B.L.S. FUTURES LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
02819887 · ltd · incorporated 1993-05-20
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 Jun 2025
Net worth
£1.77M
book net assets
Opportunity
67/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Special-situation opportunity
Distressed financial-services with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

Opportunity 67/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

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
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
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
81 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
67/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £1,771,066
Cash YoY
-6%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£1.3m
↓ 6.3% YoY
Net Worth
£1.8m
↑ 11% YoY
Current Assets
£2.0m
↑ 47% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£405k£810k£1.2m£1.6m£2.0mJun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Total assets£1.77M£1.60M
Current assets£2.02M£1.38M
Cash£1.26M£1.35M
Debtors£759.1k£27.4k
Net assets£1.77M£1.60M

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-01-07
    LANGLEY, Paul Henry resigned
    director
  3. 2026-01-07
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2025-07-17
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    second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
    confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
  5. 2025-03-31
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    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-03-31
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  7. 2023-03-31
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  8. 2022-03-30
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  9. 2021-06-30
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  10. 2020-06-25
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  11. 2019-03-29
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  12. 2018-03-21
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  13. 2017-03-29
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  14. 2016-05-24
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  15. 2016-03-16
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  16. 2015-05-07
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  17. 2015-03-31
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  18. 1993-05-20
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    Company incorporated
    As B.L.S. FUTURES LIMITED
  19. 1993-05-20
    LANGLEY, Paul Henry appointed
    secretary
  20. 1993-05-20
    LANGLEY, Danny appointed
    director
  21. 1993-05-20
    PARAMOUNT COMPANY SEARCHES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  22. 1993-05-20
    LANGLEY, Paul Henry appointed
    director
  23. 1993-05-20
    PARAMOUNT PROPERTIES (UK) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  24. 1993-05-20
    PARAMOUNT PROPERTIES (UK) LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  25. 1991-05-20
    PARAMOUNT COMPANY SEARCHES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary

Owner dependency

85/100
Critical — business is the founder

The 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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 33 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

70/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 33 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 33 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

1 high ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-05-10

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Danny Langley
Individual · British · DOB 07/1972 · age 54
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control01/07/2016

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
Incorporated1993-05-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64999 — Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified

Registered office

Imperial House
21-25 North Street
Bromley
BR1 1SD

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-10OVERDUE
Last: 2025-04-26

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

LANGLEY, Paul Henry
secretary · appointed 1993-05-20
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Active
LANGLEY, Danny
director · ~54y · appointed 1993-05-20
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Active
PARAMOUNT COMPANY SEARCHES LIMITED
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1993-05-20 · resigned 1991-05-20
Resigned
LANGLEY, Paul Henry
director · ~82y · appointed 1993-05-20 · resigned 2026-01-07
Resigned
PARAMOUNT PROPERTIES (UK) LIMITED
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1993-05-20 · resigned 1993-05-20
Resigned

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Recent filings (81 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-25
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-01-07
second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
2025-07-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-06-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-05-21