BLISS INTERIOR SYSTEMS LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
02648320 · ltd · incorporated 1991-09-24
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
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year to Jun 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 65). 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 (82/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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
6 officers (1 active, 6 linked, 5 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
89 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.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-06-30 | 2024-06-30 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-17📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2022-12-13📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2022-03-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-02-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-03-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-03-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-04-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-04-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2015-10-20📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-05-12📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2015-04-15➖BLISS, Janet resignedsecretary
- 2015-03-04➖STEWART, Linda Jane resigneddirector
- 1999-04-29➕STEWART, Linda Jane appointeddirector
- 1998-02-06➖GRANGER, Russell Charles resigneddirector
- 1994-12-31➖OLIVER, Robert Charles resigneddirector
- 1993-10-25➕OLIVER, Robert Charles appointeddirector
- 1993-06-30➖DAVIDSON, Alexander resigneddirector
- 1991-09-24🏢Company incorporatedAs BLISS INTERIOR SYSTEMS LIMITED
Owner dependency
100/100
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 name in company name: Company name contains director surname "BLISS" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
75/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 35 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
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Jonathan Howard Bliss Individual · British · DOB 06/1961 · age 65 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1991-09-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999
Registered office
17 Cobham Road
Ferndown Industrial Estate
Wimborne
Dorset
BH21 7PE
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-08
Last: 2025-09-24
Officers (1 active · 5 resigned)
Active
BLISS, Janet→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 2015-04-15
DAVIDSON, Alexander→
Resigneddirector · ~89y · resigned 1993-06-30
GRANGER, Russell Charles→
Resigneddirector · ~61y · resigned 1998-02-06
OLIVER, Robert Charles→
Resigneddirector · ~68y · appointed 1993-10-25 · resigned 1994-12-31
STEWART, Linda Jane→
Resigneddirector · ~68y · appointed 1999-04-29 · resigned 2015-03-04
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Recent filings (89 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
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2026-03-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-03-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-03-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-03-24
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2022-12-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-16
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2022-12-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-03-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-06-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-02-27