BLAITHWAITE LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
08754417 · ltd · incorporated 2013-10-30
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
—
year to Oct 2024
Net worth
£330.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other accommodation
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
Special-situation opportunityDistressed hospitality with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.
Opportunity 75/100 (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: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -94% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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Refinance opportunity
3 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 10.1y
30/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 10.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Cashflow trend is negative — lender view likely cautious.
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
38 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £330,855
Very low cash
Cash position: £57
Net assets shrinking
Down £4,620 YoY
Cash draining
Cash down 94% YoY
Cash YoY
-94%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£57
↓ 94% YoY
Net Worth
£331k
↓ 1.4% YoY
Current Assets
£108k
↓ 5.1% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-10-30 | 2023-10-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £1.20M | £1.24M |
| Current assets | £108.1k | £114.0k |
| Cash | £57 | £945 |
| Debtors | £107.5k | £111.2k |
| Net assets | £330.9k | £335.5k |
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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See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
- 2025-03-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-02📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-10-02📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2024-09-24📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2023-07-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-13📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2020-11-13📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2020-11-09🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Cumberland Building Society
- 2020-11-09🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Cumberland Building Society
- 2020-07-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-04-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-07-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-03-19📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2018-03-19📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2017-09-04📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2016-05-11🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Santander UK PLC
- 2013-10-30🏢Company incorporatedAs BLAITHWAITE LIMITED
- 2013-10-30➕DONALD, Malcolm Roger Curzon appointeddirector
- 2013-10-30➕GLEN-DONALD, Kate appointeddirector
Owner dependency
63/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +No director turnover: Company is 13 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
49/100
Moderate signalSome 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 13 years.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Malcolm Roger Curzon Donald Individual · British · DOB 08/1971 · age 55 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 16/08/2016 |
Mrs Kate Glen-Donald Individual · British · DOB 01/1978 · age 48 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 16/08/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2013-10-30
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC55900 — Other accommodation
Registered office
Blaithwaite House
Waverton
Wigton
CA7 0AZ
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-30
Last made up to: 2024-10-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-02
Last: 2025-08-19
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
DONALD, Malcolm Roger Curzon→
Activedirector · ~55y · appointed 2013-10-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
GLEN-DONALD, Kate→
Activedirector · ~48y · appointed 2013-10-30
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Mortgages & charges
3
Total charges
3
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Cumberland Building Society | A registered charge | 1 property | 09/11/2020 | — | |
| outstanding | Cumberland Building Society | A registered charge | — | 09/11/2020 | — | |
| outstanding | Santander Santander UK PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 11/05/2016 | — |
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Recent filings (38 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-15
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-10-02
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-10-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-01
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-09-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-07-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-25
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2020-11-13
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2020-11-13