BLUE PIE (UK) LIMITED
Opportunity 79/100 (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 (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-05-31 | 2024-05-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £601.5k | £209.2k |
| Current assets | £26.37M | £21.93M |
| Cash | £25.97M | £21.61M |
| Debtors | £400.4k | £322.2k |
| Net assets | £601.5k | £209.2k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
3 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-27📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2026-05-27📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2026-02-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-07📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-12-07📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-04-17📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-02-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-09📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-05-31📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2022-05-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-03📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2021-05-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-07📄elect-to-keep-the-directors-register-information-on-the-public-registerofficers · EH01
- 2021-05-07📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2019-12-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-01-26➕KLUEVER, Frederik Hendrik appointeddirector
- 2014-05-27🏢Company incorporatedAs BLUE PIE (UK) LIMITED
- 2014-05-27➕ALLERS, Altmann Jacobus appointeddirector
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +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.
- +No director turnover: Company is 12 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
- 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.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 12 years.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanGroup structure
Blue Pie Investments Proprietary Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
3 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Blue Pie Investments Proprietary Ltd Corporate entity | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 27/05/2017 |
Mr Altmann Jacobus Allers Individual · South African · DOB 02/1961 · age 65 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence · trust interest | 27/05/2026 |
Mr Frederik Hendrik Kluever Individual · South African · DOB 04/1974 · age 52 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence · trust interest | 27/05/2026 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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