ARGUS BLACK SWAN LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
08730664 · ltd · incorporated 2013-10-14
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
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year to Oct 2024
Net worth
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Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 08990
Sector: Mining & quarrying
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 80-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 80). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

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, 4 with DOB)
86
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
32 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
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 accounts
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Oct 2023Oct 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-10-312023-10-31

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

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Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-08
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  2. 2024-07-04
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  3. 2023-07-10
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  4. 2022-07-15
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  5. 2021-08-13
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  6. 2020-10-23
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  7. 2019-07-29
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    accounts · AA
  8. 2018-07-26
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  9. 2017-12-16
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    officers · TM01
  10. 2017-11-30
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    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  11. 2017-11-29
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    BAKSHI, Jangi Jan Bahadur Singh resigned
    director
  12. 2017-07-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-07-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2015-11-07
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    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2015-06-22
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  16. 2015-04-01
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    change-of-name · CERTNM
  17. 2015-03-09
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    TOWLER, Nigel Graham Gerrard resigned
    director
  18. 2015-02-18
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    EATON, Anthony Michael William Edward Richard, Prof resigned
    secretary
  19. 2013-10-14
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    Company incorporated
    As ARGUS BLACK SWAN LIMITED
  20. 2013-10-14
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    DARCY-EVANS, Donald Hugh appointed
    director
  21. 2013-10-14
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    GANDER, Rodney Roy appointed
    director
  22. 2013-10-14
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    EATON, Anthony Michael William Edward Richard, Prof appointed
    secretary
  23. 2013-10-14
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    BAKSHI, Jangi Jan Bahadur Singh appointed
    director
  24. 2013-10-14
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    TOWLER, Nigel Graham Gerrard appointed
    director

Owner dependency

73/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material 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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 80 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

79/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 80 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 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

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Rodney Roy Gander
Individual · British · DOB 06/1946 · age 80
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2013-10-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC08990 — SIC 08990

Registered office

15 Devon Walk Devon Walk
Rushden
Northamptonshire
NN10 0BZ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-08
Last: 2025-09-24

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

DARCY-EVANS, Donald Hugh→
director · ~71y · appointed 2013-10-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GANDER, Rodney Roy→
director · ~80y · appointed 2013-10-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
EATON, Anthony Michael William Edward Richard, Prof→
secretary · appointed 2013-10-14 · resigned 2015-02-18
Resigned
BAKSHI, Jangi Jan Bahadur Singh→
director · ~74y · appointed 2013-10-14 · resigned 2017-11-29
Resigned
TOWLER, Nigel Graham Gerrard→
director · ~71y · appointed 2013-10-14 · resigned 2015-03-09
Resigned

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Recent filings (32 total)

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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-24
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accounts · AA
2025-07-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-07-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-07-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-07-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-08-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-10-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-23
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-10-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-07-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2018-10-22