BLS ENGINEERING LTD
💤Zombieactive
07685486 · ltd · incorporated 2011-06-28
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 May 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Repair of machinery
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueStrong 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 (78/100)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
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
41 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 accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-05-31 | 2024-05-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | — | £-8.6k |
| Current assets | — | £38.8k |
| Cash | — | £4.3k |
| Debtors | — | £22.8k |
| Net assets | — | £-8.6k |
| Average employees | 100 | — |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-08-19📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-08-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-03📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-05-03📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-08-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-08-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-07-15📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2019-07-15📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2019-01-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-02-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-07-12📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2017-02-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2014-10-20➖STEVENS, Suzanne Louise resigneddirector
- 2011-09-09➕STEVENS, Barry appointeddirector
- 2011-07-08➖CAMP, Richard William resigneddirector
- 2011-07-08➕STEVENS, Suzanne Louise appointeddirector
- 2011-06-28🏢Company incorporatedAs BLS ENGINEERING LTD
- 2011-06-28➕CAMP, Richard William appointeddirector
Owner dependency
83/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 63 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
78/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanNo 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 · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Barry Stevens Individual · English · DOB 11/1963 · age 63 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 30/06/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2011-06-28
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC33120 — Repair of machinery
Registered office
6 Spen Lane
Holme-On-Spalding-Moor
York
YO43 4AQ
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-12
Last: 2025-06-28
Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)
STEVENS, Barry→
Activedirector · ~63y · appointed 2011-09-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
CAMP, Richard William→
Resigneddirector · ~77y · appointed 2011-06-28 · resigned 2011-07-08
STEVENS, Suzanne Louise→
Resigneddirector · ~41y · appointed 2011-07-08 · resigned 2014-10-20
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Recent filings (41 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-05-31
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-08-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-02-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-11
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-05-03
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-05-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-08-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-08-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-06