BLADE LOGISTICS LTD

🌳Matureactive
07529114 · ltd · incorporated 2011-02-14
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 Feb 2025
Net worth
£36.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Freight transport by road
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

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
8 officers (3 active, 8 linked, 6 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
2 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
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
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 £36,942

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£37k
↑ 116% YoY
Current Assets
£15k
↓ 28% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£7k£15k£22k£30k£37kFeb 2024Feb 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-02-282024-02-29
Total assets£35.1k£9.8k
Current assets£14.9k£20.7k
Net assets£36.9k£17.1k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  2. 2025-04-11
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  3. 2025-04-10
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  4. 2025-03-19
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  5. 2025-03-19
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  6. 2025-03-19
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
  7. 2024-10-16
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  8. 2023-11-06
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  9. 2022-09-05
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  10. 2021-10-26
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    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-09-07
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    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-08-09
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    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-07-10
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  14. 2018-07-09
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  15. 2017-07-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2015-07-28
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    BEARD, Lorraine resigned
    director
  17. 2014-03-01
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    BEARD, Lorraine Doreen appointed
    director
  18. 2014-03-01
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    BEARD, Lorraine appointed
    director
  19. 2013-07-09
    ➕
    BEARD, Scott appointed
    director
  20. 2013-07-09
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    BEARD, Lorraine Doreen resigned
    director
  21. 2013-04-01
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    BEARD, Lorraine Doreen appointed
    secretary
  22. 2013-04-01
    ➖
    BEARD, Scott resigned
    secretary
  23. 2013-04-01
    ➕
    BEARD, Scott appointed
    director
  24. 2013-04-01
    ➖
    BEARD, Scott resigned
    director
  25. 2011-02-14
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    Company incorporated
    As BLADE LOGISTICS LTD
  26. 2011-02-14
    ➕
    BEARD, Scott appointed
    secretary
  27. 2011-02-14
    ➕
    BEARD, Lorraine Doreen appointed
    director
  28. 2011-02-14
    ➕
    BEARD, Lorraine Doreen appointed
    director
  29. 2011-02-14
    ➖
    BEARD, Lorraine Doreen resigned
    director

Owner dependency

66/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

59/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 15 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Scott Beard
Individual · British · DOB 04/1975 · age 51
50–75%
—50-75% shares17/02/2017
Mrs Lorraine Doreen Beard
Individual · British · DOB 03/1973 · age 53
25–50%
—25-50% shares17/02/2017

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
Incorporated2011-02-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC49410 — Freight transport by road

Registered office

3 Yule Close
Bricket Wood
St. Albans
AL2 3XZ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-02
Last: 2026-01-19

Officers (3 active · 5 resigned)

BEARD, Lorraine Doreen→
secretary · appointed 2013-04-01
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Active
BEARD, Lorraine Doreen→
director · ~53y · appointed 2014-03-01
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Active
BEARD, Scott→
director · ~51y · appointed 2013-07-09
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Active
BEARD, Scott→
secretary · appointed 2011-02-14 · resigned 2013-04-01
Resigned
BEARD, Lorraine→
director · ~53y · appointed 2014-03-01 · resigned 2015-07-28
Resigned
BEARD, Lorraine Doreen→
director · ~53y · appointed 2011-02-14 · resigned 2013-07-09
Resigned
BEARD, Lorraine Doreen→
director · ~51y · appointed 2011-02-14 · resigned 2011-02-14
Resigned
BEARD, Scott→
director · ~51y · appointed 2013-04-01 · resigned 2013-04-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (51 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-25
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-04-11
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-04-10
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-03-19
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-03-19
withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
2025-03-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-10-26