BLUE4 CULTURE LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
08167755 · ltd · incorporated 2012-08-03
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
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not disclosed
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 73-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 73). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (60/100)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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
11 connected companies via shared directors
78
Filing history
34 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
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-05-28📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2025-05-28📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-05-28📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-12-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-04📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-08-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-04-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-05-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-06-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-10-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-09-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2015-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2012-08-03🏢Company incorporatedAs BLUE4 CULTURE LIMITED
- 2012-08-03➕GLOWINKOWSKI, Margaret appointeddirector
- 2012-08-03➕GLOWINKOWSKI, Steven Paul, Dr appointeddirector
Owner dependency
86/100
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.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 73 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +No director turnover: Company is 14 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
79/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 73 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.
- 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.)
Group structure
Blue4 International Limited holds 25-50% — a significant corporate investor but not a controlling parent.
🏛️significant stake
Blue4 International Limited
Corporate parent · holds 25-50% shares · board control
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BLUE4 CULTURE LIMITED
This company · 08167755
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Blue4 International Limited Corporate entity | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control · firm interest | 31/03/2025 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Dr Steven Paul Glowinkowskiceased 31/03/2025· 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control
- Mrs Margaret Glowinkowskiceased 31/03/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2012-08-03
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999
Registered office
5 St Peter's Court
Middleborough
Colchester
Essex
CO1 1WD
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-17
Last: 2025-08-03
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
GLOWINKOWSKI, Margaret→
Activedirector · ~70y · appointed 2012-08-03
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GLOWINKOWSKI, Steven Paul, Dr→
Activedirector · ~73y · appointed 2012-08-03
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Recent filings (34 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-11-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-13
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2025-05-28
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-05-28
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-05-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-12-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-11-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-21
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-04-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-08-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-12-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-03