BLUE PIPE EVENTS LTD

💤Zombieactive
SC403051 · ltd · incorporated 2011-07-06
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
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year to Jul 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
34 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
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£0Jul 2023Jul 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-07-312023-07-31
Average employees100100

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-07-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-06-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-04-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-04-27
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2021-04-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-07-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-06-24
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2019-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-01-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2017-04-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  12. 2016-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  13. 2015-07-21
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  14. 2015-02-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2014-07-07
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2013-02-01
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    WOOD, Danielle appointed
    secretary
  17. 2011-07-06
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    Company incorporated
    As BLUE PIPE EVENTS LTD
  18. 2011-07-06
    ➕
    DODDS, Scott appointed
    director
  19. 2011-07-06
    ➕
    CLARK, Allen Gregory appointed
    director
  20. 2011-07-06
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    CLARK, Allen Gregory resigned
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

58/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
  • 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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Scott Dodds
Individual · British · DOB 07/1971 · age 55
75–100%
—75-100% shares20/07/2016

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2011-07-06
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC43220 — Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation

Registered office

54 Coltbridge Avenue
Edinburgh
EH12 6AH
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-18
Last: 2025-07-04

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

WOOD, Danielle→
secretary · appointed 2013-02-01
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Active
DODDS, Scott→
director · ~55y · appointed 2011-07-06
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Active
CLARK, Allen Gregory→
director · ~73y · appointed 2011-07-06 · resigned 2011-07-06
Resigned

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Recent filings (34 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-04-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-24
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-04-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-04-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-07-29
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-06-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-07-11