BLUEFLOW LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC269412 · ltd · incorporated 2004-06-16
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
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jun 2025
Net worth
£1.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 70-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 70). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
10 officers (2 active, 10 linked, 6 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
77 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £1,553

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£2k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£2k
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£311£621£932£1k£2kJun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Total assets£1.6k£1.6k
Current assets£1.6k£1.6k
Net assets£1.6k£1.6k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (35 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  2. 2025-04-09
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2025-03-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-02-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-03-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-03-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-06-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-06-21
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  9. 2020-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-03-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-12-18
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    address · AD01
  12. 2018-07-09
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2018-03-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-10-27
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    MACLAY MURRAY & SPENS LLP resigned
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  15. 2017-03-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-06-30
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  17. 2016-06-30
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  18. 2015-11-01
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    STEVENSON-ROBB, Frederick George resigned
    director
  19. 2015-09-09
    ➖
    POOL, John Kingston resigned
    director
  20. 2014-09-25
    ➖
    RODGER, Albert Alexander resigned
    director
  21. 2014-09-25
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    STEVENSON-ROBB, Frederick George appointed
    director
  22. 2007-12-13
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    YARDLEY, Michael John appointed
    director
  23. 2007-12-13
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    MURRAY, Peter Cyril resigned
    director
  24. 2006-08-02
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    MACLAY MURRAY & SPENS LLP appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  25. 2006-08-02
    ➖
    MACLAY MURRAY & SPENS LLP resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  26. 2006-04-24
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    MURRAY, Peter Cyril appointed
    director
  27. 2006-04-24
    ➕
    RODGER, Albert Alexander appointed
    director
  28. 2005-03-31
    ➕
    POOL, John Kingston appointed
    director
  29. 2005-02-14
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    STARKEY, Andrew Joe appointed
    director
  30. 2005-02-14
    ➖
    VINDEX LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  31. 2005-02-14
    ➖
    VINDEX SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  32. 2004-06-16
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    Company incorporated
    As BLUEFLOW LIMITED
  33. 2004-06-16
    ➕
    MACLAY MURRAY & SPENS LLP appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  34. 2004-06-16
    ➕
    VINDEX LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  35. 2004-06-16
    ➕
    VINDEX 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 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

96/100
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 70 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 21 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 22 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • 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 Andrew Joe Starkey
Individual · English · DOB 03/1971 · age 55
25–50%
—25-50% shares12/06/2017

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
Incorporated2004-06-16
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

33e 33e Jamaica Street
Aberdeen
AB25 3UX
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-26
Last: 2025-06-12

Officers (2 active · 8 resigned)

STARKEY, Andrew Joe→
director · ~55y · appointed 2005-02-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
YARDLEY, Michael John→
director · ~70y · appointed 2007-12-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MACLAY MURRAY & SPENS LLP→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2006-08-02 · resigned 2017-10-27
Resigned
MACLAY MURRAY & SPENS LLP→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2004-06-16 · resigned 2006-08-02
Resigned
MURRAY, Peter Cyril→
director · ~78y · appointed 2006-04-24 · resigned 2007-12-13
Resigned
POOL, John Kingston→
director · ~82y · appointed 2005-03-31 · resigned 2015-09-09
Resigned
RODGER, Albert Alexander→
director · ~75y · appointed 2006-04-24 · resigned 2014-09-25
Resigned
STEVENSON-ROBB, Frederick George→
director · ~72y · appointed 2014-09-25 · resigned 2015-11-01
Resigned
VINDEX LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2004-06-16 · resigned 2005-02-14
Resigned
VINDEX SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2004-06-16 · resigned 2005-02-14
Resigned

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Recent filings (77 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-16
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-04-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-02-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-03-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-06-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-24
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2021-06-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-03-31