BLUE SKY GUTTERING GROUP LTD
🌳Matureactive
05070384 · ltd · incorporated 2004-03-11
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
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year to Sept 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 39000
Sector: Water supply & waste
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 71-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 71). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 1.9y
50/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Newest facility, 1.9 years old — likely still in initial term.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
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, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
9 officers (3 active, 9 linked, 3 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
69 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
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
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-09-30 | 2023-09-30 |
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| Average employees | 1200 | 1100 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-28➕PRITCHARD, Jodie Suzanne appointeddirector
- 2025-11-28📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-11-26📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-11-26📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-11-25✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2025-11-25✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2025-06-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-31📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2024-07-22🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Lloyds Bank Commercial Finance Limited
- 2024-06-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-06-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-06-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-07-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2017-06-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2011-12-01➕LEAHY, John Joseph appointeddirector
- 2009-10-05➖LEAHY, John resignedsecretary
- 2004-10-21➕LEAHY, John appointedsecretary
- 2004-10-21➖PEMEX SERVICES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2004-07-02➖LEAHY, John resignedsecretary
- 2004-07-02➕PEMEX SERVICES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2004-03-12➕WILLIAMS, Diana appointeddirector
- 2004-03-12➕LEAHY, John appointedsecretary
- 2004-03-12➖PEMEX SERVICES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2004-03-12➖AMERSHAM SERVICES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2004-03-12➖PEMEX SERVICES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2004-03-11🏢Company incorporatedAs BLUE SKY GUTTERING GROUP LTD
- 2004-03-11➕PEMEX SERVICES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2004-03-11➕AMERSHAM SERVICES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2004-03-11➕PEMEX SERVICES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
75/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
80/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 22 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
1 med ·Name changed 2 times
mediumName changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.
Evidence: 2025-11-25: certificate-change-of-name-company; 2025-11-25: certificate-change-of-name-company
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr John Joseph Leahy Individual · British · DOB 09/1957 · age 69 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 01/07/2016 |
Ms Diana Williams Individual · British · DOB 03/1955 · age 71 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 01/07/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| B.D.C. DRAINAGE CLEARANCE AND MAINTENANCE LTD→ 10507155 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2004-03-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC39000 — SIC 39000
Registered office
8 Park Road
Hayes
Middlesex
UB4 8JL
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last: 2025-10-17
Officers (3 active · 6 resigned)
LEAHY, John Joseph→
Activedirector · ~69y · appointed 2011-12-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
PRITCHARD, Jodie Suzanne→
Activedirector · ~47y · appointed 2025-11-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
WILLIAMS, Diana→
Activedirector · ~71y · appointed 2004-03-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
LEAHY, John→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2004-10-21 · resigned 2009-10-05
LEAHY, John→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2004-03-12 · resigned 2004-07-02
PEMEX SERVICES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2004-07-02 · resigned 2004-10-21
PEMEX SERVICES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2004-03-11 · resigned 2004-03-12
AMERSHAM SERVICES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2004-03-11 · resigned 2004-03-12
PEMEX SERVICES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2004-03-11 · resigned 2004-03-12
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank Commercial Finance Limited | A registered charge | — | 22/07/2024 | — |
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Recent filings (69 total)
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-11-28
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-11-26
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-11-26
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2025-11-25
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2025-11-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-20
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-07-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-04-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-19