BLUE DIRECT SERVICES LLP

💤Zombieactive
OC363470 · llp · incorporated 2011-04-05
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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

Company profile
address, no SIC, incorporation date
80
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
40 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
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
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
80
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Average employees0200

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-25
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    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  2. 2025-09-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-04-07
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    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  4. 2024-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-04-10
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    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  6. 2023-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-04-06
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    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  8. 2022-10-28
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-06-14
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    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  10. 2021-11-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-06-09
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    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  12. 2021-01-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-04-20
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    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  14. 2019-10-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-05-01
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  16. 2018-11-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2018-09-27
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    change-account-reference-date-limited-liability-partnership-previous-shortened
    accounts · LLAA01
  18. 2018-04-18
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    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  19. 2018-02-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2017-05-04
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    confirmation-statement-with-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  21. 2017-01-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  22. 2016-11-11
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    termination-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-termination-date
    officers · LLTM01
  23. 2016-09-01
    ➖
    JEFFS, Michelle resigned
    llp-member
  24. 2016-05-23
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    annual-return-limited-liability-partnership-with-made-up-date
    annual-return · LLAR01
  25. 2016-05-23
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    termination-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-termination-date
    officers · LLTM01
  26. 2016-01-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  27. 2015-07-01
    ➕
    JEFFS, Michelle appointed
    llp-member
  28. 2015-04-05
    ➖
    KEFFORD, Guy Kenneth resigned
    llp-member
  29. 2014-04-06
    ➖
    BLUE DIRECT LIMITED resigned
    corporate-llp-designated-member
  30. 2014-01-03
    ➕
    KEFFORD, Guy Kenneth appointed
    llp-member
  31. 2011-04-05
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BLUE DIRECT SERVICES LLP
  32. 2011-04-05
    ➕
    ANDERTON, Christina Helen appointed
    llp-designated-member
  33. 2011-04-05
    ➕
    ANDERTON, James Anthony Lyon appointed
    llp-designated-member
  34. 2011-04-05
    ➕
    BLUE DIRECT LIMITED appointed
    corporate-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 15 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Christina Helen Anderton
Individual · British · DOB 11/1968 · age 58
——sig. influencesignificant influence06/04/2016

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typellp
Incorporated2011-04-05
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC—

Registered office

Montpelier Chambers
61 High Street South
Dunstable
Bedfordshire
LU6 3SF

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-19
Last: 2026-04-05

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

ANDERTON, Christina Helen→
llp-designated-member · ~58y · appointed 2011-04-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ANDERTON, James Anthony Lyon→
llp-designated-member · ~55y · appointed 2011-04-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BLUE DIRECT LIMITED→
corporate-llp-designated-member · appointed 2011-04-05 · resigned 2014-04-06
Resigned
JEFFS, Michelle→
llp-member · ~46y · appointed 2015-07-01 · resigned 2016-09-01
Resigned
KEFFORD, Guy Kenneth→
llp-member · ~60y · appointed 2014-01-03 · resigned 2015-04-05
Resigned

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Recent filings (40 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2026-04-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2025-04-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2024-04-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2023-04-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-10-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2022-06-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-11-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2021-06-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-01-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2020-04-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-10-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2019-05-01