-22📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2020-01-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-01-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2011-06-14🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2011-06-10🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
- 2007-03-14➕JOYCE, Allan appointeddirector
- 2006-09-08🔒Charge registered #1Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
- 2006-05-08➕LOWDEN, Julie Thain appointedsecretary
- 2006-05-08➕MAIN, William Edwards appointeddirector
- 2006-05-08➕MILNE, James Smith appointeddirector
- 2006-05-08➖P & W SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2006-05-08➖P & W DIRECTORS LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2006-04-12🏢Company incorporatedAs BALMORAL TANKS LIMITED
- 2006-04-12➕P & W SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2006-04-12➕P & W DIRECTORS LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
65/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 86 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
83/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 86 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years.
- 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
Balmoral Group Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Balmoral Group Holdings Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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BALMORAL TANKS LIMITED
This company · SC300656
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Balmoral Group Holdings Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
Sir James Smith Milne Individual · British · DOB 12/1940 · age 86 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2006-04-12
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC22290 — SIC 22290
Registered office
Balmoral Park
Loirston
Aberdeen
AB12 3GY
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-26
Last: 2026-04-12
Officers (5 active · 3 resigned)
LOWDEN, Julie Thain→
Activesecretary · appointed 2006-05-08
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JOYCE, Allan→
Activedirector · ~65y · appointed 2007-03-14
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MAIN, William Edwards→
Activedirector · ~68y · appointed 2006-05-08
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MILNE, James Smith→
Activedirector · ~86y · appointed 2006-05-08
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MITCHELL, Paul Watt→
Activedirector · ~57y · appointed 2023-03-29
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P & W SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2006-04-12 · resigned 2006-05-08
WRIGHT, Martin Leslie→
Resigneddirector · ~72y · appointed 2022-02-01 · resigned 2024-03-29
P & W DIRECTORS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2006-04-12 · resigned 2006-05-08
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC | Bond & floating charge | 1 property | 10/06/2011 | — | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland | Floating charge | 1 property | 08/09/2006 | 14/06/2011 |
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Recent filings (66 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-18
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-04-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-17
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-04-05
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2023-03-14
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2023-02-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-18
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-02-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-23