BLUE DEVELOPMENTS EDINBURGH LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
SC640734 · ltd · incorporated 2019-09-05
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Sept 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other holiday and other collective accommodation
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 4 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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Refinance opportunity
6 live charges · 4 lenders · oldest 6.4y
15/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 6.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 4 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: high (81/100)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
75
Lenders & charges
6 charges (6/6 with lender, 6/6 with type)
90
Directors & officers
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
27 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-09-30 | 2023-09-30 |
|---|---|---|
| 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
3 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
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See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-23📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-23📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2024-12-23📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2024-12-20📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2024-12-19📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2024-12-19🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2024-12-17📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2024-12-17📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-partmortgage · MR04
- 2024-12-17🔒Charge registered #6Lender: Together Commercial Finance Limited
- 2024-12-17🔒Charge registered #5Lender: Together Commercial Finance Limited
- 2024-12-17🔓Charge satisfied #3
- 2024-12-12🔒Charge registered #4Lender: Together Commercial Finance LTD
- 2024-06-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-29📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2023-05-26📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2023-05-26🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2023-05-25🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Fiduciam Nominees Limited as Security Agent and Trustee
- 2023-05-23📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2023-05-19🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Fiduciam Nominees Limited as Security Agent and Trustee
- 2022-06-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-10📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-06-10📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-06-09📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-05-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-11-28📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2019-11-22🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Sg Kleinwort Hambros Bank Limited
- 2019-09-05🏢Company incorporatedAs BLUE DEVELOPMENTS EDINBURGH LIMITED
- 2019-09-05➕SCOTT, Barry James appointeddirector
Owner dependency
80/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +No director turnover: Company is 7 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
45/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
Red flags
1 med ·Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
mediumMultiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Barry James Scott Individual · British · DOB 07/1975 · age 51 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 05/09/2019 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BEST OF HIGHLAND GAME LIMITED→ SC484440 · est 2014 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 11y | — | — |
| BETTY & GEORGE LTD→ SC699212 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| BIRCHBRAE SCOTLAND LIMITED→ SC337377 · est 2008 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 18y | — | — |
| BISCUIT BOX EDIN LIMITED→ SC664977 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| BISSETS SEAFOOD LTD→ SC555887 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
| BLACK METAL BREWERY INT LTD→ SC870007 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| BLACKET HOLDINGS LIMITED→ SC766789 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| BLANK PLATE HOSPITALITY LTD→ SC876287 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| BLUE HARBOUR CAFE LTD→ SC832242 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| BLUE SEA TAKEAWAY LTD→ SC788343 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| BLUE SKY CATERING CONFERENCE AND EVENTS LTD→ SC801600 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
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9 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2019-09-05
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC55209 — Other holiday and other collective accommodation
Registered office
21 Alva Street
Edinburgh
EH2 4PS
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-03
Last: 2025-09-19
Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)
SCOTT, Barry James→
Activedirector · ~51y · appointed 2019-09-05
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Mortgages & charges
6
Total charges
3
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:6 of 6 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Together Money Together Commercial Finance Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 17/12/2024 | — | |
| outstanding | Together Money Together Commercial Finance Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 17/12/2024 | — | |
| outstanding | Together Money Together Commercial Finance LTD | A registered charge | — | 12/12/2024 | — | |
| satisfied | Fiduciam Nominees as Security Agent and Trustee Fiduciam Nominees Limited as Security Agent and Trustee | A registered charge | 3 properties | 25/05/2023 | 17/12/2024 | |
| satisfied | Fiduciam Nominees as Security Agent and Trustee Fiduciam Nominees Limited as Security Agent and Trustee | A registered charge | — | 19/05/2023 | 19/12/2024 | |
| satisfied | Sg Kleinwort Hambros Bank Sg Kleinwort Hambros Bank Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 22/11/2019 | 26/05/2023 |
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Recent filings (27 total)
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-02-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-25
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-12-23
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-12-23
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-12-20
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2024-12-19
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2024-12-17
mortgage-satisfy-charge-part
mortgage · MR04
2024-12-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-02
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2023-05-29
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2023-05-26