AG BLACKPOOL LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
13278830 · ltd · incorporated 2021-03-19
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 Jul 2024
Net worth
£-120.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Hotels and similar accommodation
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 73/100 (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: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

3 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 4.1y

20/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Charge age ~4.1 years — mid-life; refi window approaching.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (75/100)

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
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
26 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
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 declared
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £120,293

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£188k
Net Worth
-£120k
Current Assets
£351k
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-07-31
Total assets£961.7k
Current assets£350.5k
Cash£188.3k
Debtors£155.1k
Net assets£-120.3k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

3 signals 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 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-06
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    legacy
    other · GUARANTEE2
  2. 2025-11-06
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    legacy
    other · AGREEMENT2
  3. 2025-10-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-07-30
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  5. 2024-07-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-12-05
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  7. 2023-12-05
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    Charge satisfied #1
  8. 2023-11-29
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  9. 2023-11-27
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2023-11-27
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  11. 2023-11-22
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  12. 2023-11-20
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  13. 2023-04-12
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  14. 2023-03-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2022-05-13
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  16. 2022-04-27
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  17. 2022-04-21
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Bssf Ii Origination Dac
  18. 2022-04-09
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    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  19. 2022-04-09
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  20. 2022-04-06
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  21. 2022-04-06
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  22. 2022-03-14
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  23. 2022-03-14
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  24. 2022-03-11
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  25. 2021-03-19
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AG BLACKPOOL LIMITED
  26. 2021-03-19
    GROVER, Girish Kumar appointed
    director

Owner dependency

80/100
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.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 5 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • 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.)

Group structure

Blanturn Holdco Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Blanturn Holdco Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
AG BLACKPOOL LIMITED
This company · 13278830

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Blanturn Holdco Limited
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2022
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Turnit Limitedceased 06/04/2022· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control

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.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2021-03-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC55100 — Hotels and similar accommodation

Registered office

C/O Ag Hotels Group, Camelford House, 3rd Floor
87-90 Albert Embankment, Vauxhall
London
SE1 7TP
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-30
Last made up to: 2024-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-01
Last: 2026-03-18

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

GROVER, Girish Kumar
director · ~43y · appointed 2021-03-19
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Mortgages & charges

3
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property27/11/2023
outstanding
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
A registered charge20/11/2023
satisfied
Bssf Ii Origination Dac
A registered charge1 property21/04/202205/12/2023
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Recent filings (26 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-24
legacy
other · GUARANTEE2
2025-11-06
legacy
other · AGREEMENT2
2025-11-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-29
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-07-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-07-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-20
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2023-12-05
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2023-11-29
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-11-27
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2023-11-22
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-04-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-03-07