BALSILLIE LIMITED
🌱Startupactive
SC855654 · ltd · incorporated 2025-07-15
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Business and domestic software development
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: low (53/100)Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.
Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
7 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
6
filings
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 2 officers
- • 1 incorporation
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (11 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-15📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2025-12-12📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2025-12-11📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-12-11📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-12-02➕LAMONT, Jennifer Jade appointedsecretary
- 2025-12-02➕LAMONT, Jennifer Jade appointeddirector
- 2025-12-02📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2025-12-02📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-07-15🏢Company incorporatedAs BALSILLIE LIMITED
- 2025-07-15➕BALSILLIE, Ross Jack appointeddirector
- 2025-07-15📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
78/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "BALSILLIE" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Young company: Only 0.8 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
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
2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Ross Jack Balsillie Individual · British · DOB 01/1996 · age 30 | 50–75% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 15/07/2025 |
Mrs Jennifer Jade Lamont Individual · Scottish · DOB 03/1998 · age 28 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 02/12/2025 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2025-07-15
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC62012 — Business and domestic software development
Registered office
30 Grayhaugh Wynd
Dundee
DD2 5GP
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-15
Last made up to: —
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-28
Last: —
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
LAMONT, Jennifer Jade→
Activesecretary · appointed 2025-12-02
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BALSILLIE, Ross Jack→
Activedirector · ~30y · appointed 2025-07-15
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LAMONT, Jennifer Jade→
Activedirector · ~28y · appointed 2025-12-02
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Recent filings (7 total)
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2025-12-15
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-12-12
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-12-11
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-12-11
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2025-12-02
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-12-02
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2025-07-15