BLIPTA ENTERPRISES LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
01960377 · ltd · incorporated 1985-11-18
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Nov 2024
Net worth
£20.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 46210
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 68320Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis
- 69202Bookkeeping activities
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 74-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 74). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (81/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Company profile
address, 3 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
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
106 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £20,365
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£20k
↑ 2.5% YoY
Current Assets
£41k
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-11-30 | 2023-11-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £20.4k | £19.9k |
| Current assets | £41.0k | — |
| Net assets | £20.4k | £19.9k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
2
filings
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
2
filings
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-20📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-08-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-25📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-01-25📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-08-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-08-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-18📄accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AAMD
- 2019-08-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-08-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-04-25📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2018-04-25📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2014-07-14➖PRICE, William Geoffrey resigneddirector
- 1996-10-07➕PRICE, Angela appointedsecretary
- 1996-10-07➖PRICE, William Geoffrey resignedsecretary
- 1985-11-18🏢Company incorporatedAs BLIPTA ENTERPRISES LIMITED
Owner dependency
90/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 74 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
85/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 74 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 41 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
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
3 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Geoffrey David Price Individual · British · DOB 05/1990 · age 36 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · trust interest | 25/01/2023 |
Mr Thomas Roger Price Individual · British · DOB 05/1952 · age 74 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · trust interest | 06/04/2016 |
Mrs Angela Price Individual · South African · DOB 01/1957 · age 69 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 06/04/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- The Price Trustceased 06/04/2016· significant influence · trust interest
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1985-11-18
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46210 — SIC 46210
Registered office
14 Albany Reach Queens Road
Thames Ditton
KT7 0QH
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-14
Last: 2026-01-31
Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)
Active
Active
PRICE, William Geoffrey→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 1996-10-07
PRICE, William Geoffrey→
Resigneddirector · ~105y · resigned 2014-07-14
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Recent filings (106 total)
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-05-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-08-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-08-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-11
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-01-25
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-01-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-08-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-08-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-16