BLACK SWAN ENTERPRISES LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
05913737 · ltd · incorporated 2006-08-23
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 Aug 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Non-specialised wholesale trade
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 61-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 61). 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).
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, 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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
46 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.
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 | 2025-08-31 | 2024-08-31 |
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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
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-05-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-05-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-05-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-05-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-12-23📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2016-04-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-04-26📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2015-09-17📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-05-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2009-04-16➖ROBERTS, Juliet Margeret resigneddirector
- 2006-08-23🏢Company incorporatedAs BLACK SWAN ENTERPRISES LIMITED
- 2006-08-23➕ROBERTS, Ian Geoffrey appointedsecretary
- 2006-08-23➕ROBERTS, Ian Geoffrey appointeddirector
- 2006-08-23➕ROBERTS, Juliet Margeret appointeddirector
Owner dependency
93/100
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.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
78/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years.
- 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
cleanNo 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Ian Geoffrey Roberts Individual · British · DOB 07/1965 · age 61 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board controlsig. influence25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control · significant influence · trust interest · firm interest | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| ATTIRETRENDS LIMITED→ 16522727 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ATVEXA LTD→ 17074790 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| BAK SUPPLIERS LTD→ 16751152 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| BALTIC SAFETY PRODUCTS U.K. LIMITED→ 02794977 · est 1993 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 33y | — | — |
| BEEF AND BURGUNDY LIMITED→ 06968621 · est 2009 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 16y | — | — |
| BIG WICK ENERGY LTD→ 16175697 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| BINSTED NURSERY LIMITED→ 14140480 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| BIZCART LTD→ 16261366 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| BIZRUSH LTD→ 16335192 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| BLUE BOX BATTERIES LIMITED→ 06868415 · est 2009 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 17y | — | — |
| BLUE HOOP LIMITED→ 14479724 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| BLUE MARINE UK LIMITED→ 11585622 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2006-08-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46900 — Non-specialised wholesale trade
Registered office
Edwinstowe Hambledon Road
Denmead
Waterlooville
Hampshire
PO7 6EP
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-06
Last: 2025-08-23
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
ROBERTS, Ian Geoffrey→
Activesecretary · appointed 2006-08-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ROBERTS, Ian Geoffrey→
Activedirector · ~61y · appointed 2006-08-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ROBERTS, Juliet Margeret→
Resigneddirector · ~61y · appointed 2006-08-23 · resigned 2009-04-16
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Recent filings (46 total)
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2026-05-20
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-09-04
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-05-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-04-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-06-05
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-05-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
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2020-09-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-05-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-08-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-05-13