BLINFORD GRAPHICS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
01938926 · ltd · incorporated 1985-08-14
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
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year to Sept 2025
Net worth
£8.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 18129
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (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: Deleverage or restructure. Leverage at 100% of assets — consider sale of non-core assets or equity injection. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

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
7 officers (3 active, 7 linked, 5 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
95 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £8,084
High leverage
Liabilities are 100% of total assets
Leverage
100%
Liabilities / Total assets

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£8k
↑ 363% YoY
Current Assets
£24k
↑ 252% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
-£3k£2k£8k£13k£18k£24kSept 2024Sept 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-09-302024-09-30
Total assets£25.0k£6.8k
Current assets£23.8k£6.8k
Net assets£8.1k£-3.1k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal 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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-10-26
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  3. 2025-10-15
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    BLINCOW, Claire Linda appointed
    director
  4. 2025-06-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-05-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-06-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  7. 2022-05-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-04-13
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    address · AD01
  9. 2021-06-21
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    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-11-15
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2020-05-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-06-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-06-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-01-25
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  15. 2017-09-01
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    CARTLIDGE, Elena resigned
    director
  16. 2017-05-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2016-10-26
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    BLINCOW, Barry resigned
    director
  18. 2016-10-26
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    BLINCOW, Jacqueline Linda resigned
    director
  19. 2016-10-26
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  20. 2012-12-01
    ➕
    BLINCOW, Claire Linda appointed
    secretary
  21. 2012-12-01
    ➕
    BLINCOW, Simon Luke appointed
    director
  22. 2012-12-01
    ➖
    BLINCOW, Jacqueline Linda resigned
    secretary
  23. 2012-11-01
    ➕
    CARTLIDGE, Elena appointed
    director
  24. 1985-08-14
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    Company incorporated
    As BLINFORD GRAPHICS LIMITED

Owner dependency

66/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

49/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Simon Luke Blincow
Individual · British · DOB 05/1979 · age 47
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
Miss Claire Linda Blincow
Individual · British · DOB 06/1979 · age 47
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated1985-08-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC18129 — SIC 18129

Registered office

Unit 26 Fairground Way
Walsall
WS1 4NU
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-23
Last: 2025-12-09

Officers (3 active · 4 resigned)

BLINCOW, Claire Linda→
secretary · appointed 2012-12-01
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Active
BLINCOW, Claire Linda→
director · ~47y · appointed 2025-10-15
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Active
BLINCOW, Simon Luke→
director · ~47y · appointed 2012-12-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BLINCOW, Jacqueline Linda→
secretary · resigned 2012-12-01
Resigned
BLINCOW, Barry→
director · ~79y · resigned 2016-10-26
Resigned
BLINCOW, Jacqueline Linda→
director · ~75y · resigned 2016-10-26
Resigned
CARTLIDGE, Elena→
director · ~57y · appointed 2012-11-01 · resigned 2017-09-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (95 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-05-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-18
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-10-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-05-19
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-04-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-06-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-10
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-11-15