BLACK SWAN PRINTERS (DAWLISH) LTD

🌳Matureactive
05387107 · ltd · incorporated 2005-03-09
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to May 2025
Net worth
£28.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 18129
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 83-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 83). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
8 officers (4 active, 8 linked, 5 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
62 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £28,345

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£28k
↑ 94% YoY
Current Assets
£33k
↓ 9.2% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£7k£14k£22k£29k£36kMay 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Total assets£49.4k£54.2k
Current assets£32.9k£36.2k
Net assets£28.3k£14.6k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-04-16
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2024-01-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-07-04
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    MASTERS, Richard resigned
    director
  6. 2023-07-04
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2022-12-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-02-07
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  9. 2022-02-07
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  10. 2022-01-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-10-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-12-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-01-31
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  14. 2019-01-29
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    MASTERS, Richard appointed
    director
  15. 2019-01-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-12-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2016-12-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2014-05-02
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    MALCOLMSON, Andrew Peter resigned
    director
  19. 2006-01-01
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    MALCOLMSON, Andrew Peter appointed
    director
  20. 2005-03-10
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    FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  21. 2005-03-10
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    FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  22. 2005-03-09
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    Company incorporated
    As BLACK SWAN PRINTERS (DAWLISH) LTD
  23. 2005-03-09
    ➕
    ZEBROWSKI, Jean Patricia appointed
    secretary
  24. 2005-03-09
    ➕
    ZEBROWSKI, Jean Patricia appointed
    director
  25. 2005-03-09
    ➕
    ZEBROWSKI, Karl appointed
    director
  26. 2005-03-09
    ➕
    ZEBROWSKI, Klaus appointed
    director
  27. 2005-03-09
    ➕
    FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  28. 2005-03-09
    ➕
    FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

83/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 83 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

90/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 83 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • 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

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

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Jean Patricia Zebrowski
Individual · British · DOB 04/1944 · age 82
25–50%
—25-50% shares07/02/2022
Mr Klaus Zebrowski
Individual · British · DOB 06/1943 · age 83
25–50%
—25-50% shares09/03/2017

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
Incorporated2005-03-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC18129 — SIC 18129

Registered office

Black Swan Printers (Dawlish) Ltd 4 Dawlish Business Park
Exeter Road
Dawlish
Devon
EX7 0NH
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-23
Last: 2026-03-09

Officers (4 active · 4 resigned)

ZEBROWSKI, Jean Patricia→
secretary · appointed 2005-03-09
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Active
ZEBROWSKI, Jean Patricia→
director · ~82y · appointed 2005-03-09
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Active
ZEBROWSKI, Karl→
director · ~56y · appointed 2005-03-09
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Active
ZEBROWSKI, Klaus→
director · ~83y · appointed 2005-03-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2005-03-09 · resigned 2005-03-10
Resigned
MALCOLMSON, Andrew Peter→
director · ~72y · appointed 2006-01-01 · resigned 2014-05-02
Resigned
MASTERS, Richard→
director · ~57y · appointed 2019-01-29 · resigned 2023-07-04
Resigned
FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2005-03-09 · resigned 2005-03-10
Resigned

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Recent filings (62 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-02-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-16
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-04-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-26
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-07-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-23
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-02-07
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-02-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-01-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-10