BLUE SKIES HOLDINGS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

04049445 · ltd · incorporated 2000-08-08

Investment thesis

Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.

Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.

Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

not disclosed

Net worth

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Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 10390

Sector: Manufacturing

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

70100Activities of head offices

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 80-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 57/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 80). Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 6 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (45/100).

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Refinance opportunity

11 live charges · 6 lenders · oldest 24.9y

25/100

too messy

Structure is too messy for a clean refinance right now — clean up first or expect bespoke terms.

· Oldest live charge is 24.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· 6 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
· Legal-friction score 55/100 (high).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (58/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile

address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

11 charges (11/11 with lender, 11/11 with type)

Directors & officers

24 officers (12 active, 24 linked, 21 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

0 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared

Director network

3 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

155 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

• 2 capital
• 1 mortgage

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (77 events)Click to expand

2026-02-17
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mortgage · MR04
2026-02-17
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Charge satisfied #10
2026-02-04
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capital · SH03
2026-01-21
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capital-cancellation-shares
capital · SH06
2025-08-05
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accounts · AA
2025-03-05
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
2025-03-05
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-03-05
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-03-05
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-08-08
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accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2024-06-28
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capital · SH03
2024-06-11
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capital-cancellation-shares
capital · SH06
2024-05-21
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-05-21
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-02-13
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mortgage · MR01
2024-02-12
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Charge registered #11
Lender: Hsbc UK Bank PLC
2024-01-22
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officers · AP01
2024-01-01
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BROWN, Michael James appointed
director
2023-09-20
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accounts · AA
2023-06-20
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officers · TM01
2023-06-20
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-06-20
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-06-20
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2023-06-08
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FRANSSON, Carl Johan resigned
director
2023-06-08
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MINTAH, Nathan resigned
director
2023-05-23
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2022-11-10
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address · AD01
2021-12-14
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KRISHNAN, Siva Kumar appointed
director
2021-03-12
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RUMSEY, Helen resigned
director
2020-05-01
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MARUELLI, Marcello resigned
director
2020-05-01
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MINTAH, Nathan appointed
director
2020-01-09
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BRAEKEN, Frank Nicolas Julia resigned
director
2020-01-09
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FRANSSON, Carl Johan appointed
director
2019-03-31
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AGBLE, Dugald Komla resigned
director
2019-03-31
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MARUELLI, Marcello appointed
director
2019-01-03
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Charge registered #10
Lender: Hsbc UK Bank PLC
2019-01-03
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Charge satisfied #7
2019-01-03
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Charge satisfied #6
2018-12-06
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Charge registered #9
Lender: Hsbc Invoice Finance (UK) LTD
2018-12-05
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Charge registered #8
Lender: Hsbc UK Bank PLC
2018-07-05
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MARUELLI, Marcello resigned
director
2018-06-19
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MARUELLI, Marcello appointed
director
2018-06-19
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RUMSEY, Helen appointed
director
2018-05-09
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BRAEKEN, Frank Nicolas Julia appointed
director
2018-05-09
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MARUELLI, Marcello resigned
director
2017-08-25
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TOOMEY, John Francis resigned
director
2017-02-14
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GADZI, John Johnovich appointed
director
2017-02-14
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MURFITT, Guy Richard Seymour appointed
director
2017-02-14
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PILE, Hugh James Devereux appointed
director
2017-02-14
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STEVENSON-MCNEILL, Sarah appointed
director

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Owner dependency

73/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

-11 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 26 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 80 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

80/100

Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 80 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 26 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 med ·

Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern

medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2000-08-08

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC10390 — SIC 10390

Registered office

Paddock View Spring Hill Farm

Pitsford

Northampton

NN6 9AA

United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-29

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-07-25

Last: 2025-07-11