BLOXWICH TRADING LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
05966731 · ltd · incorporated 2006-10-13
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Oct 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other manufacturing n.e.c.
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 63-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 63). 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, 4 with DOB)
79
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
63 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
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
82
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£0Oct 2024Oct 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-10-312024-10-31
Average employees4400

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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 address
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-04-27
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    change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
    address · AD02
  3. 2025-10-07
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    change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
    address · AD02
  4. 2025-07-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-07-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-07-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-04-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-10-06
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  9. 2021-07-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-10-01
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  11. 2020-08-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-07-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-07-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-10-19
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  15. 2017-10-19
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  16. 2017-10-12
    ➕
    HADDEN, Jack David Michael appointed
    secretary
  17. 2017-10-12
    ➖
    HADDEN, Matthew William resigned
    secretary
  18. 2017-10-10
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  19. 2015-04-07
    ➖
    FRANKLIN, Christopher Charles resigned
    director
  20. 2014-03-03
    ➖
    HADDEN, Jane Michelle resigned
    secretary
  21. 2014-03-03
    ➕
    HADDEN, Matthew William appointed
    secretary
  22. 2013-07-31
    ➕
    PACE, Stephen Geoffrey appointed
    director
  23. 2008-12-05
    ➖
    SEARBY, John Colin resigned
    director
  24. 2006-10-29
    ➕
    HADDEN, Michael John appointed
    director
  25. 2006-10-29
    ➕
    HADDEN, Jane Michelle appointed
    secretary
  26. 2006-10-29
    ➖
    GWECO SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  27. 2006-10-29
    ➕
    FRANKLIN, Christopher Charles appointed
    director
  28. 2006-10-29
    ➕
    SEARBY, John Colin appointed
    director
  29. 2006-10-29
    ➖
    GWECO DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director
  30. 2006-10-13
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BLOXWICH TRADING LIMITED
  31. 2006-10-13
    ➕
    GWECO SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  32. 2006-10-13
    ➕
    GWECO DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director

Owner dependency

76/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material 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 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

79/100
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 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 20 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

1 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Michael John Hadden
Individual · British · DOB 03/1963 · age 63
50–75%
50–75%board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2006-10-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC32990 — Other manufacturing n.e.c.

Registered office

37 Greenhill
Evesham
Worcestershire
WR11 4LX

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-07-31
Last made up to: 2025-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-27
Last: 2025-10-13

Officers (3 active · 6 resigned)

HADDEN, Jack David Michael→
secretary · appointed 2017-10-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HADDEN, Michael John→
director · ~63y · appointed 2006-10-29
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Active
PACE, Stephen Geoffrey→
director · ~59y · appointed 2013-07-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HADDEN, Jane Michelle→
secretary · appointed 2006-10-29 · resigned 2014-03-03
Resigned
HADDEN, Matthew William→
secretary · appointed 2014-03-03 · resigned 2017-10-12
Resigned
GWECO SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2006-10-13 · resigned 2006-10-29
Resigned
FRANKLIN, Christopher Charles→
director · ~73y · appointed 2006-10-29 · resigned 2015-04-07
Resigned
SEARBY, John Colin→
director · ~83y · appointed 2006-10-29 · resigned 2008-12-05
Resigned
GWECO DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2006-10-13 · resigned 2006-10-29
Resigned

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Recent filings (63 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-06-19
change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
address · AD02
2026-04-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-01
change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
address · AD02
2025-10-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-04-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-21
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-10-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-07-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-10