BLACK CAT EVOLUTION LTD

🌳Matureactive
05832641 · ltd · incorporated 2006-05-31
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
£4.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Information technology consultancy activities
Sector: Information & communication
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 70210Public relations and communications activities
  • 73110Advertising agencies
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 3 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
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
55 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £4,777

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£5k
↑ 462% YoY
Current Assets
£24k
↑ 44% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
-£1k£4k£9k£14k£19k£24kMay 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Total assets£4.8k£-1.3k
Current assets£23.6k£16.4k
Net assets£4.8k£-1.3k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-01-02
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    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-12-18
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    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-07-12
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    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  5. 2023-01-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-01-24
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  7. 2020-12-29
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  8. 2020-01-23
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  9. 2019-02-08
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  10. 2018-02-19
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  11. 2018-02-19
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  12. 2018-02-19
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    officers · CH03
  13. 2018-02-19
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    address · AD01
  14. 2018-01-27
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  15. 2017-01-24
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    accounts · AA
  16. 2006-05-31
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    Company incorporated
    As BLACK CAT EVOLUTION LTD
  17. 2006-05-31
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    BOWCOCK, Sherryl Patricia appointed
    secretary
  18. 2006-05-31
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    BOWCOCK, Sherryl Patricia appointed
    director
  19. 2006-05-31
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    BOWCOCK, Timothy John appointed
    director

Owner dependency

76/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

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 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

66/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 20 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 Sherryl Patricia Bowcock
Individual · British · DOB 02/1979 · age 47
25–50%
—25-50% shares01/06/2016
Mr Timothy John Bowcock
Individual · British · DOB 05/1975 · age 51
25–50%
—25-50% shares01/06/2016

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
Incorporated2006-05-31
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC62020 — Information technology consultancy activities

Registered office

24 Knoll Park
Truro
TR1 1FF
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-04
Last: 2025-11-20

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

BOWCOCK, Sherryl Patricia→
secretary · appointed 2006-05-31
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BOWCOCK, Sherryl Patricia→
director · ~47y · appointed 2006-05-31
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Active
BOWCOCK, Timothy John→
director · ~51y · appointed 2006-05-31
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Recent filings (55 total)

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accounts · AA
2026-01-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-18
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2023-07-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-01-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-01-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-12-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-01-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-11-24