BLUE SQUARE TRADING LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
02835340 · ltd · incorporated 1993-07-12
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jul 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Temporary employment agency activities
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 59). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (72/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
27 officers (2 active, 27 linked, 22 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
124 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
81/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-07-31
Average employees0

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (69 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-12-20
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  3. 2025-12-15
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2025-11-11
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    dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
  5. 2025-10-07
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  6. 2025-04-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-04-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-01-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-08-15
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  10. 2022-07-31
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    HARRETT, Nigel Robert resigned
    director
  11. 2021-12-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-02-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-04-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-08-13
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  16. 2018-01-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  17. 2017-01-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  18. 2011-04-06
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    HOWELLS, David appointed
    director
  19. 2010-12-20
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    WILLAN, Helen Victoria appointed
    director
  20. 2010-12-20
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    BLAND, Kathy Ann resigned
    director
  21. 2010-10-01
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    HARRETT, Nigel Robert appointed
    director
  22. 2010-05-20
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    PICKETT, Matthew Joseph resigned
    director
  23. 2009-07-24
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    GIBSON, Ernest Alan resigned
    secretary
  24. 2009-07-24
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    BUTLER, Dorothy resigned
    director
  25. 2009-07-24
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    GIBSON, Ernest Alan resigned
    director
  26. 2009-07-24
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    MURRAY, Patrick Thomas resigned
    director
  27. 2009-07-24
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    PICKETT, Matthew Joseph appointed
    director
  28. 2009-07-24
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    WYNESS, Peter resigned
    director
  29. 2008-05-28
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    BUTLER, Dorothy appointed
    director
  30. 2007-05-04
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    MURRAY, Kathleen resigned
    director
  31. 2006-09-30
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    MCLAUGHLIN, Henry resigned
    secretary
  32. 2006-09-20
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    GIBSON, Ernest Alan appointed
    secretary
  33. 2006-03-23
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    BLAND, Kathy Ann appointed
    director
  34. 2005-12-31
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    KING, William, Dr resigned
    director
  35. 2004-07-01
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    GIBSON, Ernest Alan appointed
    director
  36. 2004-03-12
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    DOWNES, Alasdair resigned
    director
  37. 2004-02-25
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    MURRAY, Kathleen appointed
    director
  38. 2003-02-19
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    BAKER, Mary resigned
    director
  39. 2002-09-24
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    MURRAY, Patrick Thomas appointed
    director
  40. 2002-09-10
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    HOLMES, Malcolm George resigned
    director
  41. 2002-05-28
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    BAKER, Mary appointed
    director
  42. 2002-04-23
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    HOLMES, Malcolm George appointed
    director
  43. 2001-07-01
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    BAXTER, Brenda resigned
    director
  44. 1998-08-03
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    DOWNES, Alasdair appointed
    director
  45. 1998-06-11
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    MCLAUGHLIN, Henry appointed
    secretary
  46. 1998-04-13
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    GRAY, James resigned
    secretary
  47. 1998-04-13
    ➖
    CHARLTON, Mary Catherine resigned
    director
  48. 1998-04-13
    ➖
    GRAY, James resigned
    director
  49. 1998-04-13
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    HINDMARCH, Colin Jeffrey resigned
    director
  50. 1998-04-13
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    MCLAUGHLIN, Henry resigned
    director
Showing most recent 50 of 69 events

Owner dependency

76/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

69/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 33 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.)

Group structure

City Of Sunderland College holds 25-50% — a significant corporate investor but not a controlling parent.

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City Of Sunderland College
Corporate parent
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BLUE SQUARE TRADING LIMITED
This company · 02835340

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

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
City Of Sunderland College
Corporate entity
——sig. influencesignificant influence06/04/2016

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

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🔒Tailored diligence questions

6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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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.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1993-07-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC78200 — Temporary employment agency activities

Registered office

Bede Campus
Durham Road
Sunderland
SR3 4AH
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-05
Last: 2025-07-22

Officers (2 active · 25 resigned)

HOWELLS, David→
director · ~59y · appointed 2011-04-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WILLAN, Helen Victoria→
director · ~54y · appointed 2010-12-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GIBSON, Ernest Alan→
secretary · appointed 2006-09-20 · resigned 2009-07-24
Resigned
GRAY, James→
secretary · appointed 1993-08-01 · resigned 1998-04-13
Resigned
MCLAUGHLIN, Henry→
secretary · appointed 1998-06-11 · resigned 2006-09-30
Resigned
ASHCROFT CAMERON SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1993-07-12 · resigned 1993-08-01
Resigned
BAKER, Mary→
director · ~77y · appointed 2002-05-28 · resigned 2003-02-19
Resigned
BAXTER, Brenda→
director · ~82y · appointed 1993-08-01 · resigned 2001-07-01
Resigned
BLAND, Kathy Ann→
director · ~66y · appointed 2006-03-23 · resigned 2010-12-20
Resigned
BUTLER, Dorothy→
director · ~78y · appointed 2008-05-28 · resigned 2009-07-24
Resigned
CHARLTON, Mary Catherine→
director · ~76y · appointed 1993-08-01 · resigned 1998-04-13
Resigned
DOWNES, Alasdair→
director · ~63y · appointed 1998-08-03 · resigned 2004-03-12
Resigned
GIBSON, Ernest Alan→
director · ~77y · appointed 2004-07-01 · resigned 2009-07-24
Resigned
GRAY, James→
director · ~82y · appointed 1993-08-01 · resigned 1998-04-13
Resigned
HARRETT, Nigel Robert→
director · ~62y · appointed 2010-10-01 · resigned 2022-07-31
Resigned
HINDMARCH, Colin Jeffrey→
director · ~76y · appointed 1995-02-21 · resigned 1998-04-13
Resigned
HOLMES, Malcolm George→
director · ~72y · appointed 2002-04-23 · resigned 2002-09-10
Resigned
KING, William, Dr→
director · ~78y · appointed 1998-04-06 · resigned 2005-12-31
Resigned
KING, William, Dr→
director · ~78y · appointed 1993-08-01 · resigned 1995-07-03
Resigned
MCLAUGHLIN, Henry→
director · ~80y · appointed 1993-08-01 · resigned 1998-04-13
Resigned

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Recent filings (124 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-01-06
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-17
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-12-15
dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2025-11-11
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-10-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-04-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-04-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-01-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-15
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-08-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-12-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-31