BLU INNS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC210592 · ltd · incorporated 2000-09-01
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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 25.2y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Nov 2024
Net worth
£3.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Licenced restaurants
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 73-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 73). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 25.2y

50/100
clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

  • · Oldest live charge is 25.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: high (82/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
12 officers (3 active, 12 linked, 9 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
9 connected companies via shared directors
72
Filing history
104 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £2,962
Net assets shrinking
Down £27,884 YoY
Cash YoY
-6%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£76k
↓ 6.4% YoY
Net Worth
£3k
↓ 90% YoY
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
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£0£16k£33k£49k£65k£82kNov 2023Nov 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-11-302023-11-30
Cash£76.3k£81.5k
Net assets£3.0k£30.8k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

3 signals 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
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Corporate timeline (40 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-08-29
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    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-05-03
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    change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH04
  4. 2023-09-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-06-02
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    address · AD01
  6. 2023-06-02
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    appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP04
  7. 2023-06-02
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  8. 2023-05-29
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    BURNETT & REID LLP appointed
    corporate-secretary
  9. 2023-05-29
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    PETERKINS, SOLICITORS resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  10. 2022-07-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-08-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  12. 2020-07-24
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  13. 2019-06-05
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  14. 2018-05-29
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  15. 2018-01-29
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  16. 2017-09-05
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  17. 2017-03-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  18. 2010-10-04
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    COLVILLE, David Charles appointed
    director
  19. 2010-06-29
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    MCINTOSH, Kevin Charles Cameron resigned
    director
  20. 2007-11-08
    ➖
    GORDON, Stuart Forbes resigned
    director
  21. 2007-11-08
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    GORDON, Stuart Forbes resigned
    director
  22. 2006-09-05
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    MCINTOSH, Kevin Charles Cameron appointed
    director
  23. 2006-02-28
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  24. 2002-08-24
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    SUTHERLAND, Thomas Davidson appointed
    director
  25. 2002-08-24
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    BISHOP, Simon Nicholas Gerard resigned
    director
  26. 2002-08-24
    ➕
    GORDON, Stuart Forbes appointed
    director
  27. 2002-08-24
    ➕
    GORDON, Stuart Forbes appointed
    director
  28. 2002-06-14
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    GORDON, Stuart Forbes resigned
    director
  29. 2002-06-14
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    SUTHERLAND, Thomas Davidson resigned
    director
  30. 2002-03-19
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    Charge satisfied #1
  31. 2001-11-16
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    ROSS, David Allan resigned
    director
  32. 2001-09-05
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    GORDON, Stuart Forbes appointed
    director
  33. 2001-06-12
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    SUTHERLAND, Thomas Davidson appointed
    director
  34. 2001-03-13
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
  35. 2000-11-27
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    BISHOP, Simon Nicholas Gerard appointed
    director
  36. 2000-11-27
    ➕
    ROSS, David Allan appointed
    director
  37. 2000-11-27
    ➖
    PETERKINS SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  38. 2000-09-01
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    Company incorporated
    As BLU INNS LIMITED
  39. 2000-09-01
    ➕
    PETERKINS, SOLICITORS appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  40. 2000-09-01
    ➕
    PETERKINS SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

83/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 73 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

86/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 73 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 24 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

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
Mr Thomas Davidson Sutherland
Individual · British · DOB 11/1953 · age 73
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

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

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🔒Tailored diligence questions

7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2000-09-01
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC56101 — Licenced restaurants

Registered office

Unit 2, The Galleria
Langstane Place
Aberdeen
AB11 6FB
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-16
Last: 2025-06-02

Officers (3 active · 9 resigned)

BURNETT & REID LLP→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2023-05-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
COLVILLE, David Charles→
director · ~58y · appointed 2010-10-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SUTHERLAND, Thomas Davidson→
director · ~73y · appointed 2002-08-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PETERKINS, SOLICITORS→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2000-09-01 · resigned 2023-05-29
Resigned
BISHOP, Simon Nicholas Gerard→
director · ~64y · appointed 2000-11-27 · resigned 2002-08-24
Resigned
GORDON, Stuart Forbes→
director · ~70y · appointed 2002-08-24 · resigned 2007-11-08
Resigned
GORDON, Stuart Forbes→
director · ~70y · appointed 2002-08-24 · resigned 2007-11-08
Resigned
GORDON, Stuart Forbes→
director · ~70y · appointed 2001-09-05 · resigned 2002-06-14
Resigned
MCINTOSH, Kevin Charles Cameron→
director · ~53y · appointed 2006-09-05 · resigned 2010-06-29
Resigned
ROSS, David Allan→
director · ~72y · appointed 2000-11-27 · resigned 2001-11-16
Resigned
SUTHERLAND, Thomas Davidson→
director · ~73y · appointed 2001-06-12 · resigned 2002-06-14
Resigned
PETERKINS SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2000-09-01 · resigned 2000-11-27
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Bond & floating charge1 property28/02/2006—
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
Bond & floating charge1 property13/03/200119/03/2002
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Recent filings (104 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-14
change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH04
2024-05-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-02
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-06-02
appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP04
2023-06-02
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2023-06-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-07-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-08-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-15