A DIFFERENT BLUE LTD

🌳Matureactive
09251536 · ltd · incorporated 2014-10-07
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
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Apr 2026
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Business and domestic software development
Sector: Information & communication
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 74209Other photographic activities
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. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (65/100).

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, 2 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 (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
27 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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£0£10k£19k£29k£38k£48kApr 2025Apr 2026

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2026-04-302025-04-30
Total assets—£29.1k
Current assets—£47.7k
Cash—£45.1k
Debtors—£2.6k
Net assets—£27.6k
Average employees1—

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.

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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 (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-06-11
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    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-08-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-07-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-10-12
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    LOUISE PECK, Anna appointed
    director
  7. 2021-10-12
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  8. 2021-10-07
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  9. 2021-07-01
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    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-07-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-09-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-03-14
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  13. 2018-07-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-07-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-07-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2015-10-20
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  17. 2014-10-07
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    Company incorporated
    As A DIFFERENT BLUE LTD
  18. 2014-10-07
    ➕
    PECK, Thomas appointed
    director

Owner dependency

63/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 12 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

41/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Anna Peck
Individual · British · DOB 06/1983 · age 43
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
Mr Thomas Peck
Individual · British · DOB 06/1983 · age 43
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2014-10-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC62012 — Business and domestic software development

Registered office

38 Carina Drive
Wokingham, Berkshire
RG40 1EF

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2028-01-31
Last made up to: 2026-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-21
Last: 2025-10-07

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

LOUISE PECK, Anna→
director · ~43y · appointed 2021-10-12
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Active
PECK, Thomas→
director · ~43y · appointed 2014-10-07
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Recent filings (27 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-06-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-30
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-10-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-12
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-10-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-07-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-07-28