BLUTECH SOFTWARE LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
04132140 · ltd · incorporated 2000-12-28
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
—
year to Oct 2024
Net worth
£10
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other holiday and other collective accommodation
Sector: Accommodation & food service
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 62020Information technology consultancy activities
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (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: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -64% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
8 officers (3 active, 8 linked, 3 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
74 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
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
Positive net assets
Net assets £10
Net assets shrinking
Down £5,776 YoY
Cash draining
Cash down 64% YoY
Cash YoY
-64%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£36k
↓ 64% YoY
Net Worth
£10
↓ 100% YoY
Current Assets
£37k
↓ 64% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£20k£40k£60k£81k£101kOct 2023Oct 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-10-312023-10-31
Total assets£17.3k£36.0k
Current assets£36.7k£100.7k
Cash£36.0k£99.8k
Debtors£748£850
Net assets£10£5.8k

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-06-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-30
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  3. 2025-04-29
    ➕
    MCDONAGH, Amelia Joan appointed
    director
  4. 2024-07-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-07-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-07-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-07-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-02-03
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  9. 2020-07-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-07-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-07-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-11-23
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  13. 2017-11-23
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  14. 2017-07-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-05-02
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    capital · SH01
  16. 2009-12-08
    ➖
    CAMBRIDGE NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  17. 2006-01-25
    ➕
    CAMBRIDGE NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  18. 2005-06-22
    ➖
    MCDONAGH, Jeanette May resigned
    secretary
  19. 2005-06-22
    ➖
    MCDONAGH, Jeanette May resigned
    director
  20. 2001-09-27
    ➕
    MCDONAGH, James Hargaden appointed
    secretary
  21. 2001-09-27
    ➕
    MCDONAGH, James Hargaden appointed
    director
  22. 2001-09-27
    ➕
    MCDONAGH, Jeanette May appointed
    secretary
  23. 2001-09-27
    ➖
    REGIT COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  24. 2001-09-27
    ➕
    MCDONAGH, Jeanette May appointed
    director
  25. 2001-09-27
    ➖
    REGIT COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director
  26. 2000-12-28
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BLUTECH SOFTWARE LIMITED
  27. 2000-12-28
    ➕
    REGIT COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  28. 2000-12-28
    ➕
    REGIT COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director

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 25 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

56/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 25 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

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Amelia Joan Mcdonagh
Individual · British · DOB 09/1974 · age 52
25–50%
—25-50% shares31/03/2017
Mr James Mcdonagh
Individual · British · DOB 08/1972 · age 54
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2000-12-28
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC55209 — Other holiday and other collective accommodation

Registered office

C/O Ashmore & Mcgill Cca 1 Fisher Lane
Bingham
Nottingham
Nottinghamshire
NG13 8BQ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-17
Last: 2026-02-03

Officers (3 active · 5 resigned)

MCDONAGH, James Hargaden→
secretary · appointed 2001-09-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MCDONAGH, Amelia Joan→
director · ~52y · appointed 2025-04-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MCDONAGH, James Hargaden→
director · ~54y · appointed 2001-09-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MCDONAGH, Jeanette May→
secretary · appointed 2001-09-27 · resigned 2005-06-22
Resigned
CAMBRIDGE NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2006-01-25 · resigned 2009-12-08
Resigned
REGIT COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2000-12-28 · resigned 2001-09-27
Resigned
MCDONAGH, Jeanette May→
director · ~60y · appointed 2001-09-27 · resigned 2005-06-22
Resigned
REGIT COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2000-12-28 · resigned 2001-09-27
Resigned

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Recent filings (74 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-17
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-07-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-07-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-03
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-02-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-07-08