BLAKLADER WORKWEAR LTD
🌳Matureactive
04964438 · ltd · incorporated 2003-11-14
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 Dec 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Wholesale of clothing and footwear
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 62-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 62). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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
11 officers (3 active, 11 linked, 7 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
96 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
81/100Exceptional
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
85
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 accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
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| Average employees | 1200 | 1000 |
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
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (39 events)Click to expand
- 2026-07-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2025-08-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-22📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-09-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-24📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2022-06-24📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2022-06-22📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-06-21📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-06-21📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-06-20📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2022-06-20📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-06-15➕DUESING, Anna Amanda appointedsecretary
- 2022-06-15➖GOODWILLE LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2022-06-15📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-11-30📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2021-11-30📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2021-09-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-22📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-11-25📄change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH04
- 2015-05-05➖SNELLING, David resigneddirector
- 2014-10-15➕DUESING, Anna Amanda appointeddirector
- 2014-10-15➕GOODWILLE LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2014-10-15➖WALLBERG, Jan resigneddirector
- 2011-10-10➖HARTY, Mark Anthony resigneddirector
- 2011-09-12➕SNELLING, David appointeddirector
- 2011-02-17➖HT CORPORATE SERVICES LTD resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2011-02-17➕HARTY, Mark Anthony appointeddirector
- 2004-09-21➖HLAWATSCH, Marcel resigneddirector
- 2004-09-21➕WALLBERG, Jan appointeddirector
- 2004-09-21➖WILLIAMS, Martin Christopher resigneddirector
- 2003-11-14🏢Company incorporatedAs BLAKLADER WORKWEAR LTD
- 2003-11-14➕GUSTAVSSON, Marcus appointeddirector
- 2003-11-14➕HT CORPORATE SERVICES LTD appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2003-11-14➕SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2003-11-14➖SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2003-11-14➕HLAWATSCH, Marcel appointeddirector
- 2003-11-14➕WILLIAMS, Martin Christopher appointeddirector
Owner dependency
76/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
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 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
76/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 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
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Marcus Gustavsson Individual · Swiss · DOB 03/1964 · age 62 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Marcus Gustavssonceased 06/04/2016· significant influence
- Anna-Karin Gustavsson-Karlssonceased 06/04/2016· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| BLUELIGHT LINING LTD→ 13138649 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| BOES WHOLESALE LTD→ 13824245 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2003-11-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46420 — Wholesale of clothing and footwear
Registered office
3a Pavilion Court, 600 Pavilion Drive
Brackmills
Northampton
NN4 7SL
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-20
Last: 2025-11-06
Officers (3 active · 8 resigned)
DUESING, Anna Amanda→
Activesecretary · appointed 2022-06-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
DUESING, Anna Amanda→
Activedirector · ~36y · appointed 2014-10-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
GUSTAVSSON, Marcus→
Activedirector · ~62y · appointed 2003-11-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
GOODWILLE LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2014-10-15 · resigned 2022-06-15
HT CORPORATE SERVICES LTD→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2003-11-14 · resigned 2011-02-17
SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-11-14 · resigned 2003-11-14
HARTY, Mark Anthony→
Resigneddirector · ~62y · appointed 2011-02-17 · resigned 2011-10-10
HLAWATSCH, Marcel→
Resigneddirector · ~56y · appointed 2003-11-14 · resigned 2004-09-21
SNELLING, David→
Resigneddirector · ~58y · appointed 2011-09-12 · resigned 2015-05-05
WALLBERG, Jan→
Resigneddirector · ~66y · appointed 2004-09-21 · resigned 2014-10-15
WILLIAMS, Martin Christopher→
Resigneddirector · ~78y · appointed 2003-11-14 · resigned 2004-09-21
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Recent filings (96 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2026-07-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-08-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-09-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-10-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-22
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-11-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2022-09-28
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2022-06-24
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2022-06-24
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-06-22
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-06-21
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-06-21