NORMAN G. BLOUNT LIMITED

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SC058021 · ltd · incorporated 1975-07-02
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and stalled — no momentum either way. Needs an approach trigger.
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

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Turnover
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year to Jul 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of open-ended investment companies
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 84-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 84). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 3 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

3 live charges · oldest 49.1y

45/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 49.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
88 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
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£0Jul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-07-302024-07-30
Average employees100100

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-04-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-04-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-04-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-04-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-04-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-04-22
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  9. 2020-04-22
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  10. 2019-07-18
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    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-04-30
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  12. 2018-08-14
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  13. 2018-08-14
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    officers · TM01
  14. 2018-08-14
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  15. 2018-08-02
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    BLOUNT, Joyce Mary Hanley resigned
    secretary
  16. 2018-08-02
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    BLOUNT, Joyce Mary Hanley resigned
    director
  17. 2018-05-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 1980-11-27
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
  19. 1980-06-26
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
  20. 1977-05-04
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
  21. 1975-07-02
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    Company incorporated
    As NORMAN G. BLOUNT LIMITED

Owner dependency

100/100
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.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "BLOUNT" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 84 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 84 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 51 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 Norman George Blount
Individual · British · DOB 10/1942 · age 84
25–50%
25–50%sig. influence25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · significant influence · trust interest30/06/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs Joyce Mary Hanley Blountceased 02/08/2018· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · significant influence · trust interest

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

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9 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1975-07-02
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC64304 — Activities of open-ended investment companies

Registered office

123 Irish Street
Dumfries
DG1 2PE

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-17
Last: 2026-05-03

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

BLOUNT, Norman George→
director · ~84y
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Active
BLOUNT, Joyce Mary Hanley→
secretary · resigned 2018-08-02
Resigned
BLOUNT, Joyce Mary Hanley→
director · ~82y · resigned 2018-08-02
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

3
Total charges
3
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Virgin Money
Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
Standard security1 property27/11/1980—
outstanding
Virgin Money
Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
Floating charge1 property26/06/1980—
outstanding
Virgin Money
Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
Standard security1 property04/05/1977—
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Recent filings (88 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-04-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-04-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-05-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-04-22
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2020-04-22