BLYTHE INVESTMENTS
🏛️Establishedactive
11582585 · private-unlimited · incorporated 2018-09-21
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 4.6y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of venture and development capital companies
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 4.6y
75/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Charge age ~4.6 years — mid-life; refi window approaching.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (62/100)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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 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
17 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
20 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
3
filings
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
3
filings
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (16 events)Click to expand
- 2026-07-22📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-07-22📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-06-23📄capital-allotment-new-class-of-sharescapital · SH09
- 2025-06-23📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2025-06-23📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2025-06-23📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2022-01-05📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2021-12-22📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2021-12-17🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Santander UK PLC
- 2018-11-09📄capital-allotment-new-class-of-sharescapital · SH09
- 2018-10-25📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2018-10-24📄capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-sharescapital · SH10
- 2018-09-21🏢Company incorporatedAs BLYTHE INVESTMENTS
- 2018-09-21➕BELL, Andrew James appointeddirector
- 2018-09-21➕BELL, Tracey Anne appointeddirector
- 2018-09-21📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
79/100
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.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +No director turnover: Company is 8 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
46/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
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 Andrew James Bell Individual · British · DOB 04/1966 · age 60 | — | 50–75% | 50-75% voting | 21/09/2018 |
Mrs Tracey Anne Bell Individual · British · DOB 02/1970 · age 56 | — | 25–50% | 25-50% voting | 21/09/2018 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeprivate-unlimited
Incorporated2018-09-21
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64303 — Activities of venture and development capital companies
Registered office
Blythe Hall Blythe Lane
Lathom
Ormskirk
West Lancashire
L40 5TY
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: —
Last made up to: —
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-08-05
Last: 2026-07-22
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
BELL, Andrew James→
Activedirector · ~60y · appointed 2018-09-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BELL, Tracey Anne→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 2018-09-21
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Santander Santander UK PLC | A registered charge | — | 17/12/2021 | — |
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Recent filings (20 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-07-22
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-07-22
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-07-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-07
capital-allotment-new-class-of-shares
capital · SH09
2025-06-23
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-06-23
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2025-06-23
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-06-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-20
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2022-01-05
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2021-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-02