BLUE REBEL LTD

💤Zombieactive
SC444857 · ltd · incorporated 2013-03-12
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 03110
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (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 (76/100)

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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
39 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
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£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees100200

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
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 (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-09-04
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2025-09-04
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2024-10-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-04-16
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    change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
    address · AD02
  6. 2023-06-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-06-26
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2023-06-26
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2023-03-29
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2022-09-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-03-16
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    change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
    address · AD02
  13. 2021-01-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-09-25
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  16. 2018-09-25
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  17. 2018-09-25
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  18. 2013-03-12
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    Company incorporated
    As BLUE REBEL LTD
  19. 2013-03-12
    ➕
    CUMMING, Morag Smith appointed
    secretary
  20. 2013-03-12
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    CUMMING, Owen Trevor appointed
    director

Owner dependency

80/100
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.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 13 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

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 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
Mr Owen Trevor Cumming
Individual · British · DOB 11/1991 · age 35
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2013-03-12
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC03110 — SIC 03110

Registered office

Sandvik
Bridge End
Burra
Shetland
ZE2 9LD
Scotland

Filing status

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

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

CUMMING, Morag Smith→
secretary · appointed 2013-03-12
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Active
CUMMING, Owen Trevor→
director · ~35y · appointed 2013-03-12
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Recent filings (39 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-31
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-09-04
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-09-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-29
change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
address · AD02
2024-04-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-26
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-06-26
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-06-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-29
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-03-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-22