BALMPOTS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC550758 · ltd · incorporated 2016-11-21
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 Nov 2024
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 20420
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 (78/100)

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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
19 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Nov 2023Nov 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-11-302023-11-30

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

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 (12 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-09-13
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-08-08
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2023-03-19
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-12-29
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-09-20
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-01-26
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-08-18
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2018-08-22
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2016-11-21
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BALMPOTS LIMITED
  11. 2016-11-21
    TISCHHAUSER, Christian Andre appointed
    director
  12. 2016-11-21
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

88/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 9 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Christian Andre Tischhauser
Individual · American · DOB 07/1962 · age 64
sig. influencesignificant influence21/11/2016

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
Incorporated2016-11-21
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC20420 — SIC 20420

Registered office

5a Howard Street 5a Howard Street
Millport
Isle Of Cumbrae
KA28 0AX
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-12
Last: 2025-10-29

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

TISCHHAUSER, Christian Andre
director · ~64y · appointed 2016-11-21
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Recent filings (19 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-08-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-09-13
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-08-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-03-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-09-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-01-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-12-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-08-18