BJELIN UK LTD
Opportunity 72/100 (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 (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredKey financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £173.8k | £132.7k |
| Current assets | £246.2k | £202.6k |
| Cash | £182.2k | £161.2k |
| Debtors | £63.9k | £41.4k |
| Net assets | £93.8k | £52.7k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2025-10-14✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2025-08-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-15📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2023-10-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-03📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2023-10-03📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-10-03📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2022-12-23📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-12-23📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2022-11-28📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2022-11-25📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2022-04-27🏢Company incorporatedAs BJELIN UK LTD
- 2022-04-27➕RIDGEWAY, John Weston appointedsecretary
- 2022-04-27➕DARBYSHIRE, Simon Keith appointeddirector
- 2022-04-27📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
- 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
1 med ·Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.
Evidence: 2025-10-14: certificate-change-of-name-company
Group structure
Valinge Innovation Ab is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Valinge Innovation Ab Corporate entity | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 22/12/2022 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Simon Keith Darbyshireceased 22/12/2022· 75-100% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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