AB BLAISE LTD

🌿Early-stageactive
15204661 · ltd · incorporated 2023-10-11
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
year to Oct 2024
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
61/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Non-specialised wholesale trade
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 61/100 (worth a look), bankability 60/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (69/100)

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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
13 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
61/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
50
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-10-31

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
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (16 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-02
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  2. 2025-07-31
    HACKER WAELS, Sophie Christiane Simonne resigned
    director
  3. 2025-03-11
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2025-01-11
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-10-28
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2024-10-28
    📄
    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  7. 2024-10-28
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  8. 2024-08-02
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2024-05-31
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  10. 2024-04-17
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  11. 2024-03-12
    HACKER WAELS, Sophie Christiane Simonne appointed
    director
  12. 2024-03-12
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  13. 2023-10-11
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AB BLAISE LTD
  14. 2023-10-11
    CHERIF, Boussad appointed
    secretary
  15. 2023-10-11
    CHERIF, Boussad appointed
    director
  16. 2023-10-11
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

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.
  • +Young company: Only 2.6 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

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 high ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-05-01

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Archour Bourfis
Individual · Algerian · DOB 02/1975 · age 51
2550%
25-50% shares31/05/2024
Mr Boussad Cherif
Individual · French · DOB 10/1985 · age 41
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting11/10/2023
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Achour Bourfisceased 16/04/2024· 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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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2023-10-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46900 — Non-specialised wholesale trade

Registered office

43 Castelnau Mansions Castelnau
London
SW13 9QU
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-01OVERDUE
Last: 2025-04-17

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

CHERIF, Boussad
secretary · appointed 2023-10-11
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Active
CHERIF, Boussad
director · ~41y · appointed 2023-10-11
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Active
HACKER WAELS, Sophie Christiane Simonne
director · ~50y · appointed 2024-03-12 · resigned 2025-07-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (13 total)

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-09-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-01
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-03-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-01-11
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-10-28
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2024-10-28
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-10-28
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-08-02
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-17
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-04-17
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-03-12
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-10-11