BLP 2004-34 LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

SC266307 · ltd · incorporated 2004-04-13

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 Apr 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Buying and selling of own real estate

Sector: Real estate

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 61-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 61). 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 (75/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

7 officers (2 active, 7 linked, 2 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

62 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-04-30	2024-04-30
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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand

2026-01-05
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2024-12-18
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accounts · AA
2024-01-08
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-12-15
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accounts · AA
2021-12-02
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-02-12
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-12-23
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accounts · AA
2019-03-28
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officers · TM01
2019-01-22
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HINGSTON, Peter Jocelyn, Lieutenant Colonel resigned
director
2019-01-22
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accounts · AA
2018-04-13
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2018-04-13
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
2018-02-07
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officers · CH04
2017-11-08
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2017-10-17
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2016-10-19
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2012-02-03
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STRONACHS SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
2012-02-03
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TURCAN CONNELL WS resigned
corporate-secretary
2004-04-21
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HINGSTON, Charlotte Kythe appointed
director
2004-04-21
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BLP SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2004-04-21
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TURCAN CONNELL WS appointed
corporate-secretary
2004-04-21
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HINGSTON, Peter Jocelyn, Lieutenant Colonel appointed
director
2004-04-21
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BLP CREATIONS LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-director
2004-04-21
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BLP FORMATIONS LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-director
2004-04-13
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Company incorporated
As BLP 2004-34 LIMITED
2004-04-13
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BLP SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2004-04-13
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BLP CREATIONS LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-director
2004-04-13
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BLP FORMATIONS LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

93/100

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.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100

Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 22 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 22 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
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%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mrs Charlotte Kythe Hingston Individual · British · DOB 06/1965 · age 61	75–100%	75–100%	75-100% shares · 75-100% voting	11/04/2018

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

Incorporated2004-04-13

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC68100 — Buying and selling of own real estate

Registered office

28 Albyn Place

Aberdeen

AB10 1YL

United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-01-31

Last made up to: 2025-04-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-04-27

Last: 2026-04-13

Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)

STRONACHS SECRETARIES LIMITED→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2012-02-03

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Active

HINGSTON, Charlotte Kythe→

director · ~61y · appointed 2004-04-21

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Active

BLP SECRETARIES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2004-04-13 · resigned 2004-04-21

Resigned

TURCAN CONNELL WS→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2004-04-21 · resigned 2012-02-03

Resigned

HINGSTON, Peter Jocelyn, Lieutenant Colonel→

director · ~70y · appointed 2004-04-21 · resigned 2019-01-22

Resigned

BLP CREATIONS LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2004-04-13 · resigned 2004-04-21

Resigned

BLP FORMATIONS LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2004-04-13 · resigned 2004-04-21

Resigned

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