BLUE CHIP TECHNOLOGY LIMITED

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03110403 · ltd · incorporated 1995-10-05
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 Nov 2024
Net worth
£2.24M
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 26200
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company 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: Discharge stale live charges. 2 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 30.6y

30/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 30.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
15 officers (1 active, 15 linked, 9 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
121 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £2,240,648
Net assets shrinking
Down £162,325 YoY
Cash YoY
-2%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£1.4m
↓ 2.1% YoY
Net Worth
£2.2m
↓ 6.8% YoY
Current Assets
£2.7m
↓ 16% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£654k£1.3m£2.0m£2.6m£3.3mNov 2023Nov 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-11-302023-11-30
Total assets£2.28M£2.48M
Current assets£2.73M£3.27M
Cash£1.38M£1.41M
Debtors£473.9k£632.1k
Net assets£2.24M£2.40M

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (49 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-16
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  2. 2025-10-13
    ➖
    THOMSON, David Thomas resigned
    secretary
  3. 2025-08-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-08-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-04-03
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  6. 2024-04-02
    ➖
    HALEY, Tony Jon resigned
    secretary
  7. 2024-04-02
    ➕
    THOMSON, David Thomas appointed
    secretary
  8. 2024-04-02
    ➖
    HALEY, Tony Jon resigned
    director
  9. 2024-04-02
    📄
    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  10. 2024-04-02
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  11. 2023-08-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  12. 2022-08-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-08-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  14. 2020-06-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-08-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-07-29
    ➕
    THOMSON, David Thomas appointed
    director
  17. 2019-07-29
    ➖
    HUSBANDS, Barry resigned
    director
  18. 2019-07-29
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  19. 2019-07-29
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  20. 2018-09-03
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  21. 2018-09-03
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  22. 2018-06-25
    ➕
    HALEY, Tony Jon appointed
    secretary
  23. 2018-06-25
    ➖
    HUSBANDS, Barry resigned
    secretary
  24. 2018-06-25
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  25. 2018-06-25
    📄
    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  26. 2018-03-27
    ➖
    ABBOTT, Kenneth Robert Mcfarlane resigned
    director
  27. 2018-03-27
    ➖
    PINCKNEY, Melanie Alison resigned
    director
  28. 2007-08-14
    ➕
    HUSBANDS, Barry appointed
    secretary
  29. 2007-08-14
    ➖
    WRIGHT, Eric Graham resigned
    secretary
  30. 2005-10-19
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
  31. 2002-12-31
    ➖
    CARTWRIGHT, Russell resigned
    director
  32. 2000-07-03
    ➕
    CARTWRIGHT, Russell appointed
    director
  33. 1999-06-21
    ➖
    NORMAN, Russell Charles resigned
    director
  34. 1998-09-22
    ➕
    PINCKNEY, Melanie Alison appointed
    director
  35. 1997-10-14
    ➖
    NORMAN, Russell Charles resigned
    secretary
  36. 1997-10-14
    ➕
    WRIGHT, Eric Graham appointed
    secretary
  37. 1995-12-13
    ➕
    ABBOTT, Kenneth Robert Mcfarlane appointed
    director
  38. 1995-12-13
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Midland Bank PLC
  39. 1995-12-05
    ➕
    HALEY, Tony Jon appointed
    director
  40. 1995-10-09
    ➖
    DWYER, Daniel John resigned
    nominee-secretary
  41. 1995-10-09
    ➕
    NORMAN, Russell Charles appointed
    secretary
  42. 1995-10-09
    ➖
    DOYLE, Betty June resigned
    nominee-director
  43. 1995-10-09
    ➖
    DWYER, Daniel John resigned
    nominee-director
  44. 1995-10-09
    ➕
    HUSBANDS, Barry appointed
    director
  45. 1995-10-09
    ➕
    NORMAN, Russell Charles appointed
    director
  46. 1995-10-05
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BLUE CHIP TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
  47. 1995-10-05
    ➕
    DWYER, Daniel John appointed
    nominee-secretary
  48. 1995-10-05
    ➕
    DOYLE, Betty June appointed
    nominee-director
  49. 1995-10-05
    ➕
    DWYER, Daniel John appointed
    nominee-director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 31 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

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

Blue Chip Technology Trustees Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Blue Chip Technology Trustees Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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BLUE CHIP TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
This company · 03110403

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Blue Chip Technology Trustees Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
—75-100% shares27/03/2018
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Barry Husbandsceased 27/03/2018· 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting
  • Mr Tony Jon Haleyceased 27/03/2018· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1995-10-05
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC26200 — SIC 26200

Registered office

Chowley Oak
Tattenhall
Chester
Cheshire
CH3 9EX

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-19
Last: 2025-10-05

Officers (1 active · 14 resigned)

THOMSON, David Thomas→
director · ~56y · appointed 2019-07-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DWYER, Daniel John→
nominee-secretary · appointed 1995-10-05 · resigned 1995-10-09
Resigned
HALEY, Tony Jon→
secretary · appointed 2018-06-25 · resigned 2024-04-02
Resigned
HUSBANDS, Barry→
secretary · appointed 2007-08-14 · resigned 2018-06-25
Resigned
NORMAN, Russell Charles→
secretary · appointed 1995-10-09 · resigned 1997-10-14
Resigned
THOMSON, David Thomas→
secretary · appointed 2024-04-02 · resigned 2025-10-13
Resigned
WRIGHT, Eric Graham→
secretary · appointed 1997-10-14 · resigned 2007-08-14
Resigned
ABBOTT, Kenneth Robert Mcfarlane→
director · ~86y · appointed 1995-12-13 · resigned 2018-03-27
Resigned
CARTWRIGHT, Russell→
director · ~77y · appointed 2000-07-03 · resigned 2002-12-31
Resigned
DOYLE, Betty June→
nominee-director · ~90y · appointed 1995-10-05 · resigned 1995-10-09
Resigned
DWYER, Daniel John→
nominee-director · ~85y · appointed 1995-10-05 · resigned 1995-10-09
Resigned
HALEY, Tony Jon→
director · ~61y · appointed 1995-12-05 · resigned 2024-04-02
Resigned
HUSBANDS, Barry→
director · ~73y · appointed 1995-10-09 · resigned 2019-07-29
Resigned
NORMAN, Russell Charles→
director · ~65y · appointed 1995-10-09 · resigned 1999-06-21
Resigned
PINCKNEY, Melanie Alison→
director · ~67y · appointed 1998-09-22 · resigned 2018-03-27
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
HSBC
Hsbc Bank PLC
Debenture1 property19/10/2005—
outstanding
Midland Bank
Midland Bank PLC
Fixed and floating charge1 property13/12/1995—
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Recent filings (121 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-17
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-10-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-11
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2024-04-03
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-04-02
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-04-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-08-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2022-08-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2021-08-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-06