BLACKPOOL & WYRE HI LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
08788334 · ltd · incorporated 2013-11-25
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
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Social work activities without accommodation for the elderly and disabled
Sector: Human health & social work
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. 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: strategic trade sale (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 12.4y
45/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 12.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
33 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.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 7100 | 6600 |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-08📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2025-12-07➖MCPHEE, Catherine resignedsecretary
- 2025-11-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-02📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-11-26📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2021-05-28📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-01-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-06-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-11-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-06-15📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2018-05-10➕MCPHEE, Catherine appointedsecretary
- 2017-11-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2016-12-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2014-02-12🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
- 2013-11-25🏢Company incorporatedAs BLACKPOOL & WYRE HI LIMITED
- 2013-11-25➕MCPHEE, Tara appointeddirector
Owner dependency
75/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
58/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- 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
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Ms Tara Mcphee Individual · British · DOB 10/1973 · age 53 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence · firm interest | 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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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2013-11-25
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC88100 — Social work activities without accommodation for the elderly and disabled
Registered office
6 Brighton Avenue
Thornton-Cleveleys
FY5 2AA
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-09
Last: 2025-11-25
Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)
MCPHEE, Tara→
Activedirector · ~53y · appointed 2013-11-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MCPHEE, Catherine→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2018-05-10 · resigned 2025-12-07
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 12/02/2014 | — |
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Recent filings (33 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-08
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-12-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-11-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-12-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-09-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-12-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-02
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-12-02
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2021-11-26
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-05-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-01-09