BLOOCHIP LTD

💤Zombieactive

08034983 · ltd · incorporated 2012-04-18

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

—

year to Apr 2025

Net worth

£294.3k

book net assets

Opportunity

77/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 28490

Sector: Manufacturing

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (78/100, director aged 65). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

3 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 13.9y

15/100

under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

· Oldest live charge is 13.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
· Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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

Lenders & charges

3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)

Directors & officers

3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 1 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

49 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

77/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £294,343

Net assets shrinking

Down £28,439 YoY

Cash YoY

+119%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£70k

↑ 119% YoY

Net Worth

£294k

↓ 8.8% YoY

Current Assets

£204k

↑ 44% YoY

Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-04-30	2024-04-30
Total assets	£382.5k	£485.6k
Current assets	£203.9k	£141.2k
Cash	£70.3k	£32.2k
Debtors	£98.3k	£86.6k
Net assets	£294.3k	£322.8k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand

2026-01-29
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accounts · AA
2025-01-17
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-01-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-01-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-12-05
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-01-25
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2020-01-16
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2019-08-09
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change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2019-07-30
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officers · TM02
2019-07-27
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SCOTT, David Thomas resigned
secretary
2019-05-30
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2019-02-06
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2019-01-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2018-10-22
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2018-04-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2018-01-29
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change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2017-05-10
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mortgage · MR04
2017-05-10
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Charge satisfied #2
2016-04-16
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BLOOMER, Michael resigned
secretary
2016-04-16
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SCOTT, David Thomas appointed
secretary
2015-01-15
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Charge registered #3
Lender: Ultimate Invoice Finance LTD
2013-08-28
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Charge satisfied #1
2013-02-20
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Charge registered #2
Lender: Sme Invoice Finance Limited
2012-09-14
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Lloyds Tsb Commercial Finance Limited
2012-04-18
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Company incorporated
As BLOOCHIP LTD
2012-04-18
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BLOOMER, Michael appointed
director
2012-04-18
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BLOOMER, Michael appointed
secretary

Owner dependency

90/100

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 age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

78/100

Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. 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 14 years.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 med ·

Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern

medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Michael Bloomer Individual · British · DOB 08/1961 · age 65	75–100%	—	75-100% shares	06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2012-04-18

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC28490 — SIC 28490

Registered office

23 Woodland Road

Darlington

DL3 7BJ

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-01-31

Last made up to: 2025-04-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-04-05

Last: 2026-03-22

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

BLOOMER, Michael→

director · ~65y · appointed 2012-04-18

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Active

BLOOMER, Michael→

secretary · appointed 2012-04-18 · resigned 2016-04-16

Resigned

SCOTT, David Thomas→

secretary · appointed 2016-04-16 · resigned 2019-07-27

Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown

		Type	Properties
outstanding	Ultimate Invoice Finance Ultimate Invoice Finance LTD	A registered charge	8 properties	15/01/2015	—
satisfied	Sme Invoice Finance Sme Invoice Finance Limited	Debenture	1 property	20/02/2013	10/05/2017
satisfied	Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Tsb Commercial Finance Limited	All assets debenture	1 property	14/09/2012	28/08/2013

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