BLUE SKY YONDER LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

06294428 · ltd · incorporated 2007-06-27

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

—

year to Sept 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Activities of open-ended investment companies

Sector: Financial & insurance

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 59). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

67 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

79/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-09-30	2024-09-30
Average employees	2	200

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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

• 2 persons-with-significant-control
• 1 officers
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand

2025-12-08
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-12-08
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-12-08
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-12-01
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BUMSTEAD, Sarah Jane appointed
director
2025-11-10
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-02
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certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2024-12-13
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-06
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-03
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-11-20
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-11-04
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-02-05
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-01-02
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2018-12-31
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2018-01-04
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2013-02-07
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JEFCOTT, Lee Jonathon resigned
director
2007-11-05
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JEFCOTT, Lee Jonathon appointed
director
2007-06-28
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FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2007-06-28
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FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD resigned
corporate-nominee-director
2007-06-27
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Company incorporated
As BLUE SKY YONDER LIMITED
2007-06-27
➕
BUMSTEAD, Sarah Jane, Dr appointed
secretary
2007-06-27
➕
GAUNT, Stephen Alistair appointed
director
2007-06-27
➕
FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2007-06-27
➕
FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD appointed
corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

76/100

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.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

59/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple 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 19 years.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 med ·

Name changed recently

medium

Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.

Evidence: 2025-10-02: certificate-change-of-name-company

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Ms Sarah Jane Bumstead Individual · British · DOB 10/1967 · age 59	50–75%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	20/11/2025

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Mr Stephen Alistair Gauntceased 20/11/2025· 75-100% shares

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

Incorporated2007-06-27

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC64304 — Activities of open-ended investment companies

Registered office

Chapel Cottage

Glenridding

Penrith

CA11 0PG

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-06-30

Last made up to: 2025-09-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-10-16

Last: 2025-10-02

Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)

BUMSTEAD, Sarah Jane, Dr→

secretary · appointed 2007-06-27

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Active

BUMSTEAD, Sarah Jane→

director · ~59y · appointed 2025-12-01

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Active

GAUNT, Stephen Alistair→

director · ~54y · appointed 2007-06-27

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Active

FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2007-06-27 · resigned 2007-06-28

Resigned

JEFCOTT, Lee Jonathon→

director · ~56y · appointed 2007-11-05 · resigned 2013-02-07

Resigned

FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2007-06-27 · resigned 2007-06-28

Resigned

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Recent filings (67 total)

cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC07

2025-12-08

notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC01

2025-12-08

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2025-12-08

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2025-11-10

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-10-02

certificate-change-of-name-company

change-of-name · CERTNM

2025-10-02