BLACKBULLION LTD
🌳Matureactive
07629923 · ltd · incorporated 2011-05-11
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
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year to May 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Other education n.e.c.
Sector: Education
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 69-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 69). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (84/100)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 (4 active, 6 linked, 6 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
17 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
81 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
81/100Exceptional
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
85
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 | 2025-05-31 | 2024-05-31 |
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| Average employees | 25 | 2700 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
3 signals 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
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-07-17📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2025-07-17📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2025-07-17📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2025-02-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-24📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-10-11📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2024-07-22➕DONEGAN, Christopher Marios, Dr appointeddirector
- 2024-02-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-09📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-01-09📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-12-14➕COLEMAN, Daniel Clive appointeddirector
- 2023-12-05📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2023-12-05📄second-filing-capital-allotment-sharescapital · RP04SH01
- 2023-11-30➖MILLARD, Jeremy Howard resigneddirector
- 2023-11-29📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2023-11-29📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2023-07-25📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2023-06-23📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-06-07📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2023-05-31📄second-filing-capital-allotment-sharescapital · RP04SH01
- 2023-01-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-21📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2022-10-21📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2022-07-12➖UNSWORTH, Mark Philip resigneddirector
- 2019-04-29➕FINK, Stanley, Lord appointeddirector
- 2018-02-23➕UNSWORTH, Mark Philip appointeddirector
- 2018-01-31➕MILLARD, Jeremy Howard appointeddirector
- 2011-05-11🏢Company incorporatedAs BLACKBULLION LTD
- 2011-05-11➕FRIEDGUT, Tziona Aviva appointeddirector
Owner dependency
65/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 15 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
63/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 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.)
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Ms Tziona Aviva Friedgut Individual · Australian · DOB 06/1976 · age 50 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BEIS RUCHEL D'SATMAR (LONDON) LIMITED→ 06660324 · est 2008 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 17y | — | — |
| BEIS YAAKOV PRIMARY SCHOOL FOUNDATION→ 06590192 · est 2008 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 17y | — | — |
| BELSIZE PRACTICE LIMITED→ 13826938 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| BETTER LIFE TUITION LTD→ 16734060 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| BLACK DANCE RESEARCH COMPANY LTD→ 12490333 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| BLOOM&SQUARE LONDON LTD→ 16130213 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| BLORVIX LTD→ 16758425 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| BLU CORNERS LIMITED→ 09885617 · est 2015 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 10y | — | — |
| BLUE BUTTERFLY LIMITED→ 07454961 · est 2010 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 15y | — | — |
| BMA TUITION LTD→ 14343691 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| BME (NW LONDON) LIMITED→ 07324105 · est 2010 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 15y | — | — |
| BNOS BEIS YAAKOV PRIMARY SCHOOL LIMITED→ 07236388 · est 2010 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 15y | — | — |
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🔒Tailored diligence questions
7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2011-05-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85590 — Other education n.e.c.
Registered office
5 Technology Park
Colindeep Lane
Colindale
London
NW9 6BX
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-25
Last: 2026-05-11
Officers (4 active · 2 resigned)
COLEMAN, Daniel Clive→
Activedirector · ~62y · appointed 2023-12-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
DONEGAN, Christopher Marios, Dr→
Activedirector · ~62y · appointed 2024-07-22
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FINK, Stanley, Lord→
Activedirector · ~69y · appointed 2019-04-29
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FRIEDGUT, Tziona Aviva→
Activedirector · ~50y · appointed 2011-05-11
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MILLARD, Jeremy Howard→
Resigneddirector · ~55y · appointed 2018-01-31 · resigned 2023-11-30
UNSWORTH, Mark Philip→
Resigneddirector · ~47y · appointed 2018-02-23 · resigned 2022-07-12
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Recent filings (81 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-07-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-02-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-17
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-07-17
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-07-17
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-07-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-28
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-01-24
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2024-10-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-13
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-01-09
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-01-09
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2023-12-05
second-filing-capital-allotment-shares
capital · RP04SH01
2023-12-05