BLACK DOG HILL ESTATES LTD

🌳Matureactive
09003916 · ltd · incorporated 2014-04-22
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£101.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 11020
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Special-situation opportunity
Distressed food-drink with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

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.

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
4 officers (4 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
12 connected companies via shared directors
81
Filing history
83 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £101,519
Cash YoY
+13%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£572
↑ 13% YoY
Net Worth
£102k
↑ 19% YoY
Current Assets
£233k
↓ 8.6% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£51k£102k£153k£204k£255kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
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.

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1 signal 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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • 2 officers
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-12-23
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  3. 2025-12-23
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2025-12-23
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2025-11-12
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2024-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-12-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-12-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-10-24
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  10. 2022-10-24
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  11. 2022-10-24
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  12. 2022-08-03
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  13. 2021-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2021-05-25
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  15. 2021-05-24
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    second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
    confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
  16. 2021-05-14
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  17. 2021-02-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2020-02-24
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  19. 2015-08-02
    HEASMAN, Gunvor Birgitta appointed
    director
  20. 2015-08-02
    HEASMAN, Raymond George appointed
    director
  21. 2014-04-22
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    Company incorporated
    As BLACK DOG HILL ESTATES LTD
  22. 2014-04-22
    NOLAN, Anja Gunvor Heasman appointed
    director
  23. 2014-04-22
    NOLAN, James Peter appointed
    director

Owner dependency

63/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • -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

68/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • 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 ·
Confirmation statement overdue
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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr James Peter Nolan
Individual · British · DOB 03/1968 · age 58
sig. influencesignificant influence06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2014-04-22
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC11020 — SIC 11020

Registered office

30-34 North Street
Hailsham
East Sussex
BN27 1DW

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-07OVERDUE
Last: 2025-05-24

Officers (4 active · 0 resigned)

HEASMAN, Gunvor Birgitta
director · ~78y · appointed 2015-08-02
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Active
HEASMAN, Raymond George
director · ~81y · appointed 2015-08-02
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Active
NOLAN, Anja Gunvor Heasman
director · ~58y · appointed 2014-04-22
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Active
NOLAN, James Peter
director · ~58y · appointed 2014-04-22
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Active

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Recent filings (83 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-30
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-12-23
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-12-23
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-12-23
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-11-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-29
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2022-10-24
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2022-10-24
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2022-10-24