BLUE DOLPHIN CAPITAL LTD

🌱Startupactive
16440698 · ltd · incorporated 2025-05-09
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
67/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of venture and development capital companies
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 67/100 (strong), bankability 55/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (58/100)

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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
8 connected companies via shared directors
69
Filing history
4 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
67/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
50
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (9 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-13
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  2. 2025-08-29
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  3. 2025-08-26
    SOUTHERN, Jill resigned
    director
  4. 2025-05-23
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  5. 2025-05-21
    SOUTHERN, Jill appointed
    director
  6. 2025-05-09
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BLUE DOLPHIN CAPITAL LTD
  7. 2025-05-09
    BRADBURY, Duncan Stewart appointed
    director
  8. 2025-05-09
    SHERIDAN, Raymond Terence appointed
    director
  9. 2025-05-09
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

78/100
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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 72 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Young company: Only 1.1 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

Succession & seller-readiness

66/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 72 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

Red flags

1 high ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

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

Evidence: Next due: 2026-05-22

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Duncan Stewart Bradbury
Individual · Australian · DOB 05/1954 · age 72
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control09/05/2025

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
Incorporated2025-05-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64303 — Activities of venture and development capital companies

Registered office

Court Dairy Cottage
Frampton
Dorchester
DT2 9NH
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-09
Last made up to:
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-22OVERDUE
Last:

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

BRADBURY, Duncan Stewart
director · ~72y · appointed 2025-05-09
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Active
SHERIDAN, Raymond Terence
director · ~67y · appointed 2025-05-09
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Active
SOUTHERN, Jill
director · ~63y · appointed 2025-05-21 · resigned 2025-08-26
Resigned

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Recent filings (4 total)

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-10-13
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-08-29
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-05-23
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2025-05-09