BLACK COUNTRY UTILITIES LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
07363700 · ltd · incorporated 2010-09-02
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Sept 2024
Net worth
£11.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 35230
Sector: Electricity, gas & energy
Investor take
PursueStrong 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: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
56 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 · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £11,881
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£69k
Net Worth
£12k
Current Assets
£139k
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-09-30 | 2023-09-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £244.2k | — |
| Current assets | £139.3k | — |
| Cash | £68.9k | — |
| Debtors | £2.4k | — |
| Net assets | £11.9k | — |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-10📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-10-10📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-10-10📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2025-10-10📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-10-10📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-09-30➕SMITH, Sarah Jane appointeddirector
- 2025-06-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-15📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-10-15📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-02-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-11📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-09-11📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-03-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-07📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-09-07📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-06-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-03-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-11-19📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2011-09-20➖FINCHER, Adam Gary resigneddirector
- 2011-09-20➖FINCHER, Daniel William resigneddirector
- 2010-12-08➖CLARKE, Paul Leslie, Mr. resigneddirector
- 2010-09-02🏢Company incorporatedAs BLACK COUNTRY UTILITIES LIMITED
- 2010-09-02➕SMITH, Alexander James, Mr. appointeddirector
- 2010-09-02➕CLARKE, Paul Leslie, Mr. appointeddirector
- 2010-09-02➕FINCHER, Adam Gary appointeddirector
- 2010-09-02➕FINCHER, Daniel William appointeddirector
Owner dependency
76/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
49/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
- 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.)
Group structure
Cross Street Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Cross Street Holdings Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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BLACK COUNTRY UTILITIES LIMITED
This company · 07363700
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Cross Street Holdings Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 30/09/2025 |
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mrs Sarah Jane Smithceased 30/09/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
- Mrs Lisa Smithceased 04/11/2019· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
- Mr. Alexander James Smithceased 30/09/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2010-09-02
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC35230 — SIC 35230
Registered office
15/17 Church Street
Stourbridge
West Midlands
DY8 1LU
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-25
Last: 2026-03-11
Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)
SMITH, Alexander James, Mr.→
Activedirector · ~42y · appointed 2010-09-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
SMITH, Sarah Jane→
Activedirector · ~37y · appointed 2025-09-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
CLARKE, Paul Leslie, Mr.→
Resigneddirector · ~49y · appointed 2010-09-02 · resigned 2010-12-08
FINCHER, Adam Gary→
Resigneddirector · ~36y · appointed 2010-09-02 · resigned 2011-09-20
FINCHER, Daniel William→
Resigneddirector · ~35y · appointed 2010-09-02 · resigned 2011-09-20
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Recent filings (56 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-11
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-10-10
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-10-10
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2025-10-10
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-10-10
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-10-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-15
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-10-15
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-10-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-25
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-09-11
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-09-11