BLACKBURN CIRCUIT DESIGN HOLDINGS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
07508009 · ltd · incorporated 2011-01-27
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 Jul 2025
Net worth
£6.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 26110
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 79-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 79). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
8 officers (5 active, 8 linked, 7 with DOB)
88
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
8 connected companies via shared directors
69
Filing history
50 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £6,320

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£6k
~ YoY
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
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£0£1k£3k£4k£5k£6kJul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31
Total assets£6.3k£6.3k
Net assets£6.3k£6.3k

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-09-05
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    AINSWORTH, Martin Norman appointed
    director
  4. 2024-09-05
    ➕
    NEWTON, Caroline appointed
    director
  5. 2024-09-05
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  6. 2024-09-05
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  7. 2024-04-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-04-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-04-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-05-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-07-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-10-04
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  13. 2019-04-30
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    gazette · DISS40
  14. 2019-04-16
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    gazette · GAZ1
  15. 2019-02-05
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    address · AD01
  16. 2019-01-30
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  17. 2019-01-30
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  18. 2019-01-30
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    officers · AP01
  19. 2019-01-30
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  20. 2019-01-08
    ➕
    CARR, Neil Gordon appointed
    secretary
  21. 2019-01-08
    ➕
    CARR, Neil Gordon appointed
    director
  22. 2019-01-08
    ➕
    DUCKWORTH, James Ian appointed
    director
  23. 2019-01-08
    ➖
    GANDY, Peter resigned
    director
  24. 2018-06-29
    ➖
    HARRISON, Paul resigned
    director
  25. 2011-01-27
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    Company incorporated
    As BLACKBURN CIRCUIT DESIGN HOLDINGS LIMITED
  26. 2011-01-27
    ➕
    GANDY, Peter appointed
    director
  27. 2011-01-27
    ➕
    HARRISON, Paul appointed
    director
  28. 2011-01-27
    ➕
    KAHAN, Barbara appointed
    director
  29. 2011-01-27
    ➖
    KAHAN, Barbara resigned
    director

Owner dependency

55/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 79 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 79 years old. Natural succession window is now.

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

U.K. Electronics Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
U.K. Electronics Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
⬇
BLACKBURN CIRCUIT DESIGN HOLDINGS LIMITED
This company · 07508009

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
U.K. Electronics Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
—75-100% shares08/01/2019
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Peter Gandyceased 08/01/2019· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
  • Paul Harrisonceased 08/01/2019· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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
Incorporated2011-01-27
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC26110 — SIC 26110

Registered office

Schofield House Lion Mill Yard, Fitton Street
Royton
Oldham
Lancs
OL2 5JX
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-10
Last: 2026-01-27

Officers (5 active · 3 resigned)

CARR, Neil Gordon→
secretary · appointed 2019-01-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
AINSWORTH, Martin Norman→
director · ~44y · appointed 2024-09-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CARR, Neil Gordon→
director · ~79y · appointed 2019-01-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DUCKWORTH, James Ian→
director · ~69y · appointed 2019-01-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
NEWTON, Caroline→
director · ~55y · appointed 2024-09-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GANDY, Peter→
director · ~69y · appointed 2011-01-27 · resigned 2019-01-08
Resigned
HARRISON, Paul→
director · ~71y · appointed 2011-01-27 · resigned 2018-06-29
Resigned
KAHAN, Barbara→
director · ~95y · appointed 2011-01-27 · resigned 2011-01-27
Resigned

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Recent filings (50 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-04-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-04
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-09-05
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-09-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-04-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-04-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-04-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-05-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-07-30