BLAIR & PATTERSON HOME IMPROVEMENTS LIMITED
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- 42990Construction of other civil engineering projects n.e.c.
Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 60). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 2 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 17.4y
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 17.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Key financials
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-07-31 | 2024-07-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 1500 | 1800 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
3 signals 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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Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-07-07📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2025-04-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-14📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-02-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-04-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-04-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-06-12📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2018-02-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-04-04➖BLAIR, Rhona Charlotte Anne resignedsecretary
- 2017-04-04📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2017-04-04📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2017-02-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-06-16📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2011-05-27🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC
- 2009-01-27🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Blair & Patterson Holdings Limited
- 2007-06-11🏢Company incorporatedAs BLAIR & PATTERSON HOME IMPROVEMENTS LIMITED
- 2007-06-11➕BLAIR, David appointeddirector
- 2007-06-11➕BLAIR, Rhona Charlotte Anne appointedsecretary
- 2007-06-11➕BRIAN REID LTD. appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2007-06-11➖BRIAN REID LTD. resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2007-06-11➕STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointedcorporate-director
- 2007-06-11➖STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. resignedcorporate-director
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "BLAIR" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 19 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
cleanGroup structure
Blair & Patterson Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Blair & Patterson Holdings Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 17/06/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Mortgages & charges
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Virgin Money Clydesdale Bank PLC | Floating charge | 1 property | 27/05/2011 | — | |
| outstanding | Blair & Patterson Holdings Blair & Patterson Holdings Limited | Floating charge | 1 property | 27/01/2009 | — |