BLUE4 PERFORMANCE LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
09576011 · ltd · incorporated 2015-05-06
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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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 73-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 73). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (60/100)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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
11 connected companies via shared directors
78
Filing history
25 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.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-05-14📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2025-05-14📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-12-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-03📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2023-11-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-02-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-06-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-08-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-09-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-02-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-12-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-06-15📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-05-06🏢Company incorporatedAs BLUE4 PERFORMANCE LIMITED
- 2015-05-06➕GLOWINKOWSKI, Margaret appointeddirector
- 2015-05-06➕GLOWINKOWSKI, Steven Paul, Dr appointeddirector
- 2015-05-06📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
86/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 73 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +No director turnover: Company is 11 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
71/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 73 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
Blue4 International Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Blue4 International Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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BLUE4 PERFORMANCE LIMITED
This company · 09576011
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Blue4 International Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 31/03/2025 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Glowinkowski International Limitedceased 31/03/2025· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2015-05-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999
Registered office
5 St Peter's Court
Middleborough
Colchester
Essex
CO1 1WD
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-20
Last: 2026-05-06
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
GLOWINKOWSKI, Margaret→
Activedirector · ~70y · appointed 2015-05-06
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GLOWINKOWSKI, Steven Paul, Dr→
Activedirector · ~73y · appointed 2015-05-06
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Recent filings (25 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-11-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-22
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2025-05-14
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-05-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-12-06
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-12-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-11-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-08-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-02-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-06-02