ALAN BLUMLEIN LTD

💤Zombieactive
08028270 · ltd · incorporated 2012-04-12
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Information technology consultancy activities
Sector: Information & communication
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 70229Management consultancy activities other than financial management
  • 80200Security systems service activities
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 77/100 (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: high (80/100)

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

Company profile
address, 3 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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
38 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
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
82
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£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 officers
Last 90 days
3
filings
  • • 1 officers
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 address
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • • 1 officers
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-05
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  2. 2026-05-06
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2025-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-12-25
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2025-06-03
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2024-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-01-21
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2024-01-21
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  9. 2024-01-10
    ➖
    BLUMLEIN, Emma resigned
    director
  10. 2024-01-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2023-09-20
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  12. 2023-09-05
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  13. 2022-05-15
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2022-01-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2021-03-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-12-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2018-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2012-04-12
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    Company incorporated
    As ALAN BLUMLEIN LTD
  19. 2012-04-12
    ➕
    BLUMLEIN, Alan appointed
    director
  20. 2012-04-12
    ➕
    BLUMLEIN, Emma appointed
    director

Owner dependency

98/100
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.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "BLUMLEIN" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

68/100
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.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Alan Blumlein
Individual · British · DOB 03/1966 · age 60
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · firm interest06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2012-04-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC62020 — Information technology consultancy activities

Registered office

Helvellyn Moulsham Hall Lane
Great Leighs
Chelmsford
CM3 1PZ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-20
Last: 2026-05-06

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

BLUMLEIN, Alan→
director · ~60y · appointed 2012-04-12
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Active
BLUMLEIN, Emma→
director · ~56y · appointed 2012-04-12 · resigned 2024-01-10
Resigned

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Recent filings (38 total)

change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-06-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-06
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-05-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-31
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-12-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-03
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-06-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-09
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-01-21
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-01-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-22
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-09-20
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-09-05