BLUE BOX HOLDINGS LTD

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SC841006 · ltd · incorporated 2025-03-12
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.
Why now
Window steady · medium confidence
Mixed signals — 1 changes over 30 days, no clear direction yet.
  • · Filings: 5 → 8
What changed my view
Last 30 days

Picture improved over the last 30 days — 1 positive signal vs 0 negative.

  • Filings: 58
Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
not disclosed
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 52103
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 65). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (57/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (4 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
8 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
3
filings
  • 2 address
  • 1 officers
Last 180 days
7
filings
  • 3 officers
  • 2 address
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (12 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-21
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2026-05-21
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2026-05-21
    📄
    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  4. 2026-05-20
    WALMSLEY, Cheryl appointed
    secretary
  5. 2026-04-06
    📄
    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  6. 2026-03-10
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  7. 2026-03-01
    LORIMER, Thomas White appointed
    director
  8. 2026-02-26
    MCGEOCH, Nicola Ann appointed
    secretary
  9. 2026-02-26
    📄
    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  10. 2025-03-12
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BLUE BOX HOLDINGS LTD
  11. 2025-03-12
    FERRIER, John Coleman appointed
    director
  12. 2025-03-12
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

78/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material 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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Young company: Only 1.3 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

Succession & seller-readiness

56/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

Red flags

1 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr John Coleman Ferrier
Individual · British · DOB 09/1961 · age 65
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control12/03/2025

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
Incorporated2025-03-12
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC52103 — SIC 52103

Registered office

3 South Elgin Place
Clydebank
G81 1XP
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-12
Last made up to:
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-25
Last: 2026-03-11

Officers (4 active · 0 resigned)

MCGEOCH, Nicola Ann
secretary · appointed 2026-02-26
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Active
WALMSLEY, Cheryl
secretary · appointed 2026-05-20
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Active
FERRIER, John Coleman
director · ~65y · appointed 2025-03-12
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Active
LORIMER, Thomas White
director · ~61y · appointed 2026-03-01
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Active

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Recent filings (8 total)

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-05-21
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-05-21
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2026-05-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-07
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2026-04-06
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-03-10
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2026-02-26
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2025-03-12