BLACK HORSE RESIDENTS MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED
- · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
Opportunity 75/100 (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: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (76/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredKey financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-08-31 | 2024-08-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £8.6k | £7.7k |
| Current assets | £9.1k | £8.2k |
| Net assets | £8.6k | £7.7k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
- • 1 accounts
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-09-24📄change-corporate-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH02
- 2025-09-24📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2024-10-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-10-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-03-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-04-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-02-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2017-03-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-02-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-08-27📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-03-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2010-07-06➕NORTH STAR HOUSING GROUP LIMITED appointedcorporate-director
- 2009-09-24➖TANFIELD, Michael resignedsecretary
- 2009-09-24➖BUTTERY, Lisa Jane resigneddirector
- 2009-03-27➕FLINTOFT, Paul Geoffrey appointeddirector
- 2009-03-02➕BUTTERY, Lisa Jane appointeddirector
- 2008-10-31➖JOHNSON, Gerald resigneddirector
- 2007-08-22🏢Company incorporatedAs BLACK HORSE RESIDENTS MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED
- 2007-08-22➕TANFIELD, Michael appointedsecretary
- 2007-08-22➕JOHNSON, Gerald appointeddirector
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "LIMITED" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 19 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
cleanGroup structure
Endeavour Housing Association Limited holds 25-50% — a significant corporate investor but not a controlling parent.
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Endeavour Housing Association Limited Corporate entity | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 22/08/2016 |
Mr Paul Flintoft Individual · English · DOB 08/1970 · age 56 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 22/08/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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6 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.
See pricing →Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)
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