A.F.BLAKEMORE AND SON LIMITED

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00391135 · ltd · incorporated 1944-11-15

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

—

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Opportunity

74/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Non-specialised wholesale of food, beverages and tobacco

Sector: Wholesale & retail

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 57/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Asset purchase likely safer than share purchase given structural signals. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 11 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: family or management succession (50/100).

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Refinance opportunity

16 live charges · 11 lenders · oldest 34.1y

25/100

too messy

Structure is too messy for a clean refinance right now — clean up first or expect bespoke terms.

· Oldest live charge is 34.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· 11 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
· Legal-friction score 63/100 (high).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (60/100)

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

Lenders & charges

16 charges (16/16 with lender, 16/16 with type)

Directors & officers

39 officers (8 active, 39 linked, 32 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

12 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

213 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

74/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 accounts
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (106 events)Click to expand

2026-02-04
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accounts · AA
2025-10-17
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officers · AP03
2025-10-17
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-10-13
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BARLOW, Anna Jennifer appointed
secretary
2025-10-13
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BLAKEMORE, Charles Peter resigned
secretary
2025-07-16
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-07-08
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COLEMAN, Andrew Charles appointed
director
2025-05-19
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-04-08
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-04-08
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-03-31
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NUTTALL, Steven John appointed
director
2025-03-26
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KELLETT, Ian resigned
director
2025-01-24
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accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2024-08-01
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KELLETT, Ian appointed
director
2024-08-01
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-07-29
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-07-17
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MUNRO-MORRIS, Scott resigned
director
2024-04-11
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mortgage · MR01
2024-04-04
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Charge registered #16
Lender: Hsbc Corporate Trustee Company (UK) Limited
2023-11-17
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mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2023-11-17
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Charge satisfied #13
2023-09-26
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BLAKEMORE, Charles Peter appointed
director
2023-09-26
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accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2023-09-26
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-09-26
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-09-22
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DIMENT, Ian John resigned
director
2023-07-13
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2023-06-07
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-06-06
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MARWOOD, Jeremy Charles resigned
director
2023-05-12
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-04-17
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WELCH, Carol Ann appointed
director
2023-01-24
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accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2022-06-14
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-06-10
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HALLAM, Geoffrey resigned
director
2021-04-23
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Charge registered #15
Lender: Hsbc Corporate Trustee Company (UK) Limited
2021-04-23
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Charge registered #14
Lender: Hsbc Corporate Trustee (UK) Company as Security Trustee
2020-11-06
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Charge registered #13
Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
2020-04-24
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Charge registered #12
Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC as Security Trustee
2019-01-17
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BLAKEMORE, Charles Peter appointed
secretary
2019-01-17
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LOVELAND, Simon John resigned
secretary
2017-12-20
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WILCOX, William Christopher resigned
director
2017-08-30
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BLAKEMORE, Caoire appointed
director
2017-08-30
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BLAKEMORE, Tomas Francis appointed
director
2015-12-31
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CAPPER, William James resigned
director
2015-09-01
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LOVELAND, Simon John appointed
secretary
2015-09-01
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TOMLINSON, William Leonard resigned
secretary
2015-08-07
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BLAKEMORE, Gwendoline Mary resigned
director
2015-04-30
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DAVIES, Barry John resigned
director
2014-05-16
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Charge satisfied #10
2014-01-07
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DIMENT, Ian John appointed
director

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Owner dependency

78/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

-7 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "BLAKEMORE" — strong identity link between founder and business.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 83 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

20/100

No succession signal

No meaningful acquirability indicators from public data.

SIGNALS

primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — BLAKEMORE, Charles Peter (same surname) appointed 2023-09-26. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 83 years old. Natural succession window is now.

Red flags

1 med · 1 low

Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern

medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

7 live charges

low

Heavily leveraged with multiple live security positions — understand the capital structure before proceeding.

Group structure

Harriet Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Harriet Holdings Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control

ultimate parent

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A.F.BLAKEMORE AND SON LIMITED

This company · 00391135

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Harriet Holdings Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	29/04/2019

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Mr Peter Francis Blakemoreceased 29/04/2019· board control · firm interest

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

Incorporated1944-11-15

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC46390 — Non-specialised wholesale of food, beverages and tobacco

Registered office

Long Acres Ind Est

Rosehill

Willenhall

West Midlands

WV13 2JP

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-01-31

Last made up to: 2025-04-27

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-01-05

Last: 2025-12-22