BLUE OTTER BOATS LTD

🏛️Establishedactive
10911056 · ltd · incorporated 2017-08-11
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Aug 2025
Net worth
£-24.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other amusement and recreation activities n.e.c.
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 77/100 (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: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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, 1 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 (2 active, 4 linked, 4 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
23 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
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 · FRS 102
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £24,715
Cash YoY
+3%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£8k
↑ 2.9% YoY
Net Worth
-£25k
↓ 11% YoY
Current Assets
£8k
↑ 2.9% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
-£25k-£18k-£11k-£5k£2k£8kAug 2024Aug 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-08-312024-08-31
Total assets£-24.7k£-22.2k
Current assets£8.4k£8.1k
Cash£8.4k£8.1k
Net assets£-24.7k£-22.2k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal 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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-05-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-05-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-05-10
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  5. 2023-05-09
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  6. 2023-05-09
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    withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
  7. 2023-04-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-06-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-05-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-05-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-04-05
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  13. 2019-04-05
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  14. 2018-06-05
    ➖
    HOPKINS, Mark Jonathan resigned
    director
  15. 2018-06-05
    ➖
    HOPKINS, Suzanne Claire resigned
    director
  16. 2017-08-11
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    Company incorporated
    As BLUE OTTER BOATS LTD
  17. 2017-08-11
    ➕
    HOPKINS, Jeremy Ben appointed
    director
  18. 2017-08-11
    ➕
    SMAILES, Elizabeth Ann appointed
    director
  19. 2017-08-11
    ➕
    HOPKINS, Mark Jonathan appointed
    director
  20. 2017-08-11
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    HOPKINS, Suzanne Claire appointed
    director
  21. 2017-08-11
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

66/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

46/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

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
Mr Jeremy Hopkins
Individual · British · DOB 11/1966 · age 60
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting09/05/2023
Mrs Elizabeth Smailes
Individual · British · DOB 03/1972 · age 54
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting11/08/2017

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
Incorporated2017-08-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC93290 — Other amusement and recreation activities n.e.c.

Registered office

The Old Coach House
Rear Of Eastville Terrace, Ripon Road
Harrogate
North Yorkshire
HG1 3HJ
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-24
Last: 2025-08-10

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

HOPKINS, Jeremy Ben→
director · ~60y · appointed 2017-08-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SMAILES, Elizabeth Ann→
director · ~54y · appointed 2017-08-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HOPKINS, Mark Jonathan→
director · ~65y · appointed 2017-08-11 · resigned 2018-06-05
Resigned
HOPKINS, Suzanne Claire→
director · ~63y · appointed 2017-08-11 · resigned 2018-06-05
Resigned

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Recent filings (23 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-05-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-10
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-05-10
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-05-09
withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
2023-05-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-10