BLACK BULL HOLDINGS LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
10476014 · ltd · incorporated 2016-11-14
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
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year to Nov 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 70-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 70). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
19 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
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 accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-11-30 | 2023-11-30 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (13 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-08-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-26➕ROWBOTHAM, Russell appointeddirector
- 2021-02-26📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2020-11-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-08-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-08-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-11-14🏢Company incorporatedAs BLACK BULL HOLDINGS LTD
- 2016-11-14➕ROWBOTHAM, Steven Thomas appointeddirector
- 2016-11-14📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
86/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +No director turnover: Company is 10 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
66/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
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 |
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Mr Steven Thomas Rowbotham Individual · British · DOB 01/1956 · age 70 | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 14/11/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| BATH CHRISTIAN TRUST→ 04122782 · est 2000 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 25y | — | — |
| BATH GOSPEL TRUST→ 16193749 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| BEARFIELD CHURCH→ 07254525 · est 2010 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 15y | — | — |
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2016-11-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999
Registered office
95 High Street
Street
BA16 0EZ
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-27
Last: 2025-11-13
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
ROWBOTHAM, Russell→
Activedirector · ~43y · appointed 2021-02-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ROWBOTHAM, Steven Thomas→
Activedirector · ~70y · appointed 2016-11-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
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Recent filings (19 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-09-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-08-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-08-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-08-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-08-23
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-02-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-11-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-11-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-08-30