ALLY BALLY PRODUCTIONS LTD
🌳Matureactive
SC493447 · ltd · incorporated 2014-12-15
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
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
- · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£28.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Radio broadcasting
Sector: Information & communication
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 93290Other amusement and recreation activities n.e.c.
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 74-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 74). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -34% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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, 2 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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
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
25 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
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 · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £28,918
Cash YoY
-34%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£29k
↓ 34% YoY
Net Worth
£29k
↑ 109% YoY
Current Assets
£38k
↓ 17% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £28.9k | £13.8k |
| Current assets | £38.3k | £46.0k |
| Cash | £28.6k | £43.5k |
| Net assets | £28.9k | £13.8k |
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.
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 (18 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-05📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-06-01➕BALLINGALL, Lorraine Sheila appointeddirector
- 2022-06-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-03📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-02-03📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-09-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-08-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-08-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-05-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2016-09-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-01-05📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2014-12-15🏢Company incorporatedAs ALLY BALLY PRODUCTIONS LTD
- 2014-12-15➕BALLINGALL, Arthur appointeddirector
- 2014-12-15📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
86/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 74 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +No director turnover: Company is 11 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
71/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 74 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- 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.)
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Arthur Ballingall Individual · British · DOB 06/1952 · age 74 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 15/12/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2014-12-15
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC60100 — Radio broadcasting
Registered office
61 Scott Street
Dundee
DD2 2BA
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-29
Last: 2025-12-15
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
BALLINGALL, Arthur→
Activedirector · ~74y · appointed 2014-12-15
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BALLINGALL, Lorraine Sheila→
Activedirector · ~67y · appointed 2023-06-01
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Recent filings (25 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-10
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-06-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-15
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-02-03
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-02-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-09-09