BLAZE MANUFACTURING SOLUTIONS LTD.

🌳Matureactive

SC306482 · ltd · incorporated 2006-08-08

Investment thesis

Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.

Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.

Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Mar 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

74/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 09100

Sector: Mining & quarrying

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

33200SIC 33200

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 68). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

5 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 17.3y

35/100

too messy

Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.

· Oldest live charge is 17.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
· Legal-friction score 38/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: high (84/100)

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

Company profile

address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

5 charges (5/5 with lender, 5/5 with type)

Directors & officers

15 officers (6 active, 15 linked, 11 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared

Director network

19 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

95 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

74/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Some moderate concerns — review flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

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	4200	3500

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

3 signals 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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

• 3 officers

Last 180 days

filings

• 8 officers
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (53 events)Click to expand

2026-02-05
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-01-30
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MILNE, James Smith resigned
director
2026-01-29
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officers · AP01
2026-01-28
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-01-19
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FISHER, George Willox appointed
director
2026-01-19
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THORNHILL, Craig Jon appointed
director
2026-01-13
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2026-01-13
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appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2026-01-13
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-01-13
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-01-13
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-12-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-12-23
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LOWDEN, Julie Thain appointed
secretary
2025-12-23
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MITCHELL, Paul Watt appointed
director
2025-12-23
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JOHNSON, Howard resigned
secretary
2025-12-23
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JOHNSON, Ann resigned
director
2025-12-23
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JOHNSON, Howard resigned
director
2024-09-10
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-05-02
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-05-02
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capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2023-12-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2022-12-22
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2022-08-10
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change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2022-03-10
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2022-01-25
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mortgage · MR01
2022-01-21
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Charge registered #5
Lender: Hsbc UK Bank PLC
2021-05-25
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capital · SH02
2021-04-23
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capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2021-03-30
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2019-12-18
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BINNIE, Kevin Wood appointed
director
2019-12-18
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MAIN, William Edwards appointed
director
2019-12-18
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MILNE, James Smith appointed
director
2019-12-16
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LANAGHAN, John Malcolm resigned
director
2019-08-01
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LANAGHAN, John Malcolm appointed
director
2019-06-05
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PIRIE, Patricia Susanna resigned
director
2019-01-29
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PIRIE, Patricia Susanna appointed
director
2014-04-03
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Charge satisfied #4
2014-04-03
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Charge satisfied #3
2013-05-29
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Charge registered #4
Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
2013-04-29
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Charge satisfied #1
2013-04-26
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Charge registered #3
Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
2013-04-26
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Charge registered #2
Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
2011-06-01
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JOHNSON, Ann appointed
director
2010-02-27
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RAWLING, Paul resigned
director
2008-12-16
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Lloyds Tsb Commercial Finance Limited
2006-08-08
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Company incorporated
As BLAZE MANUFACTURING SOLUTIONS LTD.
2006-08-08
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JOHNSON, Howard appointed
secretary
2006-08-08
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BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2006-08-08
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BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2006-08-08
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JOHNSON, Howard appointed
director

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Owner dependency

55/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS

-5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

50/100

Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.

Red flags

2 med ·

4 director resignations in last 12 months

medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: JOHNSON, Howard resigned 2025-12-23; JOHNSON, Ann resigned 2025-12-23; JOHNSON, Howard resigned 2025-12-23

Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern

medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Group structure

Blaze Holdco Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Blaze Holdco Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control

ultimate parent

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BLAZE MANUFACTURING SOLUTIONS LTD.

This company · SC306482

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Blaze Holdco Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	16/12/2019

2 historic (ceased) PSCs

Mrs Ann Johnsonceased 16/12/2019· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · significant influence
Mr Howard Johnsonceased 16/12/2019· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · significant influence

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2006-08-08

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC09100 — SIC 09100

Registered office

Blaze House

Laurencekirk Business Park

Laurencekirk

Aberdeenshire

AB30 1EY

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-08-22

Last: 2025-08-08