BLUEFISH AGENCY LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
09507695 · ltd · incorporated 2015-03-25
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 Jun 2025
Net worth
£419.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Advertising agencies
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 85590Other education n.e.c.
- 86900Other human health activities
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 66). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Company profile
address, 3 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
4 officers (4 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
7 connected companies via shared directors
66
Filing history
29 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
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £419,090
Net assets shrinking
Down £41,741 YoY
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£419k
↓ 9.1% YoY
Current Assets
£889k
↓ 10% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-06-30 | 2024-06-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £419.1k | £529.2k |
| Current assets | £889.4k | £988.3k |
| Net assets | £419.1k | £460.8k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-21📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-05-21📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-05-20➕DOBLE, Ian Robert appointeddirector
- 2022-05-20➕HEPWORTH, Jennifer Anne appointeddirector
- 2022-03-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-31📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2021-03-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-23📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2020-03-25📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-03-04📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2020-03-03📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2020-02-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-12-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2017-12-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2015-03-25🏢Company incorporatedAs BLUEFISH AGENCY LIMITED
- 2015-03-25➕WRIGHT, Helen appointedsecretary
- 2015-03-25➕DOBLE, Helen appointeddirector
Owner dependency
73/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
55/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- 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.)
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Helen Jane Doble Individual · British · DOB 04/1964 · age 62 | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2015-03-25
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC73110 — Advertising agencies
Registered office
The Pines
Slade
Oxwich
Swansea
SA3 1NA
Wales
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-30
Last: 2026-03-16
Officers (4 active · 0 resigned)
Active
DOBLE, Helen→
Activedirector · ~62y · appointed 2015-03-25
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DOBLE, Ian Robert→
Activedirector · ~66y · appointed 2022-05-20
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HEPWORTH, Jennifer Anne→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2022-05-20
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Recent filings (29 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-30
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-05-21
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-05-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-03-31
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2021-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-03-31