BLUE CHARM BOOKS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
05529147 · ltd · incorporated 2005-08-05
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 Oct 2024
Net worth
£22.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 58). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 2 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
51 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 declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £22,438

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£22k
↑ 51% YoY
Current Assets
£70k
↑ 15% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£14k£28k£42k£56k£70kOct 2023Oct 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-10-312023-10-31
Total assets£22.4k£14.9k
Current assets£69.6k£60.5k
Net assets£22.4k£14.9k

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

Recent activity

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Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-20
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  2. 2024-07-28
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  3. 2023-07-29
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  4. 2022-07-21
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  5. 2021-08-23
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  6. 2020-10-26
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  7. 2019-07-29
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  8. 2018-07-30
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  9. 2017-07-30
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  10. 2016-07-30
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  11. 2015-09-01
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  15. 2013-08-31
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  16. 2009-10-30
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    HALL, Nicholas Adam John appointed
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  17. 2009-10-30
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    HALL, Jennifer Ruth appointed
    director
  18. 2009-10-30
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    HALL, Jennifer Ruth resigned
    secretary
  19. 2005-08-08
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    DUPORT SECRETARY LIMITED resigned
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  20. 2005-08-08
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    DUPORT DIRECTOR LIMITED resigned
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  21. 2005-08-05
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    Company incorporated
    As BLUE CHARM BOOKS LIMITED
  22. 2005-08-05
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    HALL, Nicholas Adam John appointed
    director
  23. 2005-08-05
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    HALL, Jennifer Ruth appointed
    secretary
  24. 2005-08-05
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    DUPORT SECRETARY LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  25. 2005-08-05
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    DUPORT DIRECTOR LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

84/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — 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 candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 21 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 21 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Nicholas Adam John Hall
Individual · British · DOB 05/1968 · age 58
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
Mrs Jennifer Ruth Hall
Individual · British · DOB 03/1970 · age 56
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2005-08-05
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47910 — Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet

Registered office

47 Cleveland Way
Carlton Miniott
Thirsk
YO7 4LN

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-03
Last: 2025-07-20

Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)

HALL, Nicholas Adam John→
secretary · appointed 2009-10-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HALL, Jennifer Ruth→
director · ~56y · appointed 2009-10-30
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Active
HALL, Nicholas Adam John→
director · ~58y · appointed 2005-08-05
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Active
HALL, Jennifer Ruth→
secretary · appointed 2005-08-05 · resigned 2009-10-30
Resigned
DUPORT SECRETARY LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2005-08-05 · resigned 2005-08-08
Resigned
DUPORT DIRECTOR LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2005-08-05 · resigned 2005-08-08
Resigned

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Recent filings (51 total)

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2024-08-18
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2024-07-28
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2023-09-11
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2023-07-29
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2022-08-18
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2022-07-21
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2021-08-23
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2021-08-16
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2020-10-26
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2020-08-18
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2019-08-15
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2019-07-29
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