BLYTHSWOOD HOLDINGS LTD

💤Zombieactive
SC646997 · ltd · incorporated 2019-11-13
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 Aug 2024
Net worth
£254.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (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.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
24 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

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Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £254,621
Cash YoY
+10%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£8k
↑ 9.8% YoY
Net Worth
£255k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£8k
Current Liabilities
£0£51k£102k£153k£204k£255kAug 2023Aug 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-08-312023-08-31
Total assets£254.6k£254.0k
Current assets£7.8k
Cash£7.7k£7.0k
Debtors£93
Net assets£254.6k£254.0k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
6
filings
  • 2 capital
  • 1 address
  • 1 incorporation
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-06
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2025-11-17
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    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  3. 2025-11-17
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  4. 2025-11-17
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    capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares
    capital · SH10
  5. 2025-11-17
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    capital-name-of-class-of-shares
    capital · SH08
  6. 2025-05-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2025-02-17
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2024-05-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-02-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-04-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-02-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-01-20
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  13. 2021-01-20
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  14. 2019-12-19
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  15. 2019-12-18
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  16. 2019-12-18
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  17. 2019-12-18
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  18. 2019-11-13
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    Company incorporated
    As BLYTHSWOOD HOLDINGS LTD
  19. 2019-11-13
    CAMPBELL, Ian David Malcolm appointed
    director
  20. 2019-11-13
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

88/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 6 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

1 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Ian David Malcolm Campbell
Individual · British · DOB 04/1963 · age 63
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control13/12/2019
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Blythswood Apartments Ltdceased 13/12/2019· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting
  • Blythswood Apartments Ltdceased 13/12/2019· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting

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
Incorporated2019-11-13
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC64209 — Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.

Registered office

Titanium 1 Kings Inch Place
Renfrew
PA4 8WF
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-05-31
Last made up to: 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-26
Last: 2025-11-12

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

CAMPBELL, Ian David Malcolm
director · ~63y · appointed 2019-11-13
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Recent filings (24 total)

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-01-06
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2025-11-17
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-11-17
capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares
capital · SH10
2025-11-17
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2025-11-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-14
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-02-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-02-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-04-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-15