B R LE BLOND LTD

💤Zombieactive
10799411 · ltd · incorporated 2017-06-02
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
year to Jun 2025
Net worth
£-56.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other manufacturing n.e.c.
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 76/100 (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: 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 (73/100).

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
23 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £56,732

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
-£57k
↓ 19% YoY
Current Assets
£31k
↓ 4.0% YoY
Current Liabilities
-£57k-£39k-£21k-£3k£14k£32kJun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-06-292024-06-29
Total assets£-56.7k£-47.8k
Current assets£31.0k£32.3k
Net assets£-56.7k£-47.8k

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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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-07-06
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2025-06-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-03-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-06-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-03-01
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    administrative-restoration-company
    restoration · RT01
  7. 2022-12-20
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    gazette-dissolved-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ2
  8. 2022-09-06
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  9. 2022-06-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-06-29
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  12. 2021-05-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-06-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-11-11
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2017-06-02
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    Company incorporated
    As B R LE BLOND LTD
  16. 2017-06-02
    LE BLOND, Bryan Roy appointed
    director
  17. 2017-06-02
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

100/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "LE BLOND" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 9 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Bryan Roy Le Blond
Individual · British · DOB 05/1963 · age 63
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control02/06/2017

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
Incorporated2017-06-02
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC32990 — Other manufacturing n.e.c.

Registered office

Lowdale Farm Lowdale Lane
Sleights
Whitby
YO22 5AF
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-29
Last made up to: 2025-06-29
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-15
Last: 2025-06-01

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

LE BLOND, Bryan Roy
director · ~63y · appointed 2017-06-02
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Recent filings (23 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-06
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-07-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-01
administrative-restoration-company
restoration · RT01
2023-03-01
gazette-dissolved-compulsory
gazette · GAZ2
2022-12-20
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2022-09-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-06-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-09-29