NAVYBLUE INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
⚰️Wound downdissolved
SC346433 · ltd · incorporated 2008-07-31
Investment thesis
Company dissolved — not a live target.
Why interesting: Historical record only; useful for precedent research.
Why risky: Not transactable.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
64/100
Worth a look
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 7487
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed unclear — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 64/100 (worth a look), bankability 70/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Company dissolved. Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: low (49/100)Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.
Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 4 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
7 connected companies via shared directors
66
Filing history
21 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
64/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.
Business quality
30
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
- 2012-05-18📄gazette-dissolved-compulsorygazette · GAZ2
- 2012-05-18🏁Company dissolved
- 2011-12-02📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2010-11-01📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2010-10-13📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2010-10-13📄termination-director-company-with-nameofficers · TM01
- 2010-10-13📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2010-10-13📄termination-secretary-company-with-nameofficers · TM02
- 2010-05-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2010-03-03📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2010-01-31➖LYCIDAS SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2010-01-31➖EVANS, Jonathan resigneddirector
- 2009-11-09📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2009-06-22📄legacyofficers · 288a
- 2009-06-22📄legacyofficers · 288a
- 2009-06-22📄legacyofficers · 288a
- 2009-06-22📄legacyofficers · 288a
- 2009-06-16📄legacyofficers · 288b
- 2009-06-16📄legacycapital · 88(2)
- 2009-06-16📍legacyaddress · 287
- 2009-06-16📄legacycapital · 123
- 2009-06-16📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2009-06-16✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2009-06-15➕ALEXANDER, Douglas Forrest appointeddirector
- 2009-06-15➕NICOL, Geofrey Stephen Murray appointeddirector
- 2009-06-15➕SHAW-BURNS, Bernard appointeddirector
- 2009-06-15➕EVANS, Jonathan appointeddirector
- 2009-06-15➖LYCIDAS NOMINEES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2008-07-31🏢Company incorporatedAs NAVYBLUE INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
- 2008-07-31➕LYCIDAS SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2008-07-31➕LYCIDAS NOMINEES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2008-07-31📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
68/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
73/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 18 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
1 high ·Company dissolved
highCompany has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only.
Evidence: Dissolved on 2012-05-18
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Statusdissolved
Typeltd
Incorporated2008-07-31
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC7487 — SIC 7487
Registered office
Corn Exchange
Constitution Street
Edinburgh
Midlothian
EH6 7BS
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: —
Last made up to: 2009-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: —
Last: —
Officers (0 active · 3 resigned)
ALEXANDER, Douglas Forrest→
Activedirector · ~64y · appointed 2009-06-15
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NICOL, Geofrey Stephen Murray→
Activedirector · ~62y · appointed 2009-06-15
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SHAW-BURNS, Bernard→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2009-06-15
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LYCIDAS SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2008-07-31 · resigned 2010-01-31
EVANS, Jonathan→
Resigneddirector · ~58y · appointed 2009-06-15 · resigned 2010-01-31
LYCIDAS NOMINEES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2008-07-31 · resigned 2009-06-15
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Recent filings (21 total)
gazette-dissolved-compulsory
gazette · GAZ2
2012-05-18
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2011-12-02
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2010-11-01
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2010-10-13
termination-director-company-with-name
officers · TM01
2010-10-13
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2010-10-13
termination-secretary-company-with-name
officers · TM02
2010-10-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2010-05-05
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2010-03-03
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2009-11-09
legacy
officers · 288a
2009-06-22
legacy
officers · 288a
2009-06-22
legacy
officers · 288a
2009-06-22
legacy
officers · 288a
2009-06-22
legacy
officers · 288b
2009-06-16