BLAIR & PATTERSON MANUFACTURING LIMITED
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. 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 (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Key financials
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-07-31 | 2024-07-31 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
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
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2026-03-26📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2026-03-26📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-04-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-14📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-04-14📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-02-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-03-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-04-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-04-11📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2018-02-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-04-04📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2012-04-11🏢Company incorporatedAs BLAIR & PATTERSON MANUFACTURING LIMITED
- 2012-04-11➕BLAIR, David appointeddirector
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.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "BLAIR" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.
- +No director turnover: Company is 14 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Gavin Blair Individual · Scottish · DOB 06/1995 · age 31 | 50–75% | — | 50-75% shares | 26/03/2026 |
Mr David Blair Individual · British · DOB 01/1966 · age 60 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 17/06/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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