BLACKPOOL CABS LTD

🌿Early-stageactive
15209945 · ltd · incorporated 2023-10-13
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
£409
book net assets
Opportunity
59/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 49320
Sector: Transportation & storage
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 49390SIC 49390
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed asset-holding vehicle — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 59/100 (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 (70/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 2 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 (1 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
19 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
59/100Worth 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
59
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £409

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£409
Current Assets
£225
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2024-10-31
Total assets£4.2k
Current assets£225
Net assets£409

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • 1 gazette
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • 2 gazette
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • 2 gazette
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-12
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  2. 2026-02-28
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  3. 2026-02-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-09-30
    ALTINOK, Omer resigned
    director
  5. 2025-09-30
    OZPERCIN, Murat resigned
    director
  6. 2025-09-30
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2025-09-30
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2025-09-30
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  9. 2025-09-17
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    dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
  10. 2025-09-09
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  11. 2025-02-25
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  12. 2025-02-04
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  13. 2024-11-14
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  14. 2024-11-01
    MORAN, Jamie Michael resigned
    director
  15. 2023-11-13
    ALTINOK, Omer appointed
    director
  16. 2023-11-13
    MORAN, Jamie Michael appointed
    director
  17. 2023-11-13
    OZPERCIN, Murat appointed
    director
  18. 2023-11-13
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  19. 2023-11-13
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  20. 2023-11-13
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  21. 2023-11-13
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  22. 2023-11-13
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  23. 2023-10-13
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BLACKPOOL CABS LTD
  24. 2023-10-13
    LEWIS, Steven Anthony appointed
    director
  25. 2023-10-13
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    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 · 1 med ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

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

Evidence: Next due: 2025-12-01

2 director resignations in last 12 months
medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: ALTINOK, Omer resigned 2025-09-30; OZPERCIN, Murat resigned 2025-09-30

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Steven Anthony Lewis
Individual · British · DOB 10/1978 · age 48
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control13/10/2023

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
Incorporated2023-10-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC49320 — SIC 49320

Registered office

Amanda Towers & Company Accountants Whitehills Business Park
6 Neptune Ct, Hallam Way
Blackpool
Lancashire
FY4 5LZ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2025-12-01OVERDUE
Last: 2024-11-17

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

LEWIS, Steven Anthony
director · ~48y · appointed 2023-10-13
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Active
ALTINOK, Omer
director · ~48y · appointed 2023-11-13 · resigned 2025-09-30
Resigned
MORAN, Jamie Michael
director · ~49y · appointed 2023-11-13 · resigned 2024-11-01
Resigned
OZPERCIN, Murat
director · ~46y · appointed 2023-11-13 · resigned 2025-09-30
Resigned

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Recent filings (19 total)

gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2026-05-12
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2026-02-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-02-25
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-09-30
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-09-30
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-09-30
dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2025-09-17
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-09-09
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-02-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-24
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-02-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-14
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-11-14
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-11-13
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-11-13