BLJ INVESTMENTS LTD
🌿Early-stageactive
14929355 · ltd · incorporated 2023-06-12
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2026
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
68/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
PursueActive trading company. Reasonable fundamentals — worth a memo before deciding.
Opportunity 68/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. 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 (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (72/100)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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
20 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
68/100Strong
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
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2026-03-31 |
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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
12
filings
- • 3 officers
- • 2 capital
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
Last 180 days
13
filings
- • 3 officers
- • 3 accounts
- • 2 capital
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-15📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2026-04-14📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2026-04-14📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2026-04-14📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2026-04-14📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2026-04-14📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-04-14📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-04-14📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-04-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2026-04-14📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2026-04-14✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2026-03-31➕WRIGHT, Benjamin Thomas appointeddirector
- 2026-03-31➕WRIGHT, Laura Jayne appointeddirector
- 2026-03-31➖ORMEROD, Peter Steven resigneddirector
- 2026-02-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-12📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-06-23📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-06-23📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-06-12🏢Company incorporatedAs BLJ INVESTMENTS LTD
- 2023-06-12➕MCGRORY, Colm Andrew appointeddirector
- 2023-06-12➖MCGRORY, Colm Andrew resigneddirector
- 2023-06-12➕ORMEROD, Peter Steven appointeddirector
- 2023-06-12📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
71/100
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.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +Young company: Only 3.0 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
1 med ·Name changed recently
mediumName changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.
Evidence: 2026-04-14: certificate-change-of-name-company
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Benjamin Thomas Wright Individual · British · DOB 03/1984 · age 42 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 31/03/2026 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Peter Steven Ormerodceased 31/03/2026· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
- Mr Colm Andrew Mcgroryceased 12/06/2023· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2023-06-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Registered office
Unit 3b Crossgate Road
Park Farm Industrial Estate
Redditch
Worcestershire
B98 7SN
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-12-31
Last made up to: 2026-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-28
Last: 2026-04-14
Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)
WRIGHT, Benjamin Thomas→
Activedirector · ~42y · appointed 2026-03-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
WRIGHT, Laura Jayne→
Activedirector · ~38y · appointed 2026-03-31
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MCGRORY, Colm Andrew→
Resigneddirector · ~59y · appointed 2023-06-12 · resigned 2023-06-12
ORMEROD, Peter Steven→
Resigneddirector · ~69y · appointed 2023-06-12 · resigned 2026-03-31
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Recent filings (20 total)
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2026-04-15
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-04-14
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-04-14
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2026-04-14
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-04-14
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-04-14
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-04-14
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-04-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-04-14
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2026-04-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-14
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2026-04-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-02-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-01-16