BLANC FESTIVALS LTD

💤Zombieactive
13665583 · ltd · incorporated 2021-10-06
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 Oct 2024
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Support activities to performing arts
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. 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 (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

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
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
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
14 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Oct 2023Oct 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-10-312023-10-31

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
3
filings
  • 1 persons-with-significant-control
  • 1 officers
  • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (14 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-25
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  2. 2026-02-13
    📄
    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  3. 2026-02-13
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2026-02-01
    MCKELLAR, Andrew resigned
    secretary
  5. 2025-12-23
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2025-08-07
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-12-15
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-11-02
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2023-06-29
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-02-23
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  11. 2021-10-06
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BLANC FESTIVALS LTD
  12. 2021-10-06
    BOURNE, David Anthony appointed
    director
  13. 2021-10-06
    MCKELLAR, Andrew appointed
    secretary
  14. 2021-10-06
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material 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

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

1 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Group structure

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

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Blanc Audio Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
BLANC FESTIVALS LTD
This company · 13665583

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
Blanc Audio Limited
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/10/2021

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
Incorporated2021-10-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC90020 — Support activities to performing arts

Registered office

1394 Ashton Old Road
Manchester
M11 1JX
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-19
Last: 2025-10-05

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

BOURNE, David Anthony
director · ~33y · appointed 2021-10-06
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Active
MCKELLAR, Andrew
secretary · appointed 2021-10-06 · resigned 2026-02-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (14 total)

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2026-03-25
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2026-02-13
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-02-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-23
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-12-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-08-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-12-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-02
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-11-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-06-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-19
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-02-23
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2021-10-06