BLACK MOUNTAIN ACTIVITIES LIMITED
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (93/100, director aged 67). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Refinance opportunity
3 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 21.7y
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 21.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £183.6k | — |
| Current assets | £257.1k | — |
| Cash | £202.3k | — |
| Debtors | £37.6k | — |
| Net assets | £174.0k | — |
| Average employees | — | 1200 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 mortgage
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-02📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2026-01-02🔓Charge satisfied #3
- 2025-10-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-25📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2021-05-25🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2021-01-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2019-07-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2018-12-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-02-23📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2017-09-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2016-11-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-02-11📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-08-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2007-01-31➖DURHAM, Hugh resigneddirector
- 2005-09-06🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2004-10-25🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
- 2004-10-01🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Graeme Bruce Borland
- 2004-10-01🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
- 2003-02-07🏢Company incorporatedAs BLACK MOUNTAIN ACTIVITIES LIMITED
- 2003-02-07➕DURHAM, Annette appointedsecretary
- 2003-02-07➕DURHAM, Carl appointeddirector
- 2003-02-07➕DURHAM, Hugh appointeddirector
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 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 med ·Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Carl Durham Individual · British · DOB 09/1959 · age 67 | 25–50% | 75–100% | board controlsig. influence75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence · firm interest | 23/02/2018 |
Mr Carl Durham Individual · British · DOB 09/1959 · age 67 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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8 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.
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Mortgages & charges
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 25/10/2004 | 02/01/2026 | |
| satisfied | Graeme Bruce Borland | Legal charge | 1 property | 01/10/2004 | 06/09/2005 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC | Mortgage | 1 property | 01/10/2004 | 25/05/2021 |