BLUPIK LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC444561 · ltd · incorporated 2013-03-08
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£43.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (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 (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
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
26 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £43,440
Cash YoY
+177%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£55k
↑ 177% YoY
Net Worth
£43k
↑ 33% YoY
Current Assets
£56k
↓ 3.9% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£12k£23k£35k£46k£58kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£89.4k£32.8k
Current assets£55.8k£58.0k
Cash£54.7k£19.8k
Debtors£1.1k£38.3k
Net assets£43.4k£32.6k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-31
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  2. 2024-12-30
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  3. 2023-12-27
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  4. 2022-12-30
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  5. 2021-12-31
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  6. 2021-03-31
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  7. 2019-12-31
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  8. 2018-12-20
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  9. 2017-12-28
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  10. 2016-10-26
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  11. 2016-04-26
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  12. 2015-12-17
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  13. 2015-05-20
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  14. 2014-12-05
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  15. 2014-04-22
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  16. 2013-03-08
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    Company incorporated
    As BLUPIK LIMITED
  17. 2013-03-08
    FARMER, Anne Barbara appointed
    director

Owner dependency

88/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 13 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

68/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 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
Ms Anne Barbara Farmer
Individual · British · DOB 08/1964 · age 62
75100%
75-100% shares01/07/2016

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
Incorporated2013-03-08
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Registered office

76 Dumbarton Road
Clydebank
Dunbartonshire
G81 1UG

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-22
Last: 2026-03-08

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

FARMER, Anne Barbara
director · ~62y · appointed 2013-03-08
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Recent filings (26 total)

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confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-16
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accounts · AA
2025-12-31
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-18
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accounts · AA
2024-12-30
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-13
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accounts · AA
2023-12-27
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-29
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2022-12-30
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-17
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2021-12-31
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2021-03-31
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2021-03-22
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2020-03-13
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accounts · AA
2019-12-31
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-04-13