BLUE SCORPIO LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
09212752 · ltd · incorporated 2014-09-10
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 5.4y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Oct 2024
Net worth
£2.71M
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Security dealing on own account
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 71-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 71). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 5.4y

70/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 5.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (75/100)

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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
18 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
36 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £2,708,987

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£80k
Net Worth
£2.7m
Current Assets
£80k
Current Liabilities
—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-10-31
Total assets£2.85M
Current assets£79.8k
Cash£79.8k
Net assets£2.71M

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-24
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  2. 2026-01-15
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  3. 2026-01-15
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Gre Capital Agent Limited
  4. 2025-07-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-07-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-11-17
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AAMD
  7. 2023-07-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-10-29
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  9. 2022-10-29
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  10. 2022-10-29
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2022-10-25
    ➖
    AMBRIDGE, Antony Christopher resigned
    secretary
  12. 2022-10-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-07-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2021-02-26
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  15. 2021-02-16
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Ubs Ag, London Branch
  16. 2021-01-15
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  17. 2020-06-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2020-05-14
    ➕
    AMBRIDGE, Antony Christopher appointed
    secretary
  19. 2020-05-14
    ➕
    AMBRIDGE, Terry appointed
    secretary
  20. 2020-05-14
    ➖
    AMBRIDGE, Terry resigned
    secretary
  21. 2020-05-14
    ➖
    PHIPPS, Peter resigned
    secretary
  22. 2020-05-14
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  23. 2020-05-14
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  24. 2020-05-14
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  25. 2020-05-14
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  26. 2020-04-20
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  27. 2017-03-27
    ➕
    MEDLOCK, David John appointed
    director
  28. 2014-09-10
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BLUE SCORPIO LIMITED
  29. 2014-09-10
    ➕
    MEDLOCK, Steven James appointed
    director
  30. 2014-09-10
    ➕
    PHIPPS, Peter appointed
    secretary

Owner dependency

81/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

71/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • 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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Steven James Medlock
Individual · British · DOB 11/1991 · age 35
75–100%
—75-100% shares10/09/2016

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
Incorporated2014-09-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64991 — Security dealing on own account

Registered office

Suite 4 St George's Lodge
Oldfield Road
Bath
Somerset
BA2 3ND
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-24
Last: 2025-09-10

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

MEDLOCK, David John→
director · ~71y · appointed 2017-03-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MEDLOCK, Steven James→
director · ~35y · appointed 2014-09-10
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Active
AMBRIDGE, Antony Christopher→
secretary · appointed 2020-05-14 · resigned 2022-10-25
Resigned
AMBRIDGE, Terry→
secretary · appointed 2020-05-14 · resigned 2020-05-14
Resigned
PHIPPS, Peter→
secretary · appointed 2014-09-10 · resigned 2020-05-14
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Gre Capital Agent
Gre Capital Agent Limited
A registered charge1 property15/01/2026—
outstanding
Ubs Ag, London Branch
A registered charge—16/02/2021—
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Recent filings (36 total)

change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2026-04-24
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2026-01-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-30
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AAMD
2023-11-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-31
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-10-29
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2022-10-29
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-10-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-20