BLUE CHIP LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
06902704 · ltd · incorporated 2009-05-12
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
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Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 65). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (81/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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
10 officers (2 active, 10 linked, 9 with DOB)
88
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
7 connected companies via shared directors
66
Filing history
65 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
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 | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
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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
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 address
Last 180 days
8
filings
- • 3 address
- • 3 officers
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (38 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-19📍change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD02
- 2026-03-18📍change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD02
- 2026-03-16📍move-registers-to-registered-office-company-with-new-addressaddress · AD04
- 2026-03-05📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2026-02-10📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-02-10📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-02-10📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-01-09➕DELLINGER, Elizabeth Ann appointeddirector
- 2026-01-09➕NEFF, David Adam appointeddirector
- 2026-01-09➖AUSHERMAN, Julie Simmering resigneddirector
- 2025-11-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-10📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-07-10📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-06-30➖ALLEN, Paul Ross resigneddirector
- 2023-06-30➕AUSHERMAN, Julie Simmering appointeddirector
- 2022-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-08-16📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-03-30📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-03-30📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2021-03-29📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2021-03-01➖ROUNDING, Andrew James resignedsecretary
- 2021-03-01➕ALLEN, Paul Ross appointeddirector
- 2021-03-01➖ROUNDING, Andrew James resigneddirector
- 2021-02-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-19📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2020-10-22➖MEREDITH, Brian resigneddirector
- 2018-12-01➖VARNISH, Steve resigneddirector
- 2017-08-03➖DOLAN-BARR, Liam resigneddirector
- 2017-08-03➕VARNISH, Steve appointeddirector
- 2017-04-19➕DOLAN-BARR, Liam appointeddirector
- 2011-12-15➕ROUNDING, Andrew James appointeddirector
- 2009-05-12🏢Company incorporatedAs BLUE CHIP LIMITED
- 2009-05-12➕ROUNDING, Andrew James appointedsecretary
- 2009-05-12➕KAHAN, Barbara appointeddirector
- 2009-05-12➖KAHAN, Barbara resigneddirector
- 2009-05-12➕MEREDITH, Brian appointeddirector
Owner dependency
73/100
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.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
56/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
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.
Red flags
1 lowMultiple registered office changes
lowMultiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.
Group structure
Service Express Europe Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Service Express Europe Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
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BLUE CHIP LIMITED
This company · 06902704
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 |
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Service Express Europe Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| BOWLERS CONSULTANCY LTD→ 15154619 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| BRITISH SOCIETY OF SOIL SCIENCE→ 07110309 · est 2009 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 16y | — | — |
| BUCKS GOSPEL FELLOWSHIP CIC→ 15750023 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| BULGARI 2 LIMITED→ 16248261 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
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| CANADA LTD→ 10855878 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2009-05-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999
Registered office
Franklin Court
Priory Business Park
Bedford
Bedfordshire
MK44 3JZ
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-26
Last: 2026-05-12
Officers (2 active · 8 resigned)
DELLINGER, Elizabeth Ann→
Activedirector · ~65y · appointed 2026-01-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
NEFF, David Adam→
Activedirector · ~43y · appointed 2026-01-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ROUNDING, Andrew James→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2009-05-12 · resigned 2021-03-01
ALLEN, Paul Ross→
Resigneddirector · ~42y · appointed 2021-03-01 · resigned 2023-06-30
AUSHERMAN, Julie Simmering→
Resigneddirector · ~52y · appointed 2023-06-30 · resigned 2026-01-09
DOLAN-BARR, Liam→
Resigneddirector · ~60y · appointed 2017-04-19 · resigned 2017-08-03
KAHAN, Barbara→
Resigneddirector · ~95y · appointed 2009-05-12 · resigned 2009-05-12
MEREDITH, Brian→
Resigneddirector · ~76y · appointed 2009-05-12 · resigned 2020-10-22
ROUNDING, Andrew James→
Resigneddirector · ~54y · appointed 2011-12-15 · resigned 2021-03-01
VARNISH, Steve→
Resigneddirector · ~59y · appointed 2017-08-03 · resigned 2018-12-01
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Recent filings (65 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-22
change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
address · AD02
2026-05-19
change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
address · AD02
2026-03-18
move-registers-to-registered-office-company-with-new-address
address · AD04
2026-03-16
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2026-03-05
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-02-10
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-02-10
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-02-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-11-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-09-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-09-22
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-07-10
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-07-10