BLUE DICE SOFTWARE LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC449784 · ltd · incorporated 2013-05-13
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 May 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Information technology consultancy activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. 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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
25 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
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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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-05-31 | 2024-05-31 |
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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
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filings
Last 90 days
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filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
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filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-02-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-01-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-03-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-02-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-04-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-05-14📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2016-02-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2015-05-20📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-01-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2014-06-06📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2013-05-13🏢Company incorporatedAs BLUE DICE SOFTWARE LIMITED
- 2013-05-13➕WILSON, Carolyn Morag Macdonald appointeddirector
- 2013-05-13➕WILSON, Robert William appointeddirector
- 2013-05-13📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
79/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +No director turnover: Company is 13 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
59/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- 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
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 Robert William Wilson Individual · Irish · DOB 08/1967 · age 59 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 13/05/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2013-05-13
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC62020 — Information technology consultancy activities
Registered office
59b Gamekeeper's Road
Edinburgh
EH4 6LR
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-27
Last: 2025-05-13
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
WILSON, Carolyn Morag Macdonald→
Activedirector · ~57y · appointed 2013-05-13
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WILSON, Robert William→
Activedirector · ~59y · appointed 2013-05-13
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Recent filings (25 total)
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2026-02-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-01-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-02-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-01-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-02-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-05-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-05-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-01-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-05-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-03-18