BLUE3 (STAFFS) (HOLDINGS) LIMITED

📉Decliningactive

08403322 · ltd · incorporated 2013-02-14

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.

Opportunity decay

drifting distress · 6-months

Drifting toward distress — expect more negotiability in 3–6 months, but also more friction.

· Lifecycle stage drifting downward
· Currently "declining"

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Jun 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Activities of head offices

Sector: Professional, scientific & technical

Investor take

Pursue

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

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 12.8y

75/100

ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

· Oldest live charge is 12.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Legal-friction score 20/100 — clean.
· Not currently profitable — coverage conversation is a harder sell.

Data confidence

Overall: high (84/100)

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

Lenders & charges

1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)

Directors & officers

17 officers (5 active, 17 linked, 13 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

32 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

72 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

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102

Loss-making

Loss before tax £0

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	2025-06-30	2024-06-30
Profit before tax	£0	£350.0k
Average employees	0	0

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

• 1 accounts
• 1 officers

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 accounts
• 1 officers

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (51 events)Click to expand

2026-03-20
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-02
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-03-01
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JONES, David Richard appointed
director
2025-02-05
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-05
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-01-05
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-01-02
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-19
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JOHNSTONE, Peter Kenneth appointed
director
2023-12-19
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MCDONAGH, John resigned
director
2023-09-06
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2023-09-06
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-09-06
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-05-23
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-03-03
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-03-01
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MCDONAGH, John appointed
director
2023-02-15
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-02-15
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-02-08
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HEPBURN, Paul Robert, Mr. appointed
director
2023-02-08
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CHRISTIE, Rory William resigned
director
2023-01-23
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2022-09-14
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-08-31
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FORDYCE, Alan Peter resigned
director
2021-12-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2021-07-21
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-07-21
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appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP04
2021-07-12
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RESOLIS LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
2021-07-12
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JOHNSTONE, Peter Kenneth resigned
secretary
2021-07-12
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2021-01-20
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2019-06-01
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FORDYCE, Alan Peter appointed
director
2017-07-13
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GORDON, John Stephen appointed
director
2017-07-13
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JOHNSTONE, Peter Kenneth appointed
secretary
2017-07-13
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MELGES, Bethan resigned
secretary
2017-07-13
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CHRISTIE, Rory William appointed
director
2017-07-13
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MASSEY, Mark James resigned
director
2017-07-13
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MILLER, Ewen Graham resigned
director
2017-07-13
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PRONGUE, Phillippa Jane Wilton resigned
director
2017-07-13
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RAFIQ, Aftab resigned
director
2016-05-23
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FAIRBANK, Graham Bruce resigned
secretary
2016-05-23
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MELGES, Bethan appointed
secretary
2016-05-23
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FAIRBANK, Graham Bruce resigned
director
2016-05-23
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RAFIQ, Aftab appointed
director
2013-10-23
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FAIRBANK, Graham Bruce appointed
director
2013-10-23
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STILLER, Wayne Roger resigned
director
2013-07-10
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Aviva Public Private Finance Limited
2013-07-04
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MASSEY, Mark James appointed
director
2013-07-04
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MILLER, Ewen Graham appointed
director
2013-07-04
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STILLER, Wayne Roger appointed
director
2013-02-14
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Company incorporated
As BLUE3 (STAFFS) (HOLDINGS) LIMITED
2013-02-14
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FAIRBANK, Graham Bruce appointed
secretary

Showing most recent 50 of 51 events

Owner dependency

48/100

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.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

50/100

Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.

Red flags

clean

No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

Ppdi Assetco Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Ppdi Assetco Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control

ultimate parent

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BLUE3 (STAFFS) (HOLDINGS) LIMITED

This company · 08403322

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Ppdi Assetco Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	13/07/2017

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Kier Project Investment Limitedceased 13/07/2017· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting

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

Incorporated2013-02-14

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC70100 — Activities of head offices

Registered office

1 Park Row

Leeds

LS1 5AB

United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-03-31

Last made up to: 2025-06-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-09-13

Last: 2025-08-30