BLANE VALLEY LIMITED
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 66). 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 (78/100)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
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-05-31 | 2024-05-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £486 | £9.2k |
| Current assets | £66.3k | £59.7k |
| Cash | £29.2k | £29.6k |
| Debtors | £24.3k | £15.3k |
| Net assets | £486 | £-765 |
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
- • 2 officers
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 2 officers
- • 1 accounts
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 2 officers
- • 1 accounts
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-20📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-04-20📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2026-04-01📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-04-01📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-03-25➖DOYLE, Agnes resigneddirector
- 2026-03-25➖DOYLE, Jonathan Patrick resigneddirector
- 2026-02-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-28📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2024-05-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-29📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2023-03-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-02-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-02-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-01-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-02-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-02-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2014-06-01➕DOYLE, Agnes appointeddirector
- 2014-06-01➕DOYLE, Jonathan Patrick appointeddirector
- 2014-05-07🏢Company incorporatedAs BLANE VALLEY LIMITED
- 2014-05-07➕DOYLE, John 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 age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
1 med ·Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.
Evidence: DOYLE, Agnes resigned 2026-03-25; DOYLE, Jonathan Patrick resigned 2026-03-25
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Jonathan Doyle Individual · British · DOB 03/1988 · age 38 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 06/04/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mrs Agnes Doyleceased 27/10/2025· 25-50% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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8 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 →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
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