B.L. FIXINGS LTD.

💤Zombieactive

SC277786 · ltd · incorporated 2004-12-23

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 Dec 2025

Net worth

£301.2k

book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 46130

Sector: Wholesale & retail

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle with a 64-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 64). 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 (77/100)

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

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

6 officers (1 active, 6 linked, 2 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

57 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £301,248

Net assets shrinking

Down £30,062 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£301k

↓ 9.1% YoY

Current Assets

£302k

↓ 18% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-12-31	2024-12-31
Total assets	£301.2k	£331.3k
Current assets	£302.2k	£369.4k
Cash	—	£369.4k
Debtors	£302.2k	—
Net assets	£301.2k	£331.3k

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

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 accounts
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand

2026-03-26
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2022-09-05
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2021-09-15
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2019-11-05
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2019-07-09
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2018-09-08
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2017-08-30
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2016-08-23
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2016-01-20
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2016-01-20
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2015-09-08
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2015-01-31
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RENNIE, Gerrard resigned
secretary
2008-03-31
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PHIMISTER, Roseanna resigned
secretary
2008-03-31
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RENNIE, Gerrard appointed
secretary
2008-03-31
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PHIMISTER, Michael resigned
director
2004-12-23
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Company incorporated
As B.L. FIXINGS LTD.
2004-12-23
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CRANGLE, Brian Gerard appointed
director
2004-12-23
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PHIMISTER, Roseanna appointed
secretary
2004-12-23
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BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2004-12-23
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BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2004-12-23
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PHIMISTER, Michael appointed
director
2004-12-23
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STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointed
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2004-12-23
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STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. resigned
corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

93/100

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 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.

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 64. 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 21 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 21 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Brian Gerard Crangle Individual · British · DOB 02/1962 · age 64	75–100%	—	75-100% shares	07/04/2016

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

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7 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

Incorporated2004-12-23

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC46130 — SIC 46130

Registered office

Unit Q Springhill Parkway

Baillieston

Glasgow

G69 6GA

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-09-30

Last made up to: 2025-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-01-01

Last: 2025-12-18

Officers (1 active · 5 resigned)

CRANGLE, Brian Gerard→

director · ~64y · appointed 2004-12-23

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Active

PHIMISTER, Roseanna→

secretary · appointed 2004-12-23 · resigned 2008-03-31

Resigned

RENNIE, Gerrard→

secretary · appointed 2008-03-31 · resigned 2015-01-31

Resigned

BRIAN REID LTD.→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2004-12-23 · resigned 2004-12-23

Resigned

PHIMISTER, Michael→

director · ~77y · appointed 2004-12-23 · resigned 2008-03-31

Resigned

STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD.→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2004-12-23 · resigned 2004-12-23

Resigned

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