BLACK COUNTRY SNACKS LTD

🌳Matureactive
05606508 · ltd · incorporated 2005-10-28
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 Oct 2025
Net worth
£1.72M
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Wholesale of meat and meat products
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
8 connected companies via shared directors
69
Filing history
54 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 · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £1,719,702
Cash YoY
+111%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£945k
↑ 111% YoY
Net Worth
£1.7m
↑ 20% YoY
Current Assets
£2.0m
↑ 12% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£397k£794k£1.2m£1.6m£2.0mOct 2024Oct 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-10-312024-10-31
Total assets£1.74M£1.46M
Current assets£1.98M£1.78M
Cash£945.0k£447.9k
Debtors£1.04M£1.33M
Net assets£1.72M£1.44M

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-07-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-07-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-10-28
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  4. 2024-10-01
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    BROTHERTON, Pamela resigned
    secretary
  5. 2024-05-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-10-16
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    officers · AP01
  7. 2023-03-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-02-18
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2023-01-22
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2022-11-01
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    ROLLS, Alex William appointed
    director
  11. 2022-02-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-04-15
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    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-02-27
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    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-03-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-01-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-09-20
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    ROLLS, Linda Ann resigned
    director
  17. 2017-09-20
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  18. 2016-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
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  19. 2005-10-31
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    FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  20. 2005-10-31
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    FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  21. 2005-10-28
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    Company incorporated
    As BLACK COUNTRY SNACKS LTD
  22. 2005-10-28
    ➕
    ROLLS, Philip appointed
    director
  23. 2005-10-28
    ➕
    BROTHERTON, Pamela appointed
    secretary
  24. 2005-10-28
    ➕
    FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  25. 2005-10-28
    ➕
    ROLLS, Linda Ann appointed
    director
  26. 2005-10-28
    ➕
    FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

91/100
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
  • +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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 73 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

56/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — ROLLS, Alex William (same surname) appointed 2022-11-01. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 73 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • 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

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

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Alex William Rolls
Individual · British · DOB 05/1980 · age 46
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2005-10-28
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46320 — Wholesale of meat and meat products

Registered office

4 Dorchester Park
Commercial Road
Walsall
WS2 7NQ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-07-31
Last made up to: 2025-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-11
Last: 2025-10-28

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

ROLLS, Alex William→
director · ~46y · appointed 2022-11-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ROLLS, Philip→
director · ~73y · appointed 2005-10-28
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Active
BROTHERTON, Pamela→
secretary · appointed 2005-10-28 · resigned 2024-10-01
Resigned
FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2005-10-28 · resigned 2005-10-31
Resigned
ROLLS, Linda Ann→
director · ~71y · appointed 2005-10-28 · resigned 2017-09-20
Resigned
FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2005-10-28 · resigned 2005-10-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (54 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2026-07-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-07-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-28
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-10-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-05-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-10
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-10-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-03-21
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-02-18
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-01-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-02-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-04-15