B.L.S. INSURANCE SERVICES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
07156253 · ltd · incorporated 2010-02-12
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.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£22.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Non-life insurance
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 66). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (72/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
9 officers (3 active, 9 linked, 8 with DOB)
88
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
68 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
75
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 £22,214

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£35k
Net Worth
£22k
Current Assets
£94k
Current Liabilities
—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-31
Total assets£22.2k
Current assets£94.3k
Cash£35.0k
Debtors£59.2k
Net assets£22.2k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal 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
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (37 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-23
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  2. 2025-12-09
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    DOLAN, Nicholas Martin resigned
    director
  3. 2025-09-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-02-18
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  5. 2024-12-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-05-17
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2024-05-17
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2024-05-17
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  9. 2024-05-17
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  10. 2024-05-17
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2023-12-01
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2023-10-16
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  13. 2023-10-16
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  14. 2023-10-16
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  15. 2023-10-16
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  16. 2023-10-16
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  17. 2023-10-16
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  18. 2023-10-16
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  19. 2023-10-16
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  20. 2023-10-16
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  21. 2023-10-16
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    appoint-corporate-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP02
  22. 2023-10-13
    ➕
    HANKEY, Christopher John appointed
    director
  23. 2023-10-13
    ➕
    STEVENSON, Peter Julian appointed
    director
  24. 2023-10-13
    ➕
    ATARAXIA 4 LTD appointed
    corporate-director
  25. 2023-10-13
    ➖
    BOARDMAN, Stephen resigned
    director
  26. 2023-10-13
    ➖
    BRIGGS, Lesley Alison resigned
    director
  27. 2023-10-13
    ➕
    DOLAN, Nicholas Martin appointed
    director
  28. 2023-10-13
    ➖
    RAMSBOTTOM, Nadine Katherine resigned
    director
  29. 2023-09-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  30. 2019-01-04
    ➖
    MCGLAULIN, Brian Robert resigned
    director
  31. 2019-01-04
    ➕
    RAMSBOTTOM, Nadine Katherine appointed
    director
  32. 2010-02-12
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As B.L.S. INSURANCE SERVICES LIMITED
  33. 2010-02-12
    ➕
    BOARDMAN, Stephen appointed
    director
  34. 2010-02-12
    ➕
    BRIGGS, Lesley Alison appointed
    director
  35. 2010-02-12
    ➕
    DAVIS, Andrew Simon appointed
    director
  36. 2010-02-12
    ➖
    DAVIS, Andrew Simon resigned
    director
  37. 2010-02-12
    ➕
    MCGLAULIN, Brian Robert appointed
    director

Owner dependency

65/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

50/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.

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

Stevenson Seacombe Partnership Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
Stevenson Seacombe Partnership Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
⬇
B.L.S. INSURANCE SERVICES LIMITED
This company · 07156253

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
Stevenson Seacombe Partnership Ltd
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting13/10/2023
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Stephen Boardmanceased 13/10/2023· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
  • Mrs Lesley Alison Briggsceased 13/10/2023· 25-50% shares
  • Mr Brian Mcglaulinceased 04/01/2019· 25-50% shares

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

🔒Co-director network graph

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2010-02-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC65120 — Non-life insurance

Registered office

34 Victoria Street
Altrincham
Cheshire
WA14 1ET
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-26
Last: 2026-02-12

Officers (3 active · 6 resigned)

HANKEY, Christopher John→
director · ~55y · appointed 2023-10-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
STEVENSON, Peter Julian→
director · ~66y · appointed 2023-10-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ATARAXIA 4 LTD→
corporate-director · appointed 2023-10-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BOARDMAN, Stephen→
director · ~69y · appointed 2010-02-12 · resigned 2023-10-13
Resigned
BRIGGS, Lesley Alison→
director · ~70y · appointed 2010-02-12 · resigned 2023-10-13
Resigned
DAVIS, Andrew Simon→
director · ~63y · appointed 2010-02-12 · resigned 2010-02-12
Resigned
DOLAN, Nicholas Martin→
director · ~50y · appointed 2023-10-13 · resigned 2025-12-09
Resigned
MCGLAULIN, Brian Robert→
director · ~70y · appointed 2010-02-12 · resigned 2019-01-04
Resigned
RAMSBOTTOM, Nadine Katherine→
director · ~61y · appointed 2019-01-04 · resigned 2023-10-13
Resigned

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Recent filings (68 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-27
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-01-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-26
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-02-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-18
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-05-17
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-05-17
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-05-17
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-05-17
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-05-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-29
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-12-01
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-10-16