BLIPFUTURE C.I.C.

🌳Matureactive
SC522066 · ltd · incorporated 2015-12-08
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 63120Web portals
  • 74209Other photographic activities
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 66). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (52/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile
address, 3 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (4 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
11 connected companies via shared directors
78
Filing history
27 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.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-06-24
    ➕
    DONNAN, David Jonathan appointed
    director
  3. 2025-06-24
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  4. 2024-09-25
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-10-02
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-09-28
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-07-14
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2020-10-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-10-29
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  11. 2019-10-20
    ➖
    HAMILTON, Robert Gerald resigned
    director
  12. 2019-04-23
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-02-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-02-27
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  15. 2017-02-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-11-02
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  17. 2016-08-01
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  18. 2015-12-08
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BLIPFUTURE C.I.C.
  19. 2015-12-08
    ➕
    ANDREWS, Anne-Marie appointed
    director
  20. 2015-12-08
    ➕
    COLLING, Graham Charles appointed
    director
  21. 2015-12-08
    ➕
    STEVENSON, Ian Mcleod appointed
    director
  22. 2015-12-08
    ➕
    HAMILTON, Robert Gerald appointed
    director

Owner dependency

55/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • 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.)
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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2015-12-08
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC47910 — Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet

Registered office

Suite 2, Ground Floor Orchard Brae House
30 Queensferry Road
Edinburgh
EH4 2HS
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last: 2025-12-17

Officers (4 active · 1 resigned)

ANDREWS, Anne-Marie→
director · ~53y · appointed 2015-12-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
COLLING, Graham Charles→
director · ~66y · appointed 2015-12-08
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Active
DONNAN, David Jonathan→
director · ~58y · appointed 2025-06-24
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Active
STEVENSON, Ian Mcleod→
director · ~51y · appointed 2015-12-08
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Active
HAMILTON, Robert Gerald→
director · ~70y · appointed 2015-12-08 · resigned 2019-10-20
Resigned

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Recent filings (27 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-30
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-06-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-29
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-07-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-10-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-01-07