BLN LOAN SYNDICATES LIMITED

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07341131 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2010-08-10
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 Aug 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Fund management activities
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (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 (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (73/100)

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
12 officers (1 active, 12 linked, 9 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
69 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
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
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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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Aug 2024Aug 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-08-312024-08-31

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 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (42 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-04-04
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2025-05-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-02-24
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  5. 2025-02-18
    ➕
    EDDLESTON, John Andrew appointed
    director
  6. 2024-12-20
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    dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
  7. 2024-10-08
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  8. 2024-06-05
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  9. 2024-06-04
    ➖
    SANDFORD, Jill resigned
    director
  10. 2024-05-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2023-05-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2022-03-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2022-03-01
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  14. 2021-10-11
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  15. 2021-10-11
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  16. 2021-09-22
    ➖
    BROWN, Peter resigned
    director
  17. 2021-09-22
    ➖
    CALEY, Kevin David resigned
    director
  18. 2021-06-21
    ➖
    GRAY, Samantha resigned
    secretary
  19. 2021-06-21
    📄
    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  20. 2021-03-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  21. 2020-06-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  22. 2020-01-06
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  23. 2019-12-13
    ➖
    WALFORD, Damon Revers resigned
    director
  24. 2019-05-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  25. 2017-12-14
    ➖
    BROWN, Peter resigned
    secretary
  26. 2017-12-14
    ➖
    CALEY, Stuart Philip resigned
    secretary
  27. 2017-12-14
    ➕
    GRAY, Samantha appointed
    secretary
  28. 2016-12-21
    ➖
    ADAMS, Cecilia Mary resigned
    director
  29. 2016-12-21
    ➖
    LUCKETT, Nigel Frederick resigned
    director
  30. 2016-12-21
    ➖
    MARSDEN, John Robert resigned
    director
  31. 2016-12-21
    ➕
    WALFORD, Damon Revers appointed
    director
  32. 2016-01-06
    ➕
    SANDFORD, Jill appointed
    director
  33. 2015-07-29
    ➖
    MEIER, Paul Stryker resigned
    director
  34. 2012-12-18
    ➕
    CALEY, Stuart Philip appointed
    secretary
  35. 2012-02-09
    ➕
    ADAMS, Cecilia Mary appointed
    director
  36. 2012-02-09
    ➕
    MARSDEN, John Robert appointed
    director
  37. 2012-02-09
    ➕
    MEIER, Paul Stryker appointed
    director
  38. 2012-02-01
    ➕
    BROWN, Peter appointed
    secretary
  39. 2011-01-31
    ➕
    LUCKETT, Nigel Frederick appointed
    director
  40. 2010-08-20
    ➕
    BROWN, Peter appointed
    director
  41. 2010-08-10
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BLN LOAN SYNDICATES LIMITED
  42. 2010-08-10
    ➕
    CALEY, Kevin David 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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2010-08-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC66300 — Fund management activities

Registered office

Unit 2/3 Charter Point Way
Ashby-De-La-Zouch
Leicestershire
LE65 1NF
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-24
Last: 2025-08-10

Officers (1 active · 11 resigned)

EDDLESTON, John Andrew→
director · ~60y · appointed 2025-02-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BROWN, Peter→
secretary · appointed 2012-02-01 · resigned 2017-12-14
Resigned
CALEY, Stuart Philip→
secretary · appointed 2012-12-18 · resigned 2017-12-14
Resigned
GRAY, Samantha→
secretary · appointed 2017-12-14 · resigned 2021-06-21
Resigned
ADAMS, Cecilia Mary→
director · ~74y · appointed 2012-02-09 · resigned 2016-12-21
Resigned
BROWN, Peter→
director · ~75y · appointed 2010-08-20 · resigned 2021-09-22
Resigned
CALEY, Kevin David→
director · ~75y · appointed 2010-08-10 · resigned 2021-09-22
Resigned
LUCKETT, Nigel Frederick→
director · ~84y · appointed 2011-01-31 · resigned 2016-12-21
Resigned
MARSDEN, John Robert→
director · ~75y · appointed 2012-02-09 · resigned 2016-12-21
Resigned
MEIER, Paul Stryker→
director · ~71y · appointed 2012-02-09 · resigned 2015-07-29
Resigned
SANDFORD, Jill→
director · ~61y · appointed 2016-01-06 · resigned 2024-06-04
Resigned
WALFORD, Damon Revers→
director · ~56y · appointed 2016-12-21 · resigned 2019-12-13
Resigned

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Recent filings (69 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-06-01
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-04-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-05-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-24
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-02-24
dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2024-12-20
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-10-08
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-06-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-05-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-05-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-03-15
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2022-03-01