BLUETON LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC282644 · ltd · incorporated 2005-04-04
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
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 11.1y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
—
Upgrade to see
Turnover
—
year to Apr 2025
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
83/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 25990
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 59). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
🏦
Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 11.1y
85/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 11.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)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
75
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
58 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
83/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
—
Net Worth
—
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
—
Hover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-04-30 | 2024-04-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 12 | 1100 |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-13📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-02-09➖RITCHIE, William resigneddirector
- 2024-01-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-08📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-04-08📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-04-08📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-04-08📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-01-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-04-04📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2019-04-04📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2019-01-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-01-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2015-03-11🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2012-03-27➕SINCLAIR, Louise appointeddirector
- 2012-03-27➕RITCHIE, William appointeddirector
- 2005-04-04🏢Company incorporatedAs BLUETON LIMITED
- 2005-04-04➕SINCLAIR, Louise appointedsecretary
- 2005-04-04➕MCMULLEN, Matthew appointeddirector
- 2005-04-04➕OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2005-04-04➖OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
Owner dependency
76/100
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.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
76/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
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.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 21 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 21 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
- 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.)
Group structure
Blueton (Holdings) Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Blueton (Holdings) Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
⬇
BLUETON LIMITED
This company · SC282644
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Blueton (Holdings) Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 24/04/2018 |
Mr Matthew Mcmullen Individual · British · DOB 08/1967 · age 59 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Similar companies
Active · Manufacturing · G postcode area| Company | Est. value | Turnover | Net worth | Staff | Age | Opp | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BK REALISATIONS LIMITED→ SC050240 · est 1972 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 54y | — | — |
| BLACKCAT UPCYCLERS LIMITED→ SC773790 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| BLANTYRE ELECTRICAL LTD→ SC727234 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| BLUE CUBE PORTABLE COLD STORES LIMITED→ SC292690 · est 2005 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 20y | — | — |
| BLUELINE AI LTD→ SC838444 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| BOOBRIE CREATIONS LTD→ SC811626 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| BOOMERANG WOODWORKING CIC→ SC756617 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| BOSCO FLOOD LIMITED→ SC713313 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| BOYLESTONE ESTATES LTD→ SC746662 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| BRUCE HAMILTON (FURNITURE MAKERS) LIMITED→ SC403407 · est 2011 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 14y | — | — |
| BRUNSWICK FURNITURE LIMITED→ SC366395 · est 2009 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 16y | — | — |
| BUCHANAN ORTHOTICS LIMITED→ SC056378 · est 1974 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 51y | — | — |
Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →🔒Advanced scoring suite
Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2005-04-04
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC25990 — SIC 25990
Registered office
169 West George Street
Glasgow
G2 2LB
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-18
Last: 2026-04-04
Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)
Active
MCMULLEN, Matthew→
Activedirector · ~59y · appointed 2005-04-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
SINCLAIR, Louise→
Activedirector · ~55y · appointed 2012-03-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2005-04-04 · resigned 2005-04-04
RITCHIE, William→
Resigneddirector · ~58y · appointed 2012-03-27 · resigned 2024-02-09
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Bank of Scotland PLC | A registered charge | — | 11/03/2015 | — |
Click column headers to sort. Use filters above to narrow by status and lender.
Recent filings (58 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-10
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-02-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-01-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-15
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-04-08
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-04-08
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-04-08