BLUE PRO MEDIA LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
04080238 · ltd · incorporated 2000-09-28
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
£-60.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Support activities to performing arts
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

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: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 1 with DOB)
73
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
76 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
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £60,845

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£1k
Net Worth
-£61k
↓ 14% YoY
Current Assets
£1k
↑ 566% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
-£61k-£48k-£36k-£24k-£11k£1kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£-39.0k£-23.3k
Current assets£1.4k£207
Cash£1.1k—
Debtors£229£207
Net assets£-60.8k£-53.3k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-09-30
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  3. 2023-09-12
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  4. 2022-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  5. 2021-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  6. 2020-12-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2019-09-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2018-12-19
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  9. 2018-12-18
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    gazette · GAZ1
  10. 2018-12-12
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    address · AD01
  11. 2018-09-14
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    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-09-28
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    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-09-28
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    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-09-13
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    address · AD01
  15. 2015-11-19
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    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2013-10-21
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    IVORY, Sara Louise appointed
    secretary
  17. 2012-12-01
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    IVORY, Sara Louise resigned
    secretary
  18. 2005-02-01
    ➖
    BALFOUR KINNEAR, Jenny resigned
    secretary
  19. 2005-02-01
    ➕
    IVORY, Sara Louise appointed
    secretary
  20. 2000-09-28
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    Company incorporated
    As BLUE PRO MEDIA LIMITED
  21. 2000-09-28
    ➕
    BALFOUR-KINNEAR, George Alexander appointed
    director
  22. 2000-09-28
    ➕
    BALFOUR KINNEAR, Jenny appointed
    secretary
  23. 2000-09-28
    ➕
    EDEN SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  24. 2000-09-28
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    EDEN SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  25. 2000-09-28
    ➕
    GLASSMILL LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  26. 2000-09-28
    ➖
    GLASSMILL LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

85/100
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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 26 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 26 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 26 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr George Alexander Balfour Kinnear
Individual · British · DOB 09/1980 · age 46
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2000-09-28
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC90020 — Support activities to performing arts

Registered office

33 Ashley Lane
Moulton
Northampton
NN3 7TH
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-12
Last: 2025-09-28

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

IVORY, Sara Louise→
secretary · appointed 2013-10-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BALFOUR-KINNEAR, George Alexander→
director · ~46y · appointed 2000-09-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BALFOUR KINNEAR, Jenny→
secretary · appointed 2000-09-28 · resigned 2005-02-01
Resigned
IVORY, Sara Louise→
secretary · appointed 2005-02-01 · resigned 2012-12-01
Resigned
EDEN SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2000-09-28 · resigned 2000-09-28
Resigned
GLASSMILL LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2000-09-28 · resigned 2000-09-28
Resigned

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Recent filings (76 total)

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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-11
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accounts · AA
2025-08-26
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-30
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-12-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-11-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-09-18
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2018-12-19