BLUE FLAME PROFILES LTD

💤Zombieactive
06800829 · ltd · incorporated 2009-01-26
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 Jan 2025
Net worth
£257.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Machining
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 69-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 69). 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).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 17.4y

45/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 17.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
48 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £256,970
Cash YoY
-19%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£105k
↓ 19% YoY
Net Worth
£257k
↑ 17% YoY
Current Assets
£415k
↑ 23% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£83k£166k£249k£332k£415kJan 2024Jan 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-01-312024-01-31
Total assets£458.6k£219.3k
Current assets£415.4k£337.1k
Cash£105.4k£130.4k
Debtors£235.0k£131.7k
Net assets£257.0k£219.3k

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-09-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-10-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-08-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-06-29
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  6. 2021-06-29
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    Charge satisfied #1
  7. 2021-04-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-12-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-07-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-10-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-08-13
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2017-10-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-05-16
    ➕
    SMITH, John Joseph appointed
    director
  14. 2017-05-16
    ➖
    SMITH, Kevin resigned
    director
  15. 2017-05-16
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    officers · TM01
  16. 2017-05-16
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    officers · AP01
  17. 2017-04-22
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    gazette · DISS40
  18. 2010-11-15
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    SMITH, John Joseph resigned
    director
  19. 2010-11-15
    ➖
    SMITH, Sue resigned
    director
  20. 2009-03-06
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
  21. 2009-01-26
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    Company incorporated
    As BLUE FLAME PROFILES LTD
  22. 2009-01-26
    ➕
    SMITH, John Joseph appointed
    director
  23. 2009-01-26
    ➕
    SMITH, Kevin appointed
    director
  24. 2009-01-26
    ➕
    SMITH, Sue appointed
    director

Owner dependency

90/100
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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
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 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 17 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr John Joseph Smith
Individual · British · DOB 05/1957 · age 69
50–75%
—50-75% 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
Incorporated2009-01-26
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC25620 — Machining

Registered office

Unit 9 Legg Industrial Estate Spring Road
Ettingshall
Wolverhampton
WV4 6JT
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-26
Last: 2026-03-12

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

SMITH, John Joseph→
director · ~69y · appointed 2017-05-16
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Active
SMITH, John Joseph→
director · ~69y · appointed 2009-01-26 · resigned 2010-11-15
Resigned
SMITH, Kevin→
director · ~45y · appointed 2009-01-26 · resigned 2017-05-16
Resigned
SMITH, Sue→
director · ~66y · appointed 2009-01-26 · resigned 2010-11-15
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
Debenture1 property06/03/200929/06/2021

Recent filings (48 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-10-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-09-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-10-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-08-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-14
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2021-06-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-04-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2020-12-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-03-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-07-03