BLUE MARE EXPRESS LINE LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
07241603 · ltd · incorporated 2010-05-04
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to May 2024
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 50200
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (70/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
8 officers (1 active, 8 linked, 8 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
54 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
—
Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-05-31
Average employees0

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

4 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-27
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  2. 2025-04-01
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    second-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name
    officers · RP04AP01
  3. 2025-02-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-06-12
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  5. 2024-06-12
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2024-06-12
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2024-05-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2024-05-13
    ➖
    GREEN, Stephen Martin resigned
    director
  9. 2024-05-13
    ➖
    LEVINE, Harry Joel resigned
    director
  10. 2024-05-13
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  11. 2024-05-13
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  12. 2024-05-13
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  13. 2024-01-28
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  14. 2024-01-25
    ➕
    HAASE, Oliver appointed
    director
  15. 2023-11-08
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  16. 2023-11-01
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  17. 2023-11-01
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  18. 2023-10-25
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    HAASE, Oliver resigned
    director
  19. 2023-09-18
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  20. 2023-09-15
    ➕
    LEVINE, Harry Joel appointed
    director
  21. 2023-02-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  22. 2022-02-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  23. 2021-02-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  24. 2012-02-01
    ➕
    GREEN, Stephen Martin appointed
    director
  25. 2012-02-01
    ➖
    LEVINE, Harry Joel resigned
    director
  26. 2011-06-01
    ➕
    HAASE, Oliver appointed
    director
  27. 2011-02-07
    ➖
    HAASE, Oliver resigned
    director
  28. 2011-02-07
    ➖
    HAASE, Oliver resigned
    director
  29. 2011-02-01
    ➕
    LEVINE, Harry Joel appointed
    director
  30. 2010-08-10
    ➕
    HAASE, Oliver appointed
    director
  31. 2010-08-10
    ➕
    HAASE, Oliver appointed
    director
  32. 2010-05-04
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BLUE MARE EXPRESS LINE LIMITED
  33. 2010-05-04
    ➕
    KAHAN, Barbara appointed
    director
  34. 2010-05-04
    ➖
    KAHAN, Barbara resigned
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Oliver Haase
Individual · German · DOB 05/1978 · age 48
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control28/01/2024
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Harry Joel Levineceased 13/05/2024· significant influence
  • Mr Oliver Haaseceased 25/10/2023· 75-100% shares

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
Incorporated2010-05-04
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC50200 — SIC 50200

Registered office

130 Shaftesbury Avenue
2nd Floor
London
W1D 5EU
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-27
Last made up to: 2024-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-27
Last: 2026-02-13

Officers (1 active · 7 resigned)

HAASE, Oliver→
director · ~48y · appointed 2024-01-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GREEN, Stephen Martin→
director · ~78y · appointed 2012-02-01 · resigned 2024-05-13
Resigned
HAASE, Oliver→
director · ~48y · appointed 2011-06-01 · resigned 2023-10-25
Resigned
HAASE, Oliver→
director · ~48y · appointed 2010-08-10 · resigned 2011-02-07
Resigned
HAASE, Oliver→
director · ~48y · appointed 2010-08-10 · resigned 2011-02-07
Resigned
KAHAN, Barbara→
director · ~95y · appointed 2010-05-04 · resigned 2010-05-04
Resigned
LEVINE, Harry Joel→
director · ~81y · appointed 2023-09-15 · resigned 2024-05-13
Resigned
LEVINE, Harry Joel→
director · ~81y · appointed 2011-02-01 · resigned 2012-02-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (54 total)

change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2026-05-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-16
second-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name
officers · RP04AP01
2025-04-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-26
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-06-12
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-06-12
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-06-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-30
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-05-13
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-05-13
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-05-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-13
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-01-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-08