BLAKERIN INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS LIMITED
Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. 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 (58/100).
Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 13.9y
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.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredKey financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £1.44M | £1.46M |
| Current assets | £1.40M | £1.41M |
| Cash | £556.2k | £585.0k |
| Debtors | £840.5k | £824.9k |
| Net assets | £1.44M | £1.46M |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
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
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-29📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2023-11-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-29📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2021-11-29🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2020-08-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2019-08-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2019-08-22📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2019-08-22📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2019-03-19📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2019-02-25📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2018-11-30📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2018-04-13📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2018-04-13📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2012-07-30🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Cumberland Building Society
- 2012-05-29🏢Company incorporatedAs BLAKERIN INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS LIMITED
- 2012-05-29➕BARNES, Angela appointedsecretary
- 2012-05-29➕BARNES, Dean Ryan appointeddirector
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +No director turnover: Company is 14 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
- 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
cleanShareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Dean Ryan Barnes Individual · South African · DOB 10/1972 · age 54 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
Mrs Angela Rene Barnes Individual · British · DOB 07/1976 · age 50 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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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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Filing status
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
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Mortgages & charges
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Cumberland Building Society | Mortgage debenture | 1 property | 30/07/2012 | 29/11/2021 |