B.L.S. FOODS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
06878135 · ltd · incorporated 2009-04-15
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and tidy — no seller pressure yet. Approach only if an angle opens.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jun 2025
Net worth
£108.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 10130
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 73-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 73). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

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
4 officers (4 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
39 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
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £108,040
Net assets shrinking
Down £7,821 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£108k
↓ 6.8% YoY
Current Assets
£299k
↓ 11% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£67k£135k£202k£270k£337kJun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Total assets£108.0k£115.9k
Current assets£298.6k£336.9k
Net assets£108.0k£115.9k

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 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-21
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  2. 2025-03-26
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  3. 2024-03-20
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  4. 2023-03-27
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  5. 2022-03-28
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  6. 2021-01-05
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  7. 2020-03-24
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  8. 2019-03-07
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  9. 2018-03-20
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  10. 2016-08-09
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  11. 2016-05-05
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  12. 2016-03-14
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  13. 2015-05-05
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  14. 2015-03-19
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  15. 2014-06-04
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  16. 2010-05-06
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    LAYBATS-MARSDEN, Estelle Marie appointed
    director
  17. 2009-04-15
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    Company incorporated
    As B.L.S. FOODS LIMITED
  18. 2009-04-15
    ➕
    LAYBATS-MARSDEN, Estelle Marie appointed
    secretary
  19. 2009-04-15
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    LAYBATS, Bernard Jean appointed
    director
  20. 2009-04-15
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    LAYBATS, Christine Mary 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
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 73 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

83/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 73 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 17 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Bernard Jean Laybats
Individual · British · DOB 03/1953 · age 73
25–50%
—25-50% 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
Incorporated2009-04-15
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC10130 — SIC 10130

Registered office

Unit 3, Hemfield Court
Makerfield Way Ince
Wigan
Lancashire
WN2 2ER

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-29
Last: 2026-04-15

Officers (4 active · 0 resigned)

LAYBATS-MARSDEN, Estelle Marie→
secretary · appointed 2009-04-15
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LAYBATS, Bernard Jean→
director · ~73y · appointed 2009-04-15
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Active
LAYBATS, Christine Mary→
director · ~72y · appointed 2009-04-15
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Active
LAYBATS-MARSDEN, Estelle Marie→
director · ~45y · appointed 2010-05-06
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Recent filings (39 total)

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confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-21
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-29
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accounts · AA
2025-03-26
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2024-05-01
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2024-03-20
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2023-05-22
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2023-03-27
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2022-05-23
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accounts · AA
2022-03-28
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-01-05
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-04-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-03-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-04-17