BLUE SKY STUDIOS (UK) LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
05049498 · ltd · incorporated 2004-02-19
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 Dec 2025
Net worth
£1
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Non-trading company
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueDormant / non-trading with a 64-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 64). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 2 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
73 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation
Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £1
Very low cash
Cash position: £1
Cash YoY
+0%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£1
~ YoY
Net Worth
£1
~ YoY
Current Assets
£1
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £1 | £1 |
| Current assets | £1 | £1 |
| Cash | £1 | £1 |
| Net assets | £1 | £1 |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
- 2026-06-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-19📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-12-04📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-07-08📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-04-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-11📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2022-11-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-21📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2022-03-21📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-03-21📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-11-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-09📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2020-08-26📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2020-05-31➖ELVIDGE, Jonathan David resignedsecretary
- 2020-03-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-03-01📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2013-04-17➕HOLDEN, Gavin Paul appointeddirector
- 2005-02-15➖WEEKS BROWNING, Louisa resignedsecretary
- 2005-01-28➕ELVIDGE, Jonathan David appointedsecretary
- 2004-06-23➕BROWNING, Stuart Alan appointeddirector
- 2004-06-23➖HARRISON, Irene Lesley resignednominee-secretary
- 2004-06-23➕WEEKS BROWNING, Louisa appointedsecretary
- 2004-06-23➖BUSINESS INFORMATION RESEARCH & REPORTING LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2004-02-19🏢Company incorporatedAs BLUE SKY STUDIOS (UK) LIMITED
- 2004-02-19➕HARRISON, Irene Lesley appointednominee-secretary
- 2004-02-19➕BUSINESS INFORMATION RESEARCH & REPORTING 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 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — 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 64. 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 22 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 22 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
1 lowMultiple registered office changes
lowMultiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.
Group structure
Blue Sky Designs Group Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Blue Sky Designs Group Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
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BLUE SKY STUDIOS (UK) LIMITED
This company · 05049498
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Blue Sky Designs Group Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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🔒Tailored diligence questions
6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2004-02-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company
Registered office
Wharfebank House North Wharfebank Mills
Ilkley Road
Otley
West Yorkshire
LS21 3JP
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-05
Last: 2026-02-19
Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)
BROWNING, Stuart Alan→
Activedirector · ~64y · appointed 2004-06-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
HOLDEN, Gavin Paul→
Activedirector · ~48y · appointed 2013-04-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ELVIDGE, Jonathan David→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2005-01-28 · resigned 2020-05-31
HARRISON, Irene Lesley→
Resignednominee-secretary · appointed 2004-02-19 · resigned 2004-06-23
WEEKS BROWNING, Louisa→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2004-06-23 · resigned 2005-02-15
BUSINESS INFORMATION RESEARCH & REPORTING LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2004-02-19 · resigned 2004-06-23
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (73 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-06-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-04-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-19
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-12-19
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-12-04
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-07-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-22
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2023-09-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-11-08
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2022-03-21
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-03-21
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-03-21