BLUEDAWN CORPORATION LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
04273274 · ltd · incorporated 2001-08-20
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
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
83/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of insurance agents and brokers
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 63-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 63). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 0.3y
50/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Newest facility, 0.3 years old — likely still in initial term.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (56/100)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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
8 officers (3 active, 8 linked, 4 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
74 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
83/100Exceptional
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
4
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2026-02-25➖WALSH, Luke Peter resigneddirector
- 2026-02-25📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2026-02-25📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-02-12📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2026-02-10🔒Charge registered #1Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2024-10-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-31📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2023-01-31📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-11-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-26📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2022-03-22➕WALSH, Luke Peter appointeddirector
- 2022-03-22📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-11-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-15📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-10-03➖WALSH, Luke Peter resigneddirector
- 2021-02-26📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-02-10📄capital-alter-shares-subdivisioncapital · SH02
- 2021-02-01➕WALSH, Luke Peter appointeddirector
- 2020-12-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-02-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2004-09-01➕CUNNINGHAM, Sean appointedsecretary
- 2004-09-01➖CUNNINGHAM, Patricia resignedsecretary
- 2001-11-08➕CUNNINGHAM, Sean appointeddirector
- 2001-11-08➕WALSH, Peter appointeddirector
- 2001-11-08➕CUNNINGHAM, Patricia appointedsecretary
- 2001-11-08➖CFL SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2001-11-08➖CFL DIRECTORS LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2001-08-20🏢Company incorporatedAs BLUEDAWN CORPORATION LIMITED
- 2001-08-20➕CFL SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2001-08-20➕CFL DIRECTORS LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
76/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
86/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- 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.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 25 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
cleanNo 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Peter Walsh Individual · British · DOB 08/1963 · age 63 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 06/04/2016 |
Mr Sean Cunningham Individual · British · DOB 09/1970 · age 56 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 06/04/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Luke Peter Walshceased 25/02/2026· 25-50% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2001-08-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC66220 — Activities of insurance agents and brokers
Registered office
6 West Street
Crewe
Cheshire
CW1 3HA
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-07
Last: 2025-08-24
Officers (3 active · 5 resigned)
Active
CUNNINGHAM, Sean→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 2001-11-08
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WALSH, Peter→
Activedirector · ~63y · appointed 2001-11-08
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CUNNINGHAM, Patricia→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2001-11-08 · resigned 2004-09-01
CFL SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2001-08-20 · resigned 2001-11-08
WALSH, Luke Peter→
Resigneddirector · ~31y · appointed 2022-03-22 · resigned 2026-02-25
WALSH, Luke Peter→
Resigneddirector · ~31y · appointed 2021-02-01 · resigned 2021-10-03
CFL DIRECTORS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2001-08-20 · resigned 2001-11-08
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 10/02/2026 | — |
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Recent filings (74 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-05-13
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-02-25
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-02-25
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2026-02-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-22
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2023-01-31
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-01-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-11-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-26
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-08-26