BLUEBERRY HILL DESIGN LTD

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14704572 · ltd · incorporated 2023-03-03
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 Mar 2024
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
52/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Manufacture of other builders' carpentry and joinery
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed admin-neglect survivor — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 52/100 (worth a look), bankability 40/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: File overdue accounts. Clears statutory overdue flag — immediate bankability uplift for refinance conversations. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (38/100). Current lenders should be on monthly review.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (70/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
10 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
52/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
35
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
49
Multiple red flags — proceed with caution.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · IFRS
Metric2024-03-31
Average employees200

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • 1 dissolution
  • 1 gazette
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • 1 dissolution
  • 1 gazette
  • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (14 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-10
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    dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
  2. 2026-04-07
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  3. 2026-02-23
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  4. 2026-02-23
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2026-02-09
    TAYLOR, Ellice Mai resigned
    director
  6. 2025-06-15
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2025-06-02
    FARMER, Louise Barbara resigned
    director
  8. 2025-01-02
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2024-06-17
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2023-03-03
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BLUEBERRY HILL DESIGN LTD
  11. 2023-03-03
    WRIGHT, Carrianne appointed
    director
  12. 2023-03-03
    FARMER, Louise Barbara appointed
    director
  13. 2023-03-03
    TAYLOR, Ellice Mai appointed
    director
  14. 2023-03-03
    📄
    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

2 high ·
Accounts overdue
high

Statutory accounts have not been filed by their due date. Can indicate admin breakdown, cash preservation, or deliberate delay.

Evidence: Next due: 2025-12-31

Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-03-16

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Miss Carrianne Wright
Individual · British · DOB 11/2003 · age 23
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control03/03/2023
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Miss Ellice Mai Taylorceased 09/02/2026· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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
Incorporated2023-03-03
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC16230 — Manufacture of other builders' carpentry and joinery

Registered office

Unit 12, Torridge Business Park
Nadder Lane
South Molton
EX36 4HP
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2025-12-31OVERDUE
Last made up to: 2024-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-03-16OVERDUE
Last: 2025-03-02

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

WRIGHT, Carrianne
director · ~23y · appointed 2023-03-03
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Active
FARMER, Louise Barbara
director · ~47y · appointed 2023-03-03 · resigned 2025-06-02
Resigned
TAYLOR, Ellice Mai
director · ~26y · appointed 2023-03-03 · resigned 2026-02-09
Resigned

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Recent filings (10 total)

dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2026-04-10
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2026-04-07
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-02-23
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-02-23
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-06-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-02
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-06-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-13
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-03-03