BLUESTAKE
🏛️Establishedactive
12560198 · private-unlimited-nsc · incorporated 2020-04-16
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
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of open-ended investment companies
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. 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).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 0.7y
50/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Newest facility, 0.7 years old — likely still in initial term.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (56/100)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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
21 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
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-23📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-10-07🔒Charge registered #1Lender: J.P. Morgan SE
- 2024-04-17📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-04-17📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-04-17📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-04-03📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-04-03📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-04-03📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-05-28📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2020-05-28📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2020-05-28✏️reregistration-private-limited-to-private-unlimited-companychange-of-name · RR05
- 2020-05-28📄re-registration-memorandum-articlesincorporation · MAR
- 2020-05-28✏️certificate-re-registration-limited-to-unlimitedchange-of-name · CERT3
- 2020-05-28✏️reregistration-assentchange-of-name · FOA-RR
- 2020-05-05📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2020-04-16🏢Company incorporatedAs BLUESTAKE
- 2020-04-16➕GIBSON, Stephen Peter appointeddirector
- 2020-04-16➕GIBSON, Vicky Elizabeth Kellam appointeddirector
- 2020-04-16📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
71/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +No director turnover: Company is 6 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Stephen Peter Gibson Individual · British · DOB 04/1969 · age 57 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 16/04/2020 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeprivate-unlimited-nsc
Incorporated2020-04-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64304 — Activities of open-ended investment companies
Registered office
5th Floor, Central Square, 29 Wellington Street
Leeds
West Yorkshire
LS1 4DL
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: —
Last made up to: —
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-29
Last: 2026-04-15
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
GIBSON, Stephen Peter→
Activedirector · ~57y · appointed 2020-04-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
GIBSON, Vicky Elizabeth Kellam→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 2020-04-16
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | J.P. Morgan SE | A registered charge | — | 07/10/2025 | — |
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Recent filings (21 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-01
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-10-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-17
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-04-17
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-04-17
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-04-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-17
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-04-03
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-04-03
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-04-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-01
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2020-05-28
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2020-05-28