BLAKARK LTD
🌳Matureactive
04557995 · ltd · incorporated 2002-10-09
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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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£30.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Artistic creation
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle 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. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)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 (3 active, 6 linked, 2 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
83 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.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)Positive net assets
Net assets £30,430
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£30k
↑ 21% YoY
Current Assets
£41k
↑ 38% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £30.4k | £25.2k |
| Current assets | £41.3k | £29.9k |
| Net assets | £30.4k | £25.2k |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-11-25📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-12-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-23📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-02-27📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-02-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-14📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2022-12-13📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2021-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-12-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-12-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-11-01📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2017-11-01📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2007-04-01➕COATES, Clare Elizabeth appointeddirector
- 2005-04-27➕KEYLOCK, Alec John appointedsecretary
- 2004-09-30➖KEYLOCK, Julie Anne resignedsecretary
- 2002-10-22➕KEYLOCK, Andrew appointeddirector
- 2002-10-22➕KEYLOCK, Julie Anne appointedsecretary
- 2002-10-14➖FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2002-10-14➖FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD resignedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2002-10-09🏢Company incorporatedAs BLAKARK LTD
- 2002-10-09➕FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2002-10-09➕FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD appointedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
83/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 66 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
86/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong 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.
- 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Ms Clare Elizabeth Coates Individual · British · DOB 09/1976 · age 50 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 26/02/2024 |
Mr Andrew Keylock Individual · British · DOB 12/1960 · age 66 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control · trust interest · firm interest | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2002-10-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC90030 — Artistic creation
Registered office
10 Hayes Road
Cheltenham
Gloucestershire
GL52 2QF
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-10
Last: 2025-09-26
Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)
KEYLOCK, Alec John→
Activesecretary · appointed 2005-04-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
COATES, Clare Elizabeth→
Activedirector · ~50y · appointed 2007-04-01
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KEYLOCK, Andrew→
Activedirector · ~66y · appointed 2002-10-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
KEYLOCK, Julie Anne→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2002-10-22 · resigned 2004-09-30
FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-10-09 · resigned 2002-10-14
FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-10-09 · resigned 2002-10-14
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Recent filings (83 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-01
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-11-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-23
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-11-23
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-02-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-02-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-20
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2022-12-14
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2022-12-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-10