BLYTH VALLEY TOILETS LIMITED
- · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -33% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. 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.
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 | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £68.5k | £69.4k |
| Current assets | £88.0k | £88.7k |
| Cash | £12.3k | £18.5k |
| Debtors | £75.6k | £70.2k |
| Net assets | £68.5k | £69.4k |
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.
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Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-28➕CLARK, William Gordon appointeddirector
- 2024-02-28📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-07-24📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-07-18📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-07-18📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-07-17➕CLARK, Caroline Catherine appointeddirector
- 2023-07-17➖CLARK, William Gordon resigneddirector
- 2023-07-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-03📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-07-03📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-09-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2020-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2019-09-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2019-04-30📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2018-04-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2017-08-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2017-08-03📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2012-07-05🏢Company incorporatedAs BLYTH VALLEY TOILETS LIMITED
- 2012-07-05➕CLARK, William Gordon appointeddirector
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 80 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
- primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — CLARK, Caroline Catherine (same surname) appointed 2023-07-17. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 80 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanGroup structure
2 corporate shareholders identified. Group structure is distributed.
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Aluline Group Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 06/07/2016 |
Aluline Group Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% 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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