BICC (BLACKLEY) LTD

🌳Matureactive
07275603 · ltd · incorporated 2010-06-07
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (55/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
51 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
5
filings
  • • 3 officers
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-02
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  2. 2026-03-02
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2026-03-02
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2026-03-02
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2026-03-02
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2025-07-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2025-03-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2024-04-10
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  9. 2024-04-10
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  10. 2024-04-10
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  11. 2024-04-10
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  12. 2024-04-10
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2023-11-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2022-07-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2022-01-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  16. 2021-03-11
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  17. 2021-03-10
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  18. 2021-03-09
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  19. 2021-03-09
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  20. 2021-03-09
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  21. 2021-02-26
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    PUSHPAKARAN, Arjun appointed
    director
  22. 2021-02-26
    ➕
    PUSHPAKARAN, Arun appointed
    director
  23. 2021-02-26
    ➕
    PUSHPAKARAN, Madackel Gopalan appointed
    director
  24. 2021-02-26
    ➖
    ROBERTS, Jean resigned
    director
  25. 2010-06-07
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    Company incorporated
    As BICC (BLACKLEY) LTD
  26. 2010-06-07
    ➕
    ROBERTS, Jean appointed
    director

Owner dependency

73/100
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 81 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

70/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 81 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 16 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

1 high ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-06-13

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Arjun Pushpakaran
Individual · Indian · DOB 05/1985 · age 41
75–100%
—75-100% shares26/02/2021
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs Jean Robertsceased 26/02/2021· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2010-06-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

116-118 Towngate
Leyland
Lancashire
PR25 2LQ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-13OVERDUE
Last: 2025-05-30

Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)

PUSHPAKARAN, Arjun→
director · ~41y · appointed 2021-02-26
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Active
PUSHPAKARAN, Arun→
director · ~49y · appointed 2021-02-26
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Active
PUSHPAKARAN, Madackel Gopalan→
director · ~81y · appointed 2021-02-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ROBERTS, Jean→
director · ~73y · appointed 2010-06-07 · resigned 2021-02-26
Resigned

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Recent filings (51 total)

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-03-02
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-03-02
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-03-02
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-03-02
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-03-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-07-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-03-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-14
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-04-10
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-04-10
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-04-10
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-04-10
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-04-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-11-17