BLAKENEY KNITWEAR COMPANY LIMITED(THE)
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 57/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 94). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Refinance opportunity
4 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 64.1y
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 64.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Key financials
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2026-01-31 | 2025-01-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 200 | 0 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
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
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Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
- 2026-06-18📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-06-09➖BURROWS, Ann Elizabeth Ellen resigneddirector
- 2026-03-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-05-06📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2025-04-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-05-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-04-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-04-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-05-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-09-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-05-16📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-05-15📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2011-11-03➖FOSTER, Laura Ann resigneddirector
- 1993-06-29🔒Charge registered #4Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 1987-10-07🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 1976-05-07🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Lloyds Bank LTD
- 1962-05-11🔒Charge registered #1Lender: No Trustees
- 1958-12-16🏢Company incorporatedAs BLAKENEY KNITWEAR COMPANY LIMITED(THE)
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 94 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 94 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 68 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
Red flags
cleanGroup structure
Burrows Of Holt Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Burrows Of Holt Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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9 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Filing status
Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)
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Mortgages & charges
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Guarantee and debenture | 1 property | 29/06/1993 | — | |
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 07/10/1987 | — | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank LTD | Oral charge | 1 property | 07/05/1976 | — | |
| outstanding | No Trustees | Series of debentures | 1 property | 11/05/1962 | — |