BLUE REEF (UK) LTD

💤Zombieactive
07700888 · ltd · incorporated 2011-07-11
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
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year to Jul 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Support activities to performing arts
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
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 (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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
46 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

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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-£166k-£132k-£97k-£63k-£29k£6kJul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31
Total assets—£-34.5k
Current assets—£5.7k
Net assets—£-166.2k
Average employees1—

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal 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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-09-06
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  3. 2025-08-26
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  4. 2025-01-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-06-06
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  7. 2023-04-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-07-27
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  9. 2022-07-22
    ➖
    WINGATE, Elizabeth resigned
    director
  10. 2022-05-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-04-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-06-23
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  13. 2020-06-23
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  14. 2020-06-23
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2020-06-23
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  16. 2020-06-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2019-09-19
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  18. 2019-04-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  19. 2011-07-11
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    Company incorporated
    As BLUE REEF (UK) LTD
  20. 2011-07-11
    ➕
    WINGATE, John appointed
    director
  21. 2011-07-11
    ➕
    WINGATE, Elizabeth appointed
    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

58/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
  • 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

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr John Wingate
Individual · British · DOB 08/1969 · age 57
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs Elizabeth Wingateceased 22/07/2022· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2011-07-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC90020 — Support activities to performing arts

Registered office

Unit 5 Loddington Farm Estate
Loddington Lane
Linton
Kent
ME17 4AG
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-20
Last: 2025-06-06

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

WINGATE, John→
director · ~57y · appointed 2011-07-11
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Active
WINGATE, Elizabeth→
director · ~53y · appointed 2011-07-11 · resigned 2022-07-22
Resigned

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Recent filings (46 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-04-30
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-09-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-04
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-08-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-06
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-06-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-04-24
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-07-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-05-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-04-28