BLUEROOM DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
05183437 · ltd · incorporated 2004-07-19
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
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£2.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 63-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 63). 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
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
59 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
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £2,084
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£2k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£5
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £2.1k | £2.1k |
| Current assets | £5 | £5 |
| Net assets | £2.1k | £2.1k |
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
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-18📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-04-18📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-04-10➕CATTERMOLE, Kathryn Ann appointeddirector
- 2024-08-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-22📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-05-22📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2022-05-22📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-05-08➖STEVENSON, Brett Alan resignedsecretary
- 2022-05-08➖STEVENSON, Brett Alan resigneddirector
- 2021-09-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-09-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-09-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-09-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-09-23📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2017-09-23📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2004-07-19🏢Company incorporatedAs BLUEROOM DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED
- 2004-07-19➕CATTERMOLE, Paul appointeddirector
- 2004-07-19➕STEVENSON, Brett Alan appointedsecretary
- 2004-07-19➕STEVENSON, Brett Alan appointeddirector
Owner dependency
84/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
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 63 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
76/100
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 63. 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.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanNo 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Kathryn Ann Cattermole Individual · British · DOB 11/1964 · age 62 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 10/04/2025 |
Mr Paul Cattermole Individual · British · DOB 12/1963 · age 63 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board controlsig. influence25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control · significant influence | 06/04/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Brett Alan Stevensonceased 08/05/2022· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control · significant influence
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2004-07-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999
Registered office
Market Place
Codnor
Ripley
Derbyshire
DE5 9QA
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-02
Last: 2025-07-19
Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)
CATTERMOLE, Kathryn Ann→
Activedirector · ~62y · appointed 2025-04-10
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CATTERMOLE, Paul→
Activedirector · ~63y · appointed 2004-07-19
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STEVENSON, Brett Alan→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2004-07-19 · resigned 2022-05-08
STEVENSON, Brett Alan→
Resigneddirector · ~46y · appointed 2004-07-19 · resigned 2022-05-08
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Recent filings (59 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-17
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-04-18
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-04-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-08-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-07
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-05-22
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2022-05-22
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-05-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-09-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-30