BLUEFIELD LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
04612167 · ltd · incorporated 2002-12-09
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
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year to Dec 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Packaging activities
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 77/100 (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: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 22.6y

30/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 22.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
9 officers (1 active, 9 linked, 6 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
102 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2024Dec 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-12-312024-12-31
Average employees4500

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
2
filings
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 officers
Last 90 days
3
filings
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 officers
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
7
filings
  • • 3 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 2 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (38 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-07-13
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  2. 2026-07-13
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2026-05-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  4. 2026-04-14
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2026-04-14
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  6. 2026-04-14
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    replacement-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
    confirmation-statement · RP01CS01
  7. 2025-05-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2024-09-24
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  9. 2024-09-24
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  10. 2024-06-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2023-09-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2022-08-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-09-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2020-06-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-05-03
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  16. 2019-04-26
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    officers · TM01
  17. 2019-04-16
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    BARRACLOUGH, Adrian Michael resigned
    director
  18. 2018-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2015-06-26
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    KIRKMAN, Anna Katherine resigned
    secretary
  20. 2007-03-10
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    Charge satisfied #1
  21. 2007-03-01
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    BARRACLOUGH, Adrian Michael appointed
    director
  22. 2007-02-09
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  23. 2006-12-11
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    KIRKMAN, Anna Katherine appointed
    secretary
  24. 2006-12-11
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    ALDBURY SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  25. 2006-12-11
    ➖
    LAUDER, Gordon resigned
    director
  26. 2006-12-11
    ➖
    LEVY, Anthony John resigned
    director
  27. 2005-09-02
    ➖
    WARWICK, John resigned
    director
  28. 2005-06-30
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    BARRACLOUGH, Adrian Michael resigned
    director
  29. 2004-01-01
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    KIRKMAN, Andrew appointed
    director
  30. 2003-12-17
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland Commercial Services Limited
  31. 2002-12-09
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    Company incorporated
    As BLUEFIELD LIMITED
  32. 2002-12-09
    ➕
    ALDBURY SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  33. 2002-12-09
    ➕
    BARRACLOUGH, Adrian Michael appointed
    director
  34. 2002-12-09
    ➕
    LAUDER, Gordon appointed
    director
  35. 2002-12-09
    ➕
    LEVY, Anthony John appointed
    director
  36. 2002-12-09
    ➕
    WARWICK, John appointed
    director
  37. 2002-12-09
    ➕
    ALDBURY DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  38. 2002-12-09
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    ALDBURY DIRECTORS 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 23 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 23 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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Andrew Kirkman
Individual · British · DOB 12/1971 · age 55
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Adrian Michael Barracloughceased 26/02/2026· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2002-12-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82920 — Packaging activities

Registered office

Sterling House
3 Wavell Drive, Rosehill Industrial Estate,
Carlisle
Cumbria
CA1 2SA

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-23
Last: 2025-12-09

Officers (1 active · 8 resigned)

KIRKMAN, Andrew→
director · ~55y · appointed 2004-01-01
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Active
KIRKMAN, Anna Katherine→
secretary · appointed 2006-12-11 · resigned 2015-06-26
Resigned
ALDBURY SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-12-09 · resigned 2006-12-11
Resigned
BARRACLOUGH, Adrian Michael→
director · ~72y · appointed 2007-03-01 · resigned 2019-04-16
Resigned
BARRACLOUGH, Adrian Michael→
director · ~72y · appointed 2002-12-09 · resigned 2005-06-30
Resigned
LAUDER, Gordon→
director · ~64y · appointed 2002-12-09 · resigned 2006-12-11
Resigned
LEVY, Anthony John→
director · ~62y · appointed 2002-12-09 · resigned 2006-12-11
Resigned
WARWICK, John→
director · ~59y · appointed 2002-12-09 · resigned 2005-09-02
Resigned
ALDBURY DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-12-09 · resigned 2002-12-09
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Debenture1 property09/02/2007—
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland Commercial Services Limited
Fixed and floating charge1 property17/12/200310/03/2007
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Recent filings (102 total)

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-07-13
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-07-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-05-14
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-04-14
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-04-14
replacement-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP01CS01
2026-04-14
confirmation-statement
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-17
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-09-24
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-09-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-14