ATKINS BLAND LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
03044873 · ltd · incorporated 1995-04-11
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 Apr 2025
Net worth
£4.24M
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 68). 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: medium (76/100)

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
6 officers (1 active, 6 linked, 2 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
75 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
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
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 £4,244,923
Cash YoY
+13%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£751k
↑ 13% YoY
Net Worth
£4.2m
↑ 18% YoY
Current Assets
£2.0m
↑ 27% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£849k£1.7m£2.5m£3.4m£4.2mApr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Total assets£4.34M£3.69M
Current assets£1.97M£1.55M
Cash£750.6k£661.7k
Debtors£1.22M£885.6k
Net assets£4.24M£3.61M

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-08-30
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    officers · TM01
  3. 2025-08-30
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  4. 2025-08-29
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    KNOTT, John Roderick resigned
    secretary
  5. 2025-08-29
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    KNOTT, John Roderick resigned
    director
  6. 2024-08-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  7. 2023-12-15
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  8. 2022-11-01
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  9. 2021-07-23
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  10. 2020-08-18
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  11. 2019-07-24
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  12. 2018-07-14
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    officers · CH01
  13. 2018-07-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-08-09
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    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-08-18
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  16. 2016-04-13
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  17. 2015-07-24
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    accounts · AA
  18. 1996-10-03
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    BLAND, David Mellor resigned
    secretary
  19. 1996-10-03
    ➕
    KNOTT, John Roderick appointed
    secretary
  20. 1996-10-03
    ➕
    KNOTT, John Roderick appointed
    director
  21. 1995-04-11
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    Company incorporated
    As ATKINS BLAND LIMITED
  22. 1995-04-11
    ➕
    BLAND, Kevin Neil appointed
    director
  23. 1995-04-11
    ➕
    BLAND, David Mellor appointed
    secretary
  24. 1995-04-11
    ➕
    WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  25. 1995-04-11
    ➖
    WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  26. 1995-04-11
    ➕
    WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  27. 1995-04-11
    ➖
    WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

100/100
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.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "BLAND" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 31 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

95/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 31 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 31 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 med ·
2 director resignations in last 12 months
medium

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

Evidence: KNOTT, John Roderick resigned 2025-08-29; KNOTT, John Roderick resigned 2025-08-29

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Kevin Neil Bland
Individual · United Kingdom · DOB 01/1958 · age 68
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated1995-04-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64999 — Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified

Registered office

1 Consort House
Princes Road
Ferndown
Dorset
BH22 9JG

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-26
Last: 2026-04-12

Officers (1 active · 5 resigned)

BLAND, Kevin Neil→
director · ~68y · appointed 1995-04-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BLAND, David Mellor→
secretary · appointed 1995-04-11 · resigned 1996-10-03
Resigned
KNOTT, John Roderick→
secretary · appointed 1996-10-03 · resigned 2025-08-29
Resigned
WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1995-04-11 · resigned 1995-04-11
Resigned
KNOTT, John Roderick→
director · ~74y · appointed 1996-10-03 · resigned 2025-08-29
Resigned
WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1995-04-11 · resigned 1995-04-11
Resigned

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Recent filings (75 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-25
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-08-30
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-08-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-07-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-08-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-04-12