BLUES MATTERS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
08718861 · ltd · incorporated 2013-10-04
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
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year to Oct 2024
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Sound recording and music publishing activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 71-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 71). 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 (73/100).

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
6 officers (1 active, 6 linked, 6 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
45 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.

Key financials

1 year 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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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-10-31
Average employees0

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

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
4
filings
  • • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Last 180 days
5
filings
  • • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-16
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  2. 2026-04-16
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  3. 2026-04-16
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2025-12-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2025-11-06
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  6. 2025-11-05
    ➕
    PEARCE, Jennifer Anne appointed
    director
  7. 2025-11-05
    ➖
    PEARCE, Estate Of Mr Alan resigned
    director
  8. 2025-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2025-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2025-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2025-06-30
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    administrative-restoration-company
    restoration · RT01
  12. 2023-04-11
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    gazette-dissolved-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ2
  13. 2023-01-03
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  14. 2022-04-05
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  15. 2022-04-05
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  16. 2022-04-05
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  17. 2022-04-05
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  18. 2022-01-23
    ➖
    PEARCE, Alan Derek resigned
    director
  19. 2022-01-23
    ➕
    PEARCE, Estate Of Mr Alan appointed
    director
  20. 2021-07-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  21. 2021-05-05
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  22. 2020-04-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  23. 2019-10-31
    ➕
    PEARCE, Alan Derek appointed
    director
  24. 2019-10-31
    ➖
    PEARCE, Jennifer resigned
    director
  25. 2019-10-31
    ➖
    THOMAS, David Charles resigned
    director
  26. 2014-10-06
    ➖
    SOARS, James Henry resigned
    director
  27. 2013-10-04
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BLUES MATTERS LIMITED
  28. 2013-10-04
    ➕
    PEARCE, Jennifer appointed
    director
  29. 2013-10-04
    ➕
    SOARS, James Henry appointed
    director
  30. 2013-10-04
    ➕
    THOMAS, David Charles appointed
    director

Owner dependency

90/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • 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
Ms Jennifer Anne Pearce
Individual · British · DOB 04/1955 · age 71
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting05/11/2025
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Estate Of Mr Alan Pearceceased 11/05/2025· 75-100% shares
  • Mr Alan Derek Pearceceased 23/01/2022· 75-100% shares
  • Mrs Jennifer Pearceceased 31/10/2019· 50-75% 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
Incorporated2013-10-04
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC59200 — Sound recording and music publishing activities

Registered office

St Davids House
48 Free Street
Brecon
Powys
LD3 7BN
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-02
Last: 2026-03-19

Officers (1 active · 5 resigned)

PEARCE, Jennifer Anne→
director · ~71y · appointed 2025-11-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PEARCE, Alan Derek→
director · ~76y · appointed 2019-10-31 · resigned 2022-01-23
Resigned
PEARCE, Estate Of Mr Alan→
director · ~76y · appointed 2022-01-23 · resigned 2025-11-05
Resigned
PEARCE, Jennifer→
director · ~71y · appointed 2013-10-04 · resigned 2019-10-31
Resigned
SOARS, James Henry→
director · ~72y · appointed 2013-10-04 · resigned 2014-10-06
Resigned
THOMAS, David Charles→
director · ~75y · appointed 2013-10-04 · resigned 2019-10-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (45 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-27
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-04-16
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-04-16
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-04-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-12-10
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-11-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-30
administrative-restoration-company
restoration · RT01
2025-06-30
gazette-dissolved-compulsory
gazette · GAZ2
2023-04-11