BLESSING MEDICAL SERVICES LTD

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SC404993 · ltd · incorporated 2011-08-09
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 Aug 2024
Net worth
£20.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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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 70-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 70). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -87% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
37 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £20,916
Net assets shrinking
Down £795 YoY
Cash draining
Cash down 87% YoY
Cash YoY
-87%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£210
↓ 87% YoY
Net Worth
£21k
↓ 3.7% YoY
Current Assets
£52k
↓ 2.6% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£11k£21k£32k£42k£53kAug 2023Aug 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-08-312023-08-31
Total assets£20.9k£21.7k
Current assets£51.6k£53.0k
Cash£210£1.6k
Net assets£20.9k£21.7k

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
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-11-26
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  3. 2024-10-29
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    gazette · GAZ1
  4. 2024-05-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-08-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-05-05
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    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-08-31
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    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-08-28
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    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-05-31
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    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-05-10
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    accounts · AA
  11. 2017-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  12. 2016-08-15
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    officers · CH01
  13. 2016-05-31
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    accounts · AA
  14. 2015-09-22
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    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2015-05-28
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    accounts · AA
  16. 2011-08-09
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    Company incorporated
    As BLESSING MEDICAL SERVICES LTD
  17. 2011-08-09
    ➕
    BLESSING, Karen, Dr appointed
    director
  18. 2011-08-09
    ➕
    COSEC LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  19. 2011-08-09
    ➖
    COSEC LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  20. 2011-08-09
    ➕
    MCMEEKIN, James Stuart appointed
    director
  21. 2011-08-09
    ➖
    MCMEEKIN, James Stuart resigned
    director
  22. 2011-08-09
    ➕
    COSEC LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director
  23. 2011-08-09
    ➖
    COSEC LIMITED resigned
    corporate-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.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "BLESSING" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

88/100
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 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
  • 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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Dr Karen Blessing
Individual · British · DOB 10/1956 · age 70
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2011-08-09
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

6th Floor Gordon Chambers
90 Mitchell Street
Glasgow
G1 3NQ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-05-31
Last made up to: 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-23
Last: 2025-08-09

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

BLESSING, Karen, Dr→
director · ~70y · appointed 2011-08-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
COSEC LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2011-08-09 · resigned 2011-08-09
Resigned
MCMEEKIN, James Stuart→
director · ~59y · appointed 2011-08-09 · resigned 2011-08-09
Resigned
COSEC LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2011-08-09 · resigned 2011-08-09
Resigned

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Recent filings (37 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-11
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-11-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-25
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-10-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-05-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-08-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-08-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-08-13