BLAVEN ASSOCIATES LTD

💤Zombieactive
SC584316 · ltd · incorporated 2017-12-21
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.
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 66). 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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
23 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Average employees100100

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (16 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-03-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-09-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-10-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-03-08
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  5. 2023-03-07
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  6. 2022-09-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-11-08
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2021-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-04-27
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2021-04-14
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  11. 2021-04-06
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  12. 2020-09-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-06-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-12-21
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    Company incorporated
    As BLAVEN ASSOCIATES LTD
  15. 2017-12-21
    ➕
    SMITH, Alan Hay appointed
    director
  16. 2017-12-21
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

95/100
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 age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 8 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Alan Hay Smith
Individual · British · DOB 03/1960 · age 66
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting21/12/2017
Norma Smith
Individual · British · DOB 07/1960 · age 66
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting21/12/2017

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
Incorporated2017-12-21
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC74909 — Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.

Registered office

6 Aultnaskiach Avenue
Inverness
IV2 4AS
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-27
Last: 2026-03-13

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

SMITH, Alan Hay→
director · ~66y · appointed 2017-12-21
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Recent filings (23 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-13
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-03-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-07
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-03-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-24
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-11-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-29
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-04-27