BLAIN PRITCHARD SERVICES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
04519455 · ltd · incorporated 2002-08-27
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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year to Mar 2025
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 67). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
9 officers (3 active, 9 linked, 6 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
66 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
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 accounts
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31

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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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-08-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-09-20
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2023-09-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-02-28
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    LAWRENCE, Peter Leigh Alexander, Mr. resigned
    director
  6. 2022-08-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-12-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-11-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-11-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2017-11-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2016-10-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2015-12-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2015-08-21
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2014-12-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  16. 2014-08-20
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  17. 2010-08-31
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    HAYES, Steven Anthony resigned
    director
  18. 2009-07-31
    ➖
    DAVIES, Peter Rowland resigned
    director
  19. 2008-11-30
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    CLARKE, Robert John resigned
    director
  20. 2004-09-22
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    HAYES, Steven Anthony appointed
    director
  21. 2003-11-10
    ➕
    CLARK, Andrew Paul appointed
    director
  22. 2003-11-10
    ➕
    LAWRENCE, Peter Leigh Alexander, Mr. appointed
    director
  23. 2003-09-01
    ➕
    DAVIES, Peter Rowland appointed
    director
  24. 2002-08-28
    ➕
    SEAL, Lee Collis appointed
    secretary
  25. 2002-08-28
    ➕
    SEAL, Lee Collis appointed
    director
  26. 2002-08-28
    ➖
    TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  27. 2002-08-28
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    CLARKE, Robert John appointed
    director
  28. 2002-08-28
    ➖
    COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  29. 2002-08-27
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    Company incorporated
    As BLAIN PRITCHARD SERVICES LIMITED
  30. 2002-08-27
    ➕
    TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  31. 2002-08-27
    ➕
    COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

83/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

86/100
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 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 24 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 24 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.)

Group structure

Blain Pritchard Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Blain Pritchard Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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BLAIN PRITCHARD SERVICES LIMITED
This company · 04519455

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Blain Pritchard Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
—75-100% shares18/08/2016

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
Incorporated2002-08-27
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

74 College Road
Maidstone
Kent
ME15 6SL

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-01
Last: 2025-08-18

Officers (3 active · 6 resigned)

SEAL, Lee Collis→
secretary · appointed 2002-08-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CLARK, Andrew Paul→
director · ~57y · appointed 2003-11-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SEAL, Lee Collis→
director · ~67y · appointed 2002-08-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-08-27 · resigned 2002-08-28
Resigned
CLARKE, Robert John→
director · ~79y · appointed 2002-08-28 · resigned 2008-11-30
Resigned
DAVIES, Peter Rowland→
director · ~72y · appointed 2003-09-01 · resigned 2009-07-31
Resigned
HAYES, Steven Anthony→
director · ~47y · appointed 2004-09-22 · resigned 2010-08-31
Resigned
LAWRENCE, Peter Leigh Alexander, Mr.→
director · ~71y · appointed 2003-11-10 · resigned 2023-02-28
Resigned
COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-08-27 · resigned 2002-08-28
Resigned

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Recent filings (66 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-08-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-29
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-09-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-09-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-08-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-12-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-11-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-09-05