BLANTYRE ELECTRICAL LTD

💤Zombieactive
SC727234 · ltd · incorporated 2022-03-23
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.
Why now
Window closing · medium confidence
Getting harder to buy cheaply — 1 signals strengthening over the last 30 days.
  • · Filings: 14 → 15
What changed my view
Last 30 days

Picture improved over the last 30 days — 1 positive signal vs 0 negative.

  • Filings: 1415
Last 90 days

Picture improved over the last 90 days — 1 positive signal vs 0 negative.

  • Filings: 1415
Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Mar 2026
Net worth
£328
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 33140
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (84/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
3 years of iXBRL accounts extracted + narrative notes parsed
95
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
15 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £328

Key financials

3 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£328
↑ 42% YoY
Current Assets
£13k
↑ 45% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£3k£5k£8k£10k£13kMar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2026-03-312025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£328£231
Current assets£13.0k£8.9k
Net assets£328£231
Average employees-100

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (13 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-07-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-03-26
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2025-03-21
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2025-03-14
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2025-03-10
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2024-07-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-06-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-06-07
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  10. 2023-06-06
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  11. 2022-03-23
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    Company incorporated
    As BLANTYRE ELECTRICAL LTD
  12. 2022-03-23
    KEATT, John appointed
    director
  13. 2022-03-23
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

1 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr John Keatt
Individual · British · DOB 09/1989 · age 37
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control23/03/2022

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
Incorporated2022-03-23
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC33140 — SIC 33140

Registered office

Admiral House Montgomery Place
The Village
East Kilbride
G74 4BF
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-12-31
Last made up to: 2026-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-05
Last: 2026-03-22

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

KEATT, John
director · ~37y · appointed 2022-03-23
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Recent filings (15 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-07-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-26
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-03-26
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-03-21
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-03-14
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-03-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-21
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-06-07
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-06-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-01
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2022-03-23