BLADE FACILITIES MANAGEMENT LLP

💤Zombieactive
OC358090 · llp · incorporated 2010-09-22
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
—
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Turnover
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (75/100)

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

Company profile
address, no SIC, incorporation date
80
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
47 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
80
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees00

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-10-09
    📄
    change-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-change-date
    officers · LLCH01
  3. 2025-10-09
    📄
    change-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-change-date
    officers · LLCH01
  4. 2025-10-09
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  5. 2024-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-10-07
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  7. 2023-12-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-10-10
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  9. 2022-11-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-10-07
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  11. 2022-05-20
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    change-registered-office-address-limited-liability-partnership-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · LLAD01
  12. 2021-11-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-10-06
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  14. 2020-10-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2020-10-01
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  16. 2019-12-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2019-10-08
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  18. 2018-11-07
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  19. 2018-11-07
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    change-of-name-notice-limited-liability-partnership
    change-of-name · LLNM01
  20. 2018-10-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  21. 2018-10-18
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  22. 2018-01-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  23. 2017-12-13
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  24. 2017-12-12
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  25. 2017-12-11
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  26. 2010-09-22
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BLADE FACILITIES MANAGEMENT LLP
  27. 2010-09-22
    ➕
    BAIRSTOW, Jamie appointed
    llp-designated-member
  28. 2010-09-22
    ➕
    BELL, Mark Richard appointed
    llp-designated-member
  29. 2010-09-22
    ➕
    WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-llp-designated-member
  30. 2010-09-22
    ➖
    WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-llp-designated-member
  31. 2010-09-22
    ➕
    WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-llp-designated-member
  32. 2010-09-22
    ➖
    WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-llp-designated-member

Owner dependency

50/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

Succession & seller-readiness

40/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 16 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr. Mark Richard Bell
Individual · British · DOB 07/1979 · age 47
—25–50%25-50% voting06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typellp
Incorporated2010-09-22
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC—

Registered office

12 Trevor Foster Way
Bradford
West Yorkshire
BD5 8HB
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-06
Last: 2025-09-22

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

BAIRSTOW, Jamie→
llp-designated-member · ~47y · appointed 2010-09-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BELL, Mark Richard→
llp-designated-member · ~47y · appointed 2010-09-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-llp-designated-member · appointed 2010-09-22 · resigned 2010-09-22
Resigned
WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-llp-designated-member · appointed 2010-09-22 · resigned 2010-09-22
Resigned

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Recent filings (47 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-23
change-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-change-date
officers · LLCH01
2025-10-09
change-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-change-date
officers · LLCH01
2025-10-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2025-10-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2024-10-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2023-10-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2022-10-07
change-registered-office-address-limited-liability-partnership-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · LLAD01
2022-05-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-11-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2021-10-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-10-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2020-10-01