BLUE DORSAL PROPERTIES LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
12879743 · ltd · incorporated 2020-09-15
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Sept 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Security dealing on own account
Sector: Financial & insurance
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 68100Buying and selling of own real estate
  • 68201Renting and operating of Housing Association real estate
  • 68209Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 4 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 (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
15 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Sept 2024Sept 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-09-302024-09-30
Average employees100100

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

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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 (13 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-06-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-07-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-04-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-01-15
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2022-06-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-12-13
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2020-10-29
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  9. 2020-09-15
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    Company incorporated
    As BLUE DORSAL PROPERTIES LIMITED
  10. 2020-09-15
    DENNIS, Shane appointed
    director
  11. 2020-09-15
    DENNIS, Marie appointed
    director
  12. 2020-09-15
    DENNIS, Marie resigned
    director
  13. 2020-09-15
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Shane Dennis
Individual · Irish · DOB 08/1969 · age 57
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control15/09/2020
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs Marie Dennisceased 18/09/2020· 25-50% shares

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
Incorporated2020-09-15
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64991 — Security dealing on own account

Registered office

3 Stanley Road
Brighton
East Sussex
BN1 4NJ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-20
Last: 2025-12-06

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

DENNIS, Shane
director · ~57y · appointed 2020-09-15
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Active
DENNIS, Marie
director · ~58y · appointed 2020-09-15 · resigned 2020-09-15
Resigned

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Recent filings (15 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-06-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-04-03
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-01-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-06-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-19
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-12-13
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2020-10-29
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2020-09-15