BLAIRS STEADING LLP
💤Zombieactive
SO305022 · llp · incorporated 2014-09-12
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · oldest 9.7y
45/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 9.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
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, no SIC, incorporation date
80
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 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
26 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 0 | 0 |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-09-22📄confirmation-statement-with-no-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2024-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-27📄confirmation-statement-with-no-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2023-12-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-18📄confirmation-statement-with-no-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2022-12-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-28📄confirmation-statement-with-no-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2021-12-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-14📄confirmation-statement-with-no-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2021-01-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-09-29📄confirmation-statement-with-no-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2019-12-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-10-07📄confirmation-statement-with-no-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2018-12-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-09-17📄confirmation-statement-with-no-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2018-01-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-09-22📄confirmation-statement-with-no-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2017-08-23📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date-limited-liability-partnershipmortgage · LLMR01
- 2017-08-22🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Historic Environment Scotland
- 2017-01-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-09-16📄confirmation-statement-with-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2016-08-11📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date-limited-liability-partnershipmortgage · LLMR01
- 2016-08-10🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Historic Environment Scotland
- 2016-05-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-05-04📄change-account-reference-date-limited-liability-partnership-previous-shortenedaccounts · LLAA01
- 2015-09-23📄annual-return-limited-liability-partnership-with-made-up-dateannual-return · LLAR01
- 2014-11-01➖GORDON CUMMING, William resignedllp-designated-member
- 2014-09-12🏢Company incorporatedAs BLAIRS STEADING LLP
- 2014-09-12➕GORDON CUMMING, Louisa, Lady appointedllp-designated-member
- 2014-09-12➕GORDON CUMMING, BT., Alastair Penrose, Sir appointedllp-designated-member
- 2014-09-12➕GORDON CUMMING, William appointedllp-designated-member
Owner dependency
50/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
Succession & seller-readiness
30/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
Red flags
cleanNo 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Sir Alastair Penrose Gordon Cumming Individual · British · DOB 04/1954 · age 72 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| AB PROPERTIES LTD→ SC846455 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| BLACK ISLE SOLAR LTD→ SC726696 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
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| BOB MILTON PROPERTY DEVELOPMENTS LTD→ SC782281 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
6 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.
See pricing →🔒Advanced scoring suite
Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typellp
Incorporated2014-09-12
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC—
Registered office
Altyre House
Altyre
Forres
Moray
IV36 2SH
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-26
Last: 2025-09-12
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
GORDON CUMMING, Louisa, Lady→
Activellp-designated-member · ~65y · appointed 2014-09-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
GORDON CUMMING, BT., Alastair Penrose, Sir→
Activellp-designated-member · ~72y · appointed 2014-09-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
GORDON CUMMING, William→
Resignedllp-designated-member · ~33y · appointed 2014-09-12 · resigned 2014-11-01
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Historic Environment Scotland | A registered charge | 1 property | 22/08/2017 | — | |
| outstanding | Historic Environment Scotland | A registered charge | 1 property | 10/08/2016 | — |
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Recent filings (26 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2025-09-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2024-09-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2023-09-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2022-09-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2021-09-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-01-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2020-09-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-12-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2019-10-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2018-12-20