BLACKBERRY FINANCE SOLUTIONS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
06098871 · ltd · incorporated 2007-02-13
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.
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Turnover
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year to Feb 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (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: strategic trade sale (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
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
56 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
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£0Feb 2024Feb 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-02-282024-02-29
Average employees0200

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-03
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2025-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-01-15
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2023-04-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-04-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-11-24
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2020-09-17
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2019-11-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-11-29
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2018-11-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-09-07
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  16. 2014-05-23
    ➖
    TATE, Laura Marie resigned
    secretary
  17. 2014-05-23
    ➖
    TATE, Graham resigned
    director
  18. 2014-05-16
    ➕
    BUTT, Mohammed Ayaz appointed
    director
  19. 2007-02-13
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    Company incorporated
    As BLACKBERRY FINANCE SOLUTIONS LIMITED
  20. 2007-02-13
    ➕
    TATE, Laura Marie appointed
    secretary
  21. 2007-02-13
    ➕
    TATE, Graham appointed
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

68/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 12 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 19 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Mohammed Ayaz Butt
Individual · British · DOB 12/1979 · age 47
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2007-02-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64999 — Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified

Registered office

Suite 201, 16 Titan Court Laporte Way
Luton
Bedfordshire
LU4 8EF
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-18
Last: 2025-06-04

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

BUTT, Mohammed Ayaz→
director · ~47y · appointed 2014-05-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
TATE, Laura Marie→
secretary · appointed 2007-02-13 · resigned 2014-05-23
Resigned
TATE, Graham→
director · ~60y · appointed 2007-02-13 · resigned 2014-05-23
Resigned

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Recent filings (56 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-04
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-04-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-02
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-01-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-04-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-04-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-02-28
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-11-24