BLINK DESIGN (UK) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
08129286 · ltd · incorporated 2012-07-04
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 46160
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
47 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
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
Average employees2200

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-07-08
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2024-07-08
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2024-07-08
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2023-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-12-05
    ➖
    BRAKE, Brian resigned
    secretary
  8. 2022-12-05
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  9. 2022-11-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-07-07
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2021-10-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-10-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-09-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-07-05
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  16. 2018-07-05
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  17. 2018-07-04
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  18. 2017-01-31
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    BRAKE, Brian appointed
    secretary
  19. 2012-07-04
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    Company incorporated
    As BLINK DESIGN (UK) LIMITED
  20. 2012-07-04
    ➕
    CICALA, Stefano appointed
    director
  21. 2012-07-04
    ➕
    PALMER, Teresa appointed
    director
  22. 2012-07-04
    ➕
    JACOBS, Yomtov Eliezer appointed
    director
  23. 2012-07-04
    ➖
    JACOBS, Yomtov Eliezer resigned
    director

Owner dependency

58/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.

Succession & seller-readiness

49/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • 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

clean
No 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Stefano Cicala
Individual · Italian · DOB 11/1974 · age 52
——board controlboard control01/08/2016

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
Incorporated2012-07-04
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46160 — SIC 46160

Registered office

Carpenter Box Piper House
4 Dukes Court, Bognor Road
Chichester
West Sussex
PO19 8FX
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-07-17
Last: 2026-07-03

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

CICALA, Stefano→
director · ~52y · appointed 2012-07-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PALMER, Teresa→
director · ~50y · appointed 2012-07-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BRAKE, Brian→
secretary · appointed 2017-01-31 · resigned 2022-12-05
Resigned
JACOBS, Yomtov Eliezer→
director · ~56y · appointed 2012-07-04 · resigned 2012-07-04
Resigned

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Recent filings (47 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-07-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-08
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-07-08
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-07-08
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-07-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-03
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2022-12-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-07
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-07-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-10-27