BLUEBERRY WEAR LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
SC403713 · ltd · incorporated 2011-07-18
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 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 71122Engineering related scientific and technical consulting activities
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 67). 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 (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, 2 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 (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
42 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-07-31 | 2024-07-31 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-06-13📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-04-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-02-14➕MELNALKSNIS, Aigars, Mr. appointeddirector
- 2022-02-14➖MARKS, Maris resigneddirector
- 2022-02-14📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-02-14📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-02-14📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-02-14📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2021-04-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-28📄dissolution-withdrawal-application-strike-off-companydissolution · DS02
- 2021-02-28📄dissolution-application-strike-off-companydissolution · DS01
- 2019-07-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-04-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-08-01📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2018-04-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2013-04-26➖VOLODKA, Sanita resigneddirector
- 2012-09-16➕MARKS, Maris appointeddirector
- 2011-07-18🏢Company incorporatedAs BLUEBERRY WEAR LIMITED
- 2011-07-18➕VOLODKA, Sanita appointeddirector
Owner dependency
90/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
65/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
Red flags
cleanNo 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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Aigars Melnalksnis Individual · Latvian · DOB 06/1959 · age 67 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board controlsig. influence75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence · trust interest · firm interest | 14/02/2022 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Maris Marksceased 14/02/2022· 75-100% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2011-07-18
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC47910 — Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet
Registered office
5 South Charlotte Street
Edinburgh
EH2 4AN
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-01
Last: 2025-07-18
Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)
MELNALKSNIS, Aigars, Mr.→
Activedirector · ~67y · appointed 2022-02-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MARKS, Maris→
Resigneddirector · ~41y · appointed 2012-09-16 · resigned 2022-02-14
VOLODKA, Sanita→
Resigneddirector · ~42y · appointed 2011-07-18 · resigned 2013-04-26
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Recent filings (42 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-04-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-28
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-06-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-04-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-04-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-04-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-04-27
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-02-14
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-02-14
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-02-14
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-02-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-28