80:20 BUSINESS AND FINANCE SOLUTIONS LTD

💤Zombieactive
07223023 · ltd · incorporated 2010-04-14
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 Apr 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Bookkeeping activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 69203Tax consultancy
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (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: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 2 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
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
42 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
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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£0£0£0£0£0£0Apr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 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
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-01-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-11-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-06-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-11-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-06-07
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  7. 2021-06-07
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    officers · TM01
  8. 2020-12-31
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    FREEMAN, Kate Louise resigned
    director
  9. 2020-09-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-01-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-01-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-09-18
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  14. 2017-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-09-27
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    officers · AP03
  16. 2016-09-26
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  17. 2016-04-30
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    BLACKBURN, Claire Lynne appointed
    secretary
  18. 2016-04-30
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    BLACKBURN, Simon Timothy David resigned
    secretary
  19. 2016-04-30
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    BLACKBURN, Claire Lynne resigned
    director
  20. 2011-09-01
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    FREEMAN, Kate Louise appointed
    director
  21. 2011-05-01
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    BLACKBURN, Claire Lynne appointed
    director
  22. 2010-04-14
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    Company incorporated
    As 80:20 BUSINESS AND FINANCE SOLUTIONS LTD
  23. 2010-04-14
    ➕
    BLACKBURN, Simon Timothy David appointed
    director
  24. 2010-04-14
    ➕
    BLACKBURN, Simon Timothy David appointed
    secretary

Owner dependency

85/100
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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in 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 16 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 16 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 Simon Timothy David Blackburn
Individual · British · DOB 08/1981 · age 45
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control30/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs Kate Louise Freemanceased 31/12/2020· 25-50% shares

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
Incorporated2010-04-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC69202 — Bookkeeping activities

Registered office

Bluebells Calf Hey Lane
Off Grane Road
Haslingden
Lancashire
BB4 4AT

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-21
Last: 2025-06-07

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

BLACKBURN, Claire Lynne→
secretary · appointed 2016-04-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BLACKBURN, Simon Timothy David→
director · ~45y · appointed 2010-04-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BLACKBURN, Simon Timothy David→
secretary · appointed 2010-04-14 · resigned 2016-04-30
Resigned
BLACKBURN, Claire Lynne→
director · ~51y · appointed 2011-05-01 · resigned 2016-04-30
Resigned
FREEMAN, Kate Louise→
director · ~52y · appointed 2011-09-01 · resigned 2020-12-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (42 total)

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accounts · AA
2026-01-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-11-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-07
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-06-07
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-06-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-09-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-01-28