BLAS LIMITED

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SC231088 · ltd · incorporated 2002-05-02
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
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year to Feb 2025
Net worth
£79.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 67). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
10 officers (2 active, 10 linked, 6 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
81 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £79,645

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£80k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£80k
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£16k£32k£48k£64k£80kFeb 2024Feb 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-02-282024-02-28
Total assets£79.6k£79.6k
Current assets£79.6k£79.6k
Net assets£79.6k£79.6k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (35 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-25
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  3. 2024-03-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-10-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-04-01
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  6. 2023-04-01
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2023-04-01
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2023-04-01
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  9. 2022-11-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-11-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-01-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-10-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-11-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-11-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-07-19
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  16. 2017-07-18
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  17. 2013-02-23
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    CUBIE, Andrew, Sir resigned
    director
  18. 2012-02-20
    ➖
    COOPER, James resigned
    director
  19. 2006-06-01
    ➕
    COOPER, James appointed
    director
  20. 2006-05-31
    ➖
    O'NEIL, Daniel resigned
    director
  21. 2006-03-08
    ➕
    CAMPBELL, Mary Theresa appointed
    secretary
  22. 2006-03-08
    ➖
    CHAPMAN, Alison resigned
    secretary
  23. 2004-01-31
    ➖
    PERRY, John Scott resigned
    director
  24. 2003-11-13
    ➕
    CUBIE, Andrew, Sir appointed
    director
  25. 2003-11-13
    ➕
    O'NEIL, Daniel appointed
    director
  26. 2003-11-13
    ➕
    PERRY, John Scott appointed
    director
  27. 2003-01-01
    ➕
    CHAPMAN, Alison appointed
    secretary
  28. 2003-01-01
    ➖
    ALEXANDER CAMPBELL SOLICITORS resigned
    corporate-secretary
  29. 2002-07-01
    ➕
    CAMPBELL, Mary Theresa appointed
    director
  30. 2002-07-01
    ➖
    CAMPBELL, John Alexander resigned
    director
  31. 2002-05-02
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BLAS LIMITED
  32. 2002-05-02
    ➕
    ALEXANDER CAMPBELL SOLICITORS appointed
    corporate-secretary
  33. 2002-05-02
    ➕
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  34. 2002-05-02
    ➖
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  35. 2002-05-02
    ➕
    CAMPBELL, John Alexander appointed
    director

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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

95/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 24 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 24 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

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

Group structure

Resilient Corporates Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
Resilient Corporates Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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BLAS LIMITED
This company · SC231088

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Resilient Corporates Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
—75-100% shares01/01/2017

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
Incorporated2002-05-02
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

3 Hurrier Drive
Kilsyth
Glasgow
G65 9RR
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-02
Last: 2026-03-19

Officers (2 active · 8 resigned)

CAMPBELL, Mary Theresa→
secretary · appointed 2006-03-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CAMPBELL, Mary Theresa→
director · ~67y · appointed 2002-07-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CHAPMAN, Alison→
secretary · appointed 2003-01-01 · resigned 2006-03-08
Resigned
ALEXANDER CAMPBELL SOLICITORS→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2002-05-02 · resigned 2003-01-01
Resigned
OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-05-02 · resigned 2002-05-02
Resigned
CAMPBELL, John Alexander→
director · ~69y · appointed 2002-05-02 · resigned 2002-07-01
Resigned
COOPER, James→
director · ~82y · appointed 2006-06-01 · resigned 2012-02-20
Resigned
CUBIE, Andrew, Sir→
director · ~80y · appointed 2003-11-13 · resigned 2013-02-23
Resigned
O'NEIL, Daniel→
director · ~66y · appointed 2003-11-13 · resigned 2006-05-31
Resigned
PERRY, John Scott→
director · ~72y · appointed 2003-11-13 · resigned 2004-01-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (81 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-25
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2025-03-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-21
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2023-04-01
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-04-01
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-04-01
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2023-04-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-11-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-11-23