BLINK COMMERCIAL SERVICES LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

03398032 · ltd · incorporated 1997-07-03

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 Mar 2026

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

74/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Activities of business and employers membership organisations

Sector: Other service activities

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company 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: 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 (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

12 officers (1 active, 12 linked, 6 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

5 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

92 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

74/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2026-03-31	2025-03-31

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

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Last 90 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (39 events)Click to expand

2026-07-01
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-07-01
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2025-07-01
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-05-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-12-12
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-07-11
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-05-11
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-05-17
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-09-04
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-09-04
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2020-08-14
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WALL, Louise appointed
director
2020-06-22
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-06-17
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GRIFFITHS, Paul resigned
director
2019-07-09
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2018-08-07
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2018-01-09
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2017-12-04
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2014-11-20
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ARNOLD, Richard Morse resigned
director
2011-11-10
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GRIFFITHS, Paul resigned
secretary
2007-12-19
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ARNOLD, Richard Morse appointed
director
2007-04-01
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GRIFFITHS, Paul appointed
director
2007-03-31
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SMITH, Stephen David resigned
director
2005-08-01
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GRIFFITHS, Paul appointed
secretary
2005-07-31
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ALDBURY SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2004-07-30
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DEAN, Jill Christine resigned
secretary
2004-07-30
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ALDBURY SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2003-11-06
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SMITH, Stephen David appointed
director
2003-11-05
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WYLIE, Martyn Graham resigned
director
2001-06-21
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ALDRIDGE, Julian Eric resigned
secretary
2001-06-21
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DEAN, Jill Christine appointed
secretary
1997-12-31
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GRAHAMSLAW, Anne Elizabeth resigned
director
1997-09-01
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ALDRIDGE, Julian Eric appointed
secretary
1997-09-01
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HP SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
1997-09-01
➕
GRAHAMSLAW, Anne Elizabeth appointed
director
1997-09-01
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WYLIE, Martyn Graham appointed
director
1997-09-01
➖
HP DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-director
1997-07-03
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Company incorporated
As BLINK COMMERCIAL SERVICES LIMITED
1997-07-03
➕
HP SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
1997-07-03
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HP DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

75/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

+Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100

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.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 29 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

clean

No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

Northamptonshire Chamber Of Commerce is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Northamptonshire Chamber Of Commerce

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares

ultimate parent

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BLINK COMMERCIAL SERVICES LIMITED

This company · 03398032

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Northamptonshire Chamber Of Commerce Corporate entity	75–100%	—	75-100% shares	03/07/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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🔒Tailored diligence questions

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated1997-07-03

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC94110 — Activities of business and employers membership organisations

Registered office

Lockgates House

6 Rushmills

Northampton

NN4 7YB

United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-12-31

Last made up to: 2026-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-07-17

Last: 2026-07-03

Officers (1 active · 11 resigned)

WALL, Louise→

director · ~55y · appointed 2020-08-14

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

ALDRIDGE, Julian Eric→

secretary · appointed 1997-09-01 · resigned 2001-06-21

Resigned

DEAN, Jill Christine→

secretary · appointed 2001-06-21 · resigned 2004-07-30

Resigned

GRIFFITHS, Paul→

secretary · appointed 2005-08-01 · resigned 2011-11-10

Resigned

ALDBURY SECRETARIES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2004-07-30 · resigned 2005-07-31

Resigned

HP SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1997-07-03 · resigned 1997-09-01

Resigned

ARNOLD, Richard Morse→

director · ~76y · appointed 2007-12-19 · resigned 2014-11-20

Resigned

GRAHAMSLAW, Anne Elizabeth→

director · ~74y · appointed 1997-09-01 · resigned 1997-12-31

Resigned

GRIFFITHS, Paul→

director · ~61y · appointed 2007-04-01 · resigned 2020-06-17

Resigned

SMITH, Stephen David→

director · ~68y · appointed 2003-11-06 · resigned 2007-03-31

Resigned

WYLIE, Martyn Graham→

director · ~83y · appointed 1997-09-01 · resigned 2003-11-05

Resigned

HP DIRECTORS LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1997-07-03 · resigned 1997-09-01

Resigned

Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.

Recent filings (92 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-07-03

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2026-07-01

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-07-21

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC05

2025-07-01

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2025-07-01

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2025-05-28

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2024-12-12

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-07-27

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2023-07-11

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-07-11

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-07-04

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2022-05-11

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2021-07-21

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2021-05-17

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2020-09-04