BLUE (EU) LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

04587857 · ltd · incorporated 2002-11-12

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 Nov 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Artistic creation

Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 59). 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 (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (75/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 1 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

66 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

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

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Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-11-30	2024-11-30

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

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand

2026-06-01
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2025-05-08
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2024-05-20
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2023-03-27
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2022-01-10
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2021-04-14
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2020-01-21
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2019-02-24
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accounts · AA
2018-01-16
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accounts · AA
2017-04-02
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accounts · AA
2016-08-07
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2015-11-15
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annual-return · AR01
2015-08-08
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accounts · AA
2014-11-29
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annual-return · AR01
2014-05-10
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accounts · AA
2007-02-01
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FRANKISH, Ann Elizabeth appointed
secretary
2007-02-01
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INDEPENDENT BUSINESS ACCOUNTANTS LIMITED resigned
corporate-secretary
2005-07-01
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O'DONOVAN, Sean Roderick resigned
secretary
2005-07-01
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INDEPENDENT BUSINESS ACCOUNTANTS LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
2004-06-24
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PROFORM COMPANY SECRETARY SERVICES LIMITED resigned
corporate-secretary
2004-06-24
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PROFORM CORPORATE NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
corporate-director
2002-11-12
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Company incorporated
As BLUE (EU) LIMITED
2002-11-12
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FRANKISH, Peter David appointed
director
2002-11-12
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O'DONOVAN, Sean Roderick appointed
secretary
2002-11-12
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PROFORM COMPANY SECRETARY SERVICES LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
2002-11-12
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PROFORM CORPORATE NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
corporate-director

Owner dependency

93/100

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.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100

Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Peter Frankish Individual · British · DOB 03/1967 · age 59	75–100%	75–100%	board controlsig. influence75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence · firm interest	06/04/2016

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

Incorporated2002-11-12

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC90030 — Artistic creation

Registered office

12 Wansford Road

Driffield

North Humberside

YO25 5NE

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-08-31

Last made up to: 2025-11-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-11-24

Last: 2025-11-10

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

FRANKISH, Ann Elizabeth→

secretary · appointed 2007-02-01

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Active

FRANKISH, Peter David→

director · ~59y · appointed 2002-11-12

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Active

O'DONOVAN, Sean Roderick→

secretary · appointed 2002-11-12 · resigned 2005-07-01

Resigned

INDEPENDENT BUSINESS ACCOUNTANTS LIMITED→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2005-07-01 · resigned 2007-02-01

Resigned

PROFORM COMPANY SECRETARY SERVICES LIMITED→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2002-11-12 · resigned 2004-06-24

Resigned

PROFORM CORPORATE NOMINEES LIMITED→

corporate-director · appointed 2002-11-12 · resigned 2004-06-24

Resigned

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