BLACKPOOL TOURISM LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

01729327 · ltd · incorporated 1983-06-06

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

—

year to Mar 2025

Net worth

£3.21M

book net assets

Opportunity

73/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other amusement and recreation activities n.e.c.

Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 65). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (71/100)

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

1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

74 officers (7 active, 74 linked, 64 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

270 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

73/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Some moderate concerns — review flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £3,208,726

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£321k

Net Worth

£3.2m

Current Assets

£2.9m

Current Liabilities

—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-03-31
Total assets	£2.88M
Current assets	£2.85M
Cash	£320.8k
Debtors	£2.41M
Net assets	£3.21M

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

3 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

• 2 officers

Last 90 days

filings

• 2 officers

Last 180 days

filings

• 5 officers

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (157 events)Click to expand

2026-05-27
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officers · AP01
2026-05-27
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officers · TM01
2026-05-18
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SLOMAN, Julie Elizabeth appointed
director
2026-05-18
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COOPER, Anita, Councillor resigned
director
2026-01-30
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WEBSTER, David Mark appointed
director
2026-01-30
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BELL, Ronald resigned
director
2026-01-30
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SMITH, Mark Peter resigned
director
2026-01-30
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-01-30
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-01-30
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-11-25
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-07-03
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-06-05
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2025-06-04
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statement-of-companys-objects
change-of-constitution · CC04
2025-06-03
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certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2025-05-21
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officers · AP03
2025-05-16
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KERR, Annette appointed
secretary
2024-12-19
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-12-18
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EARNSHAW, Deborah resigned
secretary
2024-10-22
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appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2024-10-22
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-10-17
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-10-16
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-10-16
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officers · AP01
2024-10-14
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FARRELL, Joanne appointed
director
2024-10-14
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QUINN, Richard appointed
director
2024-10-14
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TAYLOR, Peter appointed
director
2024-10-10
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EARNSHAW, Deborah appointed
secretary
2024-10-10
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TOWERS, Mark resigned
secretary
2024-08-19
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-06-28
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-06-24
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COOPER, Anita, Councillor appointed
director
2024-06-10
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-05-31
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MITCHELL, Carl Darren resigned
director
2024-05-15
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-05-15
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-05-10
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BLANCHARD, Mark Alan resigned
director
2024-05-10
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MORGAN, Anne-Marie resigned
director
2023-11-20
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-09-15
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STUTTARD, Alan Geoffrey resigned
director
2023-05-25
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CRITCHLEY, Kim Elizabeth, Councillor resigned
director
2023-05-25
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MITCHELL, Carl Darren appointed
director
2023-05-25
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WALSH, Gerard John Sean resigned
director
2022-04-11
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SMITH, Mark Peter appointed
director
2022-03-24
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CAIN, Graham, Councillor resigned
director
2022-02-01
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COX, Christian John resigned
director
2022-02-01
➕
WALSH, Gerard John Sean appointed
director
2021-06-28
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CRITCHLEY, Kim Elizabeth, Councillor appointed
director
2021-06-28
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SMITH, Mark Peter resigned
director
2021-03-29
➕
BLANCHARD, Mark Alan appointed
director

Showing most recent 50 of 157 events

Owner dependency

55/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS

-5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

50/100

Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.

Red flags

2 med ·

3 director resignations in last 12 months

medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: BELL, Ronald resigned 2026-01-30; COOPER, Anita, Councillor resigned 2026-05-18; SMITH, Mark Peter resigned 2026-01-30

Name changed recently

medium

Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.

Evidence: 2025-06-03: certificate-change-of-name-company

Group structure

Blackpool Borough Council is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Blackpool Borough Council

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

ultimate parent

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BLACKPOOL TOURISM LIMITED

This company · 01729327

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
Blackpool Borough Council 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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Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated1983-06-06

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC93290 — Other amusement and recreation activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Number One Bickerstaffe Square

Talbot Road

Blackpool

FY1 3AH

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-08-17

Last: 2025-08-03