NORMAN G. BLOUNT LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

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.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Jul 2025

Net worth

—

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 49.0y

45/100

under pressure

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

· Oldest live charge is 49.0 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

Lenders & charges

3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)

Directors & officers

3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

2 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

87 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

79/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

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Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-07-30	2024-07-30
Average employees	100	100

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

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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

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand

2026-04-28
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2025-03-25
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2024-04-24
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2023-04-20
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2022-04-25
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accounts · AA
2021-04-19
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accounts · AA
2020-04-22
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accounts · AA
2020-04-22
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officers · CH01
2020-04-22
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2019-07-18
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accounts · AA
2019-04-30
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accounts · AA01
2018-08-14
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officers · TM02
2018-08-14
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officers · TM01
2018-08-14
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2018-08-02
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BLOUNT, Joyce Mary Hanley resigned
secretary
2018-08-02
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BLOUNT, Joyce Mary Hanley resigned
director
2018-05-03
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2017-03-29
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1980-11-27
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Charge registered #3
Lender: Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
1980-06-26
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Charge registered #2
Lender: Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
1977-05-04
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
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

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
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 interest	30/06/2016

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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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: 2026-05-17

Last: 2025-05-03

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

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown

		Type	Properties
outstanding	Virgin Money Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company	Standard security	1 property	27/11/1980	—
outstanding	Virgin Money Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company	Floating charge	1 property	26/06/1980	—
outstanding	Virgin Money Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company	Standard security	1 property	04/05/1977	—

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