BLACK ROCK INNS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
08061941 · ltd · incorporated 2012-05-09
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 May 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Licenced restaurants
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. 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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
42 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0May 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Average employees211600

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 officers
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 officers
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-05
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  2. 2026-02-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-12-05
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2025-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-02-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-05-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-05-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-06-14
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  12. 2018-06-14
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  13. 2018-04-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-07-12
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  15. 2017-07-12
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  16. 2016-10-04
    BILEWSKI, Maciej Jan resigned
    director
  17. 2012-05-09
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BLACK ROCK INNS LIMITED
  18. 2012-05-09
    CONNELLY, Michael Ian appointed
    director
  19. 2012-05-09
    FLACK, Jeanene Christi appointed
    director
  20. 2012-05-09
    BILEWSKI, Maciej Jan appointed
    director

Owner dependency

58/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.

Succession & seller-readiness

49/100
Moderate signal

Some 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 14 years.
  • 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
Mr Michael Ian Connelly
Individual · British · DOB 01/1972 · age 54
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
Ms Jeanene Christi Flack
Individual · American · DOB 03/1969 · age 57
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2012-05-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC56101 — Licenced restaurants

Registered office

George Court
Bartholemews Walk
Ely
Cambridgeshire
CB7 4JW
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-14
Last: 2026-05-31

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

CONNELLY, Michael Ian
director · ~54y · appointed 2012-05-09
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Active
FLACK, Jeanene Christi
director · ~57y · appointed 2012-05-09
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Active
BILEWSKI, Maciej Jan
director · ~42y · appointed 2012-05-09 · resigned 2016-10-04
Resigned

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Recent filings (42 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-07-07
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-06-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-02-27
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-12-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-05-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-05-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-01