RS BLACKFRIARS LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
12461941 · ltd · incorporated 2020-02-13
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Feb 2024
Net worth
£2.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle 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 (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 2.9y
50/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Newest facility, 2.9 years old — likely still in initial term.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (76/100)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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
18 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
28 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation
Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →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.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £1,986
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
—
Net Worth
£2k
Current Assets
£8.0m
Current Liabilities
—
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-02-29 |
|---|---|
| Total assets | £5.58M |
| Current assets | £8.04M |
| Net assets | £2.0k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
4
filings
- • 2 gazette
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-14📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2026-02-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2026-01-27📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2024-11-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-27📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2023-06-23🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Oaknorth Bank PLC
- 2023-04-18📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-04-03📄second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · RP04CS01
- 2023-03-24📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-03-14📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-03-10📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-03-03📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-02-21📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2023-02-21📄capital-alter-shares-subdivisioncapital · SH02
- 2023-02-21📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2023-02-21📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2023-02-17📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2022-12-09📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-12-08➕ARTHUR, Wayne Anthony appointeddirector
- 2022-11-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-02-13🏢Company incorporatedAs RS BLACKFRIARS LIMITED
- 2020-02-13➕WALSH, Tom appointedsecretary
- 2020-02-13➕WALSH, Tom appointeddirector
Owner dependency
66/100
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 59 — approaching natural succession window.
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 59. 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
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Tom Walsh Individual · Irish · DOB 10/1967 · age 59 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 13/02/2020 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2020-02-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64209 — Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Registered office
Staycity Aparthotels
Healthrow Highpoint Village
Hayes
London
UB3 4FN
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-26
Last: 2026-02-12
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
Active
ARTHUR, Wayne Anthony→
Activedirector · ~51y · appointed 2022-12-08
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Active
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | OakNorth Oaknorth Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 23/06/2023 | — |
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Recent filings (28 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-16
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2026-02-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-02-13
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2026-01-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-30
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2023-06-27
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-04-18
second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
2023-04-03
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-03-24
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-03-14
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-03-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-03