BLACKBOARD CATERING LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
08481048 · ltd · incorporated 2013-04-09
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
—
year to Dec 2025
Net worth
£150.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Event catering activities
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 (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 (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
45 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
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 £150,213
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£149k
Net Worth
£150k
Current Assets
£209k
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £171.2k | — |
| Current assets | £209.3k | — |
| Cash | £149.5k | — |
| Debtors | £56.9k | — |
| Net assets | £150.2k | — |
| Average employees | — | 1400 |
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
2
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
- 2026-06-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-11📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-10-11📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-10-11📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-05-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-19📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-04-18📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-04-10📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-04-10📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-04-10📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-04-10📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-03-01📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-06-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-09-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-04-09📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2016-12-08➕POWTER, Tristan William appointeddirector
- 2016-12-08➖POWTER, Alison Monica resigneddirector
- 2016-12-08➖POWTER, Grant William resigneddirector
- 2013-04-09🏢Company incorporatedAs BLACKBOARD CATERING LIMITED
- 2013-04-09➕POWTER, Alison Monica appointeddirector
- 2013-04-09➕POWTER, Grant William appointeddirector
Owner dependency
75/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
45/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
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 · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Tristan William Powter Individual · English · DOB 05/1987 · age 39 | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 06/04/2017 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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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
Incorporated2013-04-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC56210 — Event catering activities
Registered office
Powters
Wellington Street
Newmarket
Suffolk
CB8 0HT
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-23
Last: 2026-04-09
Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)
POWTER, Tristan William→
Activedirector · ~39y · appointed 2016-12-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
POWTER, Alison Monica→
Resigneddirector · ~69y · appointed 2013-04-09 · resigned 2016-12-08
POWTER, Grant William→
Resigneddirector · ~69y · appointed 2013-04-09 · resigned 2016-12-08
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Recent filings (45 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-06-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-04
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-10-11
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-10-11
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-10-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-24
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-04-19
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-04-18
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-04-10
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-04-10
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-04-10
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-04-10