BLUESTAR ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
04413052 · ltd · incorporated 2002-04-10
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 Apr 2025
Net worth
£1.27M
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 38110
Sector: Water supply & waste
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 38210SIC 38210
  • 43120Site preparation
  • 46630SIC 46630
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle 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: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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

Company profile
address, 4 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 (2 active, 8 linked, 4 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
70 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 · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £1,269,380
Net assets shrinking
Down £422 YoY
Cash YoY
-24%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£311k
↓ 24% YoY
Net Worth
£1.3m
~ YoY
Current Assets
£489k
↓ 6.0% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£254k£508k£762k£1.0m£1.3mApr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Total assets£1.27M£1.28M
Current assets£488.7k£519.9k
Cash£311.3k£411.9k
Debtors£32.0k£38.1k
Net assets£1.27M£1.27M

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
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  2. 2024-12-20
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  3. 2023-12-06
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  4. 2022-12-07
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  5. 2021-11-10
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  6. 2020-12-01
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  7. 2020-01-06
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  8. 2019-01-21
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  9. 2018-01-16
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  10. 2016-12-21
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    accounts · AA
  11. 2016-05-03
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  12. 2016-01-27
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    accounts · AA
  13. 2015-04-24
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  14. 2014-12-08
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  15. 2014-04-22
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    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2012-09-28
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    CHAPMAN, David George resigned
    director
  17. 2005-08-26
    ➖
    HUTTON, Paul resigned
    director
  18. 2005-05-23
    ➕
    CHAPMAN, David George appointed
    director
  19. 2003-01-13
    ➕
    BRIGGS, Sheila Mary appointed
    secretary
  20. 2002-11-18
    ➖
    HOLMES, Jonathon resigned
    secretary
  21. 2002-11-18
    ➖
    HOLMES, Jonathon resigned
    director
  22. 2002-05-24
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    SIDEBOTTOM, Ronald David appointed
    director
  23. 2002-05-24
    ➕
    HOLMES, Jonathon appointed
    secretary
  24. 2002-05-24
    ➖
    STL DIRECTORS LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  25. 2002-05-24
    ➕
    HOLMES, Jonathon appointed
    director
  26. 2002-05-24
    ➕
    HUTTON, Paul appointed
    director
  27. 2002-05-24
    ➖
    STL DIRECTORS LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  28. 2002-04-10
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BLUESTAR ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES LIMITED
  29. 2002-04-10
    ➕
    STL DIRECTORS LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  30. 2002-04-10
    ➕
    STL DIRECTORS LTD. appointed
    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 24 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 24 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 24 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Ronald David Sidebottom
Individual · British · DOB 01/1979 · age 47
25–50%
—25-50% shares10/04/2017
Mrs Sheila Mary Briggs
Individual · British · DOB 03/1960 · age 66
25–50%
—25-50% shares10/04/2017

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
Incorporated2002-04-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC38110 — SIC 38110

Registered office

6 The Pearson Suite
Stretfield Mill Bradwell
Hope Valley
Derbyshire
S33 9JT

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-24
Last: 2026-04-10

Officers (2 active · 6 resigned)

BRIGGS, Sheila Mary→
secretary · appointed 2003-01-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SIDEBOTTOM, Ronald David→
director · ~47y · appointed 2002-05-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HOLMES, Jonathon→
secretary · appointed 2002-05-24 · resigned 2002-11-18
Resigned
STL DIRECTORS LTD.→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-04-10 · resigned 2002-05-24
Resigned
CHAPMAN, David George→
director · ~75y · appointed 2005-05-23 · resigned 2012-09-28
Resigned
HOLMES, Jonathon→
director · ~52y · appointed 2002-05-24 · resigned 2002-11-18
Resigned
HUTTON, Paul→
director · ~73y · appointed 2002-05-24 · resigned 2005-08-26
Resigned
STL DIRECTORS LTD.→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-04-10 · resigned 2002-05-24
Resigned

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Recent filings (70 total)

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confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-11-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2020-12-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-04-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-01-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-04-18