BLUE OCTOPUS SOFTWARE SOLUTIONS LLP

⚰️Wound downdissolved
OC353276 · llp · incorporated 2010-03-16
Investment thesis
Company dissolved — not a live target.
Why interesting: Historical record only; useful for precedent research.
Why risky: Not transactable.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
54/100
Worth a look
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Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed unclear — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 54/100 (worth a look), bankability 70/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Company dissolved. Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (53/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile
address, no SIC, incorporation date
80
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (4 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
4 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
26 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
54/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
30
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
80
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 (33 events)Click to expand
  1. 2018-11-27
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    gazette-dissolved-voluntary
    gazette · GAZ2(A)
  2. 2018-11-27
    🏁
    Company dissolved
  3. 2018-09-11
    📄
    gazette-notice-voluntary
    gazette · GAZ1(A)
  4. 2018-09-03
    📄
    dissolution-application-strike-off-limited-liability-partnership
    dissolution · LLDS01
  5. 2018-04-19
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  6. 2018-01-26
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2017-03-20
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  8. 2016-12-18
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2016-05-18
    📄
    annual-return-limited-liability-partnership-with-made-up-date
    annual-return · LLAR01
  10. 2016-01-09
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2015-06-09
    📄
    annual-return-limited-liability-partnership-with-made-up-date
    annual-return · LLAR01
  12. 2015-06-09
    📄
    change-corporate-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-change-date
    officers · LLCH02
  13. 2014-08-16
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2014-05-19
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-limited-liability-partnership-with-date-old-address
    address · LLAD01
  15. 2014-03-24
    📄
    annual-return-limited-liability-partnership-with-made-up-date
    annual-return · LLAR01
  16. 2014-01-23
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  17. 2013-09-03
    📄
    appoint-person-member-limited-liability-partnership
    officers · LLAP01
  18. 2013-09-03
    📄
    appoint-person-member-limited-liability-partnership
    officers · LLAP01
  19. 2013-09-02
    ➕
    COLEMAN, Christopher James appointed
    llp-designated-member
  20. 2013-09-02
    ➕
    COLEMAN, Liam Andrew appointed
    llp-designated-member
  21. 2013-09-02
    ➕
    GLENDINNING, Paul Richard appointed
    llp-designated-member
  22. 2013-09-02
    📄
    appoint-person-member-limited-liability-partnership
    officers · LLAP01
  23. 2013-04-10
    📄
    annual-return-limited-liability-partnership-with-made-up-date
    annual-return · LLAR01
  24. 2013-04-10
    📄
    change-corporate-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-change-date
    officers · LLCH02
  25. 2013-04-10
    📄
    termination-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name
    officers · LLTM01
  26. 2013-01-03
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  27. 2012-06-11
    ➖
    NAGRA, Talvinder resigned
    llp-designated-member
  28. 2012-03-19
    📄
    annual-return-limited-liability-partnership-with-made-up-date
    annual-return · LLAR01
  29. 2011-12-12
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  30. 2011-03-17
    📄
    annual-return-limited-liability-partnership-with-made-up-date
    annual-return · LLAR01
  31. 2010-03-16
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BLUE OCTOPUS SOFTWARE SOLUTIONS LLP
  32. 2010-03-16
    ➕
    BLUE OCTOPUS RECRUITMENT LEEDS LLP appointed
    corporate-llp-designated-member
  33. 2010-03-16
    ➕
    NAGRA, Talvinder appointed
    llp-designated-member

Owner dependency

50/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

Succession & seller-readiness

40/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 16 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

1 high ·
Company dissolved
high

Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only.

Evidence: Dissolved on 2018-11-27

Group structure

Blue Octopus Recruitment Leeds Llp holds 25-50% — a significant corporate investor but not a controlling parent.

🏛️
Blue Octopus Recruitment Leeds Llp
Corporate parent
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BLUE OCTOPUS SOFTWARE SOLUTIONS LLP
This company · OC353276

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

4 active beneficial owners · fragmented
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Liam Andrew Coleman
Individual · British · DOB 04/1983 · age 43
—25–50%25-50% voting06/04/2016
Mr Christopher James Coleman
Individual · British · DOB 06/1979 · age 47
—25–50%25-50% voting06/04/2016
Paul Richard Glendinning
Individual · British · DOB 08/1970 · age 56
—25–50%25-50% voting06/04/2016
Blue Octopus Recruitment Leeds Llp
Corporate entity
—25–50%25-50% voting · firm interest06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusdissolved
Typellp
Incorporated2010-03-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC—

Registered office

Octo House
2 Station Road
Otley
West Yorkshire
LS21 3HX

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: —
Last made up to: 2017-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: —
Last: —

Officers (0 active · 1 resigned)

COLEMAN, Christopher James→
llp-designated-member · ~47y · appointed 2013-09-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
COLEMAN, Liam Andrew→
llp-designated-member · ~43y · appointed 2013-09-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GLENDINNING, Paul Richard→
llp-designated-member · ~56y · appointed 2013-09-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BLUE OCTOPUS RECRUITMENT LEEDS LLP→
corporate-llp-designated-member · appointed 2010-03-16
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Active
NAGRA, Talvinder→
llp-designated-member · ~43y · appointed 2010-03-16 · resigned 2012-06-11
Resigned

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Recent filings (26 total)

gazette-dissolved-voluntary
gazette · GAZ2(A)
2018-11-27
gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2018-09-11
dissolution-application-strike-off-limited-liability-partnership
dissolution · LLDS01
2018-09-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2018-04-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2018-01-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2017-03-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2016-12-18
annual-return-limited-liability-partnership-with-made-up-date
annual-return · LLAR01
2016-05-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2016-01-09
annual-return-limited-liability-partnership-with-made-up-date
annual-return · LLAR01
2015-06-09
change-corporate-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-change-date
officers · LLCH02
2015-06-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2014-08-16
change-registered-office-address-limited-liability-partnership-with-date-old-address
address · LLAD01
2014-05-19
annual-return-limited-liability-partnership-with-made-up-date
annual-return · LLAR01
2014-03-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2014-01-23