BLACK DOG HILL ESTATES LTD
Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (83/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredKey financials
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £126.5k | £119.1k |
| Current assets | £233.4k | £255.4k |
| Cash | £572 | £508 |
| Debtors | £5.0k | £5.1k |
| Net assets | £101.5k | £85.0k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
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- • 2 officers
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-12-23📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-12-23📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-12-23📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-11-12📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-12-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-24📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2022-10-24📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2022-10-24📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2022-08-03📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2021-12-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-25📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2021-05-24📄second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · RP04CS01
- 2021-05-14📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2021-02-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-02-24📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2015-08-02➕HEASMAN, Gunvor Birgitta appointeddirector
- 2015-08-02➕HEASMAN, Raymond George appointeddirector
- 2014-04-22🏢Company incorporatedAs BLACK DOG HILL ESTATES LTD
- 2014-04-22➕NOLAN, Anja Gunvor Heasman appointeddirector
- 2014-04-22➕NOLAN, James Peter appointeddirector
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 81 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 81 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 12 years.
Red flags
1 high ·Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.
Evidence: Next due: 2026-06-07
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr James Peter Nolan Individual · British · DOB 03/1968 · age 58 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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