BLIND BECK SYSTEMS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

03547769 · ltd · incorporated 1998-04-17

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 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Business and domestic software development

Sector: Information & communication

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

62020Information technology consultancy activities
71121Engineering design activities for industrial process and production
71122Engineering related scientific and technical consulting activities

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 66). 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 (75/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile

address, 4 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

8 officers (2 active, 8 linked, 2 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

74 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

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Net Worth

—

Current Assets

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Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Average employees	100	100

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand

2025-12-16
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2024-12-20
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2022-12-20
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2021-08-11
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2021-01-04
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2020-04-19
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officers · AP03
2020-04-19
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officers · TM02
2020-04-06
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PEARSON, Claire Victoria appointed
secretary
2020-04-06
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PEARSON, Jennifer Rose resigned
secretary
2019-12-17
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accounts · AA
2018-12-22
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2017-11-24
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accounts · AA
2017-01-03
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accounts · AA
2016-04-20
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annual-return · AR01
2016-03-29
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capital · SH01
2015-08-04
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accounts · AA
2006-10-17
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PEARSON, Jennifer Rose appointed
secretary
2006-10-07
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PEARSON, Sarah resigned
secretary
1999-01-08
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PEARSON, Ian Maurice Hugh resigned
secretary
1999-01-08
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PEARSON, Sarah appointed
secretary
1999-01-08
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PEARSON, Sarah resigned
director
1998-04-20
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ON LINE REGISTRARS LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
1998-04-20
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ON LINE FORMATIONS LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-director
1998-04-17
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Company incorporated
As BLIND BECK SYSTEMS LIMITED
1998-04-17
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PEARSON, Ian Maurice Hugh appointed
director
1998-04-17
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PEARSON, Ian Maurice Hugh appointed
secretary
1998-04-17
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ON LINE REGISTRARS LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
1998-04-17
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PEARSON, Sarah appointed
director
1998-04-17
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ON LINE FORMATIONS LIMITED appointed
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.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 28 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — 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 66. 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 28 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 28 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

clean

No 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
Mr Ian Maurice Hugh Pearson Individual · British · DOB 01/1960 · age 66	75–100%	—	75-100% shares	17/04/2016

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

Incorporated1998-04-17

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC62012 — Business and domestic software development

Registered office

Blind Beck House

Orton

Penrith

Cumbria

CA10 3SA

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-05-01

Last: 2026-04-17

Officers (2 active · 6 resigned)

PEARSON, Claire Victoria→

secretary · appointed 2020-04-06

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Active

PEARSON, Ian Maurice Hugh→

director · ~66y · appointed 1998-04-17

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Active

PEARSON, Ian Maurice Hugh→

secretary · appointed 1998-04-17 · resigned 1999-01-08

Resigned

PEARSON, Jennifer Rose→

secretary · appointed 2006-10-17 · resigned 2020-04-06

Resigned

PEARSON, Sarah→

secretary · appointed 1999-01-08 · resigned 2006-10-07

Resigned

ON LINE REGISTRARS LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1998-04-17 · resigned 1998-04-20

Resigned

PEARSON, Sarah→

director · ~60y · appointed 1998-04-17 · resigned 1999-01-08

Resigned

ON LINE FORMATIONS LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1998-04-17 · resigned 1998-04-20

Resigned

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