BLADETEAM LIMITED
🌿Early-stageactive
15301014 · ltd · incorporated 2023-11-21
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
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 33190
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. 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).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 0.1y
50/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Newest facility, 0.1 years old — likely still in initial term.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (60/100)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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
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
11 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
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
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
3
filings
- • 1 officers
- • 1 incorporation
- • 1 resolution
Last 90 days
5
filings
- • 1 officers
- • 1 incorporation
- • 1 resolution
Last 180 days
7
filings
- • 2 accounts
- • 1 officers
- • 1 incorporation
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (15 events)Click to expand
- 2026-06-01📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-05-29➖CRICHTON, John Leslie resigneddirector
- 2026-05-28📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2026-05-28📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2026-05-05📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2026-05-01🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Wilmington Trust (London) Limited as Security Agent for the Secured Parties
- 2026-04-17📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2026-02-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2025-05-16📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-05-02➕HALL, Jamie John appointeddirector
- 2023-11-27📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-11-21🏢Company incorporatedAs BLADETEAM LIMITED
- 2023-11-21➕FLETCHER, David Stuart appointeddirector
- 2023-11-21➕CRICHTON, John Leslie appointeddirector
- 2023-11-21📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
63/100
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.
- +Young company: Only 2.5 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
Gev Group Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Gev Group Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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BLADETEAM LIMITED
This company · 15301014
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Gev Group Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 21/11/2023 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2023-11-21
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC33190 — SIC 33190
Registered office
Unit 23 Priory Tec Park
Saxon Way
Hessle
HU13 9PB
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-04
Last: 2025-11-20
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
FLETCHER, David Stuart→
Activedirector · ~55y · appointed 2023-11-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
HALL, Jamie John→
Activedirector · ~40y · appointed 2025-05-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
CRICHTON, John Leslie→
Resigneddirector · ~56y · appointed 2023-11-21 · resigned 2026-05-29
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Wilmington Trust (London) as Security Agent for the Secured Parties Wilmington Trust (London) Limited as Security Agent for the Secured Parties | A registered charge | 1 property | 01/05/2026 | — |
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Recent filings (11 total)
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-06-01
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2026-05-28
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2026-05-28
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2026-05-05
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2026-04-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2026-02-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-18
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-05-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-24
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-11-27
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-11-21