BLUE CLARITY DESIGN SERVICES LTD
🌳Matureactive
NI621719 · ltd · incorporated 2013-11-29
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 10.4y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Wired telecommunications activities
Sector: Information & communication
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 61200Wireless telecommunications activities
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
7 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 10.4y
70/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 10.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (60/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
7 charges (7/7 with lender, 7/7 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 6 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
71 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
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
4
filings
- • 2 accounts
- • 2 other
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (45 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduaryaccounts · AA
- 2026-02-13📄legacyaccounts · PARENT_ACC
- 2026-02-13📄legacyother · GUARANTEE2
- 2026-02-13📄legacyother · AGREEMENT2
- 2025-04-02📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-03-31➖MORGAN, Hugh resigneddirector
- 2025-02-26📄legacyaccounts · PARENT_ACC
- 2025-02-26📄legacyother · AGREEMENT2
- 2025-02-26📄legacyother · GUARANTEE2
- 2025-02-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduaryaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-19📄legacyaccounts · PARENT_ACC
- 2025-02-06📄legacyother · AGREEMENT2
- 2025-02-06📄legacyother · GUARANTEE2
- 2024-03-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduaryaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-15📄legacyaccounts · PARENT_ACC
- 2024-03-15📄legacyother · AGREEMENT2
- 2024-03-15📄legacyother · GUARANTEE2
- 2024-03-05📄legacyother · AGREEMENT2
- 2024-03-05📄legacyother · GUARANTEE2
- 2023-11-27📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-06-29📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2023-06-29📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2023-06-29📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2023-06-29🔓Charge satisfied #5
- 2023-06-29🔓Charge satisfied #4
- 2023-06-29🔓Charge satisfied #3
- 2023-06-29🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2023-06-22🔒Charge registered #7Lender: Glas Trust Corporation Limited
- 2023-06-22🔒Charge registered #6Lender: Glas Trust Corporation Limited
- 2023-02-10➖FENTON, Darren Johnathan resigneddirector
- 2021-05-20🔒Charge registered #5Lender: Glas Trust Corporation Limited
- 2021-05-20🔒Charge registered #4Lender: Glas Trust Corporation Limited
- 2021-05-20🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Glas Trust Corporation Limited
- 2021-05-20🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Glas Trust Corporation Limited
- 2021-04-21🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2021-04-09➕HUMPHREYS, David Christopher appointeddirector
- 2021-04-09➕POTTER, Robert Michael appointeddirector
- 2017-12-31➖CHIVERS, Stephen Christopher resigneddirector
- 2017-12-29➖RAFFERTY, Conor Gerard resigneddirector
- 2016-02-28➕CHIVERS, Stephen Christopher appointeddirector
- 2016-02-28➕MORGAN, Hugh appointeddirector
- 2016-01-20🔒Charge registered #1Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Ireland
- 2013-11-29🏢Company incorporatedAs BLUE CLARITY DESIGN SERVICES LTD
- 2013-11-29➕FENTON, Darren Johnathan appointeddirector
- 2013-11-29➕RAFFERTY, Conor Gerard appointeddirector
Owner dependency
58/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
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
1 med ·Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
mediumMultiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
Group structure
Whistler Bidco Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Whistler Bidco Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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BLUE CLARITY DESIGN SERVICES LTD
This company · NI621719
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Whistler Bidco Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 09/04/2021 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Darren Johnathan Fentonceased 09/04/2021· 25-50% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2013-11-29
Jurisdictionnorthern-ireland
Primary SIC61100 — Wired telecommunications activities
Registered office
Building 8 Unit 6, Carryduff Business Park
Comber Road
Carryduff
BT8 8AN
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-19
Last: 2025-07-05
Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)
HUMPHREYS, David Christopher→
Activedirector · ~53y · appointed 2021-04-09
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POTTER, Robert Michael→
Activedirector · ~54y · appointed 2021-04-09
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CHIVERS, Stephen Christopher→
Resigneddirector · ~70y · appointed 2016-02-28 · resigned 2017-12-31
FENTON, Darren Johnathan→
Resigneddirector · ~46y · appointed 2013-11-29 · resigned 2023-02-10
MORGAN, Hugh→
Resigneddirector · ~39y · appointed 2016-02-28 · resigned 2025-03-31
RAFFERTY, Conor Gerard→
Resigneddirector · ~40y · appointed 2013-11-29 · resigned 2017-12-29
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Mortgages & charges
7
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:7 of 7 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Glas Trust Corporation Glas Trust Corporation Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 22/06/2023 | — | |
| outstanding | Glas Trust Corporation Glas Trust Corporation Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 22/06/2023 | — | |
| satisfied | Glas Trust Corporation Glas Trust Corporation Limited | A registered charge | — | 20/05/2021 | 29/06/2023 | |
| satisfied | Glas Trust Corporation Glas Trust Corporation Limited | A registered charge | — | 20/05/2021 | 29/06/2023 | |
| satisfied | Glas Trust Corporation Glas Trust Corporation Limited | A registered charge | — | 20/05/2021 | 29/06/2023 | |
| satisfied | Glas Trust Corporation Glas Trust Corporation Limited | A registered charge | — | 20/05/2021 | 29/06/2023 | |
| satisfied | The Governor and Company of the Bank of Ireland | A registered charge | — | 20/01/2016 | 21/04/2021 |
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Recent filings (71 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduary
accounts · AA
2026-02-13
legacy
accounts · PARENT_ACC
2026-02-13
legacy
other · GUARANTEE2
2026-02-13
legacy
other · AGREEMENT2
2026-02-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-07
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-04-02
legacy
accounts · PARENT_ACC
2025-02-26
legacy
other · AGREEMENT2
2025-02-26
legacy
other · GUARANTEE2
2025-02-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduary
accounts · AA
2025-02-19
legacy
accounts · PARENT_ACC
2025-02-19
legacy
other · AGREEMENT2
2025-02-06
legacy
other · GUARANTEE2
2025-02-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduary
accounts · AA
2024-03-15