BLAIR PROSPECT LIMITED
Opportunity 67/100 (strong), bankability 60/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: File overdue accounts. Clears statutory overdue flag — immediate bankability uplift for refinance conversations. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).
Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 3.0y
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Charge age ~3.0 years — mid-life; refi window approaching.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredKey financials
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2023-01-31 | 2022-01-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £9.1k | — |
| Current assets | £236.7k | — |
| Cash | £10.5k | — |
| Debtors | £169.7k | — |
| Net assets | £-20.5k | — |
| Average employees | — | 400 |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
- • 1 gazette
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 gazette
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-17📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2025-06-10📄dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspendeddissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
- 2025-05-06📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2024-12-02📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2024-11-30➖J & H MITCHELL WS resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2024-06-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-26📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2023-04-20🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC (Trading as Virgin Money) (Company Number SC001111)
- 2022-11-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-24📄change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH04
- 2021-01-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-19📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2021-01-19📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2019-10-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-09-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-11-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2013-09-01➖CARRUTHERS, Stephen Ford resigneddirector
- 2003-01-24➕CARRUTHERS, Stephen Ford appointeddirector
- 2001-02-26➖D.W. COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2001-02-26➕J & H MITCHELL WS appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2001-02-26➖D.W. DIRECTOR 1 LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2001-02-26➖D.W. DIRECTOR 2 LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2001-01-26➕CARRUTHERS, Andrew David appointeddirector
- 2001-01-19🏢Company incorporatedAs BLAIR PROSPECT LIMITED
- 2001-01-19➕D.W. COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2001-01-19➕D.W. DIRECTOR 1 LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2001-01-19➕D.W. DIRECTOR 2 LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-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.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 25 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 25 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 25 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
Red flags
1 high ·Statutory accounts have not been filed by their due date. Can indicate admin breakdown, cash preservation, or deliberate delay.
Evidence: Next due: 2025-01-31
Group structure
Atholl Prospect Limited holds 25-50% — a significant corporate investor but not a controlling parent.
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Mark Moss Individual · British · DOB 03/1949 · age 77 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 20/04/2020 |
Atholl Prospect Limited Corporate entity | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Gareth Thomas Owensceased 20/04/2020· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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9 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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Filing status
Officers (1 active · 5 resigned)
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Mortgages & charges
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Virgin Money Clydesdale Bank PLC (Trading as Virgin Money) (Company Number SC001111) | A registered charge | — | 20/04/2023 | — |