BLUEMOOSE BOOKS LTD
🌳Matureactive
05628192 · ltd · incorporated 2005-11-18
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Oct 2024
Net worth
£-13.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Book publishing
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 65). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (76/100)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, 3 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
55 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 declaredNegative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £13,253
Net assets shrinking
Down £16,093 YoY
Cash YoY
+10%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£17k
↑ 9.9% YoY
Net Worth
-£13k
↓ 567% YoY
Current Assets
£89k
↓ 15% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-10-31 | 2023-10-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-13.3k | £2.8k |
| Current assets | £89.4k | £105.8k |
| Cash | £16.6k | £15.1k |
| Debtors | — | £14.1k |
| Net assets | £-13.3k | £2.8k |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-01📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-12-01📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-07-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-01📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-12-01📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-07-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-06-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-07-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-07-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-07-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-07-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-12-13📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2014-02-28➕DUFFY, Kevin Leo appointeddirector
- 2013-11-01➖DUFFY, Kevin Leo resigneddirector
- 2006-03-16➕DUFFY, Hetha Jane appointedsecretary
- 2006-03-16➕DUFFY, Hetha Jane appointeddirector
- 2006-03-16➖DUPORT SECRETARY LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2006-03-16➕DUFFY, Kevin Leo appointeddirector
- 2006-03-16➖DUPORT DIRECTOR LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2005-11-18🏢Company incorporatedAs BLUEMOOSE BOOKS LTD
- 2005-11-18➕DUPORT SECRETARY LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2005-11-18➕DUPORT DIRECTOR LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
91/100
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 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
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 65. 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 20 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
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 Hetha Jane Duffy Individual · British · DOB 05/1965 · age 61 | 50–75% | 25–50% | 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting | 01/12/2023 |
Mr Kevin Leo Duffy Individual · British · DOB 06/1961 · age 65 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 28/11/2025 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Kevin Leo Duffyceased 01/12/2023· significant influence
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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🔒Tailored diligence questions
7 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.
See pricing →🔒Advanced scoring suite
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2005-11-18
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC58110 — Book publishing
Registered office
25 Sackville Street
Hebden Bridge
West Yorkshire
HX7 7DJ
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-02
Last: 2025-11-18
Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)
Active
DUFFY, Hetha Jane→
Activedirector · ~61y · appointed 2006-03-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
DUFFY, Kevin Leo→
Activedirector · ~65y · appointed 2014-02-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
DUPORT SECRETARY LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2005-11-18 · resigned 2006-03-16
DUFFY, Kevin Leo→
Resigneddirector · ~65y · appointed 2006-03-16 · resigned 2013-11-01
DUPORT DIRECTOR LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2005-11-18 · resigned 2006-03-16
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Recent filings (55 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-02
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-12-01
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-12-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-01
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-12-01
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-12-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-07-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-07-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-31