BLAKENEY GARAGE LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
05508363 · ltd · incorporated 2005-07-14
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
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year to Sept 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45200
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 47300Retail sale of automotive fuel in specialised stores
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (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 (73/100).

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, 2 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
7 officers (1 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
62 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
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
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Sept 2024Sept 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-09-302024-09-30
Average employees700800

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

3 signals 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
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-05-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-06-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-06-19
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2022-07-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-03-08
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  8. 2021-11-12
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  9. 2021-09-22
    ➖
    PLATTEN, Karen resigned
    secretary
  10. 2021-06-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-07-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-05-01
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2019-01-04
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  15. 2018-08-10
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    SIMPER, William Charles resigned
    director
  16. 2018-07-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  17. 2018-06-07
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    SIMPER, William Charles appointed
    director
  18. 2018-06-07
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  19. 2018-04-05
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  20. 2016-12-28
    ➕
    DAVENPORT, Mark Edward appointed
    director
  21. 2016-12-28
    ➖
    DANIELS, Brian Philip resigned
    secretary
  22. 2016-12-28
    ➕
    PLATTEN, Karen appointed
    secretary
  23. 2016-12-28
    ➖
    CHENERY, David James resigned
    director
  24. 2016-12-28
    ➖
    DANIELS, Brian Philip resigned
    director
  25. 2005-07-14
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    Company incorporated
    As BLAKENEY GARAGE LIMITED
  26. 2005-07-14
    ➕
    DANIELS, Brian Philip appointed
    secretary
  27. 2005-07-14
    ➕
    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  28. 2005-07-14
    ➖
    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  29. 2005-07-14
    ➕
    CHENERY, David James appointed
    director
  30. 2005-07-14
    ➕
    DANIELS, Brian Philip appointed
    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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 21 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

Alboro Holdings Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
Alboro Holdings Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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BLAKENEY GARAGE LIMITED
This company · 05508363

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
Alboro Holdings Ltd
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control29/12/2016
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr David James Cheneryceased 29/12/2016· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
  • Mr Brian Philip Danielsceased 29/12/2016· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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
Incorporated2005-07-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45200 — SIC 45200

Registered office

The Estate Office - Dickerson Industrial Estate Ely Road
Waterbeach
Cambridge
CB25 9PG
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-05
Last: 2026-05-22

Officers (1 active · 6 resigned)

DAVENPORT, Mark Edward→
director · ~59y · appointed 2016-12-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DANIELS, Brian Philip→
secretary · appointed 2005-07-14 · resigned 2016-12-28
Resigned
PLATTEN, Karen→
secretary · appointed 2016-12-28 · resigned 2021-09-22
Resigned
SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2005-07-14 · resigned 2005-07-14
Resigned
CHENERY, David James→
director · ~73y · appointed 2005-07-14 · resigned 2016-12-28
Resigned
DANIELS, Brian Philip→
director · ~74y · appointed 2005-07-14 · resigned 2016-12-28
Resigned
SIMPER, William Charles→
director · ~39y · appointed 2018-06-07 · resigned 2018-08-10
Resigned

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Recent filings (62 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-06-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-06-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-19
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-06-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2022-07-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-28
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2022-03-08
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2021-11-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2021-06-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-21