BLACK POWDER GIN COMPANY LTD
Opportunity 72/100 (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: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -54% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredKey financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £42.9k | £32.7k |
| Current assets | £81.9k | £198.9k |
| Cash | £15.6k | £33.9k |
| Debtors | £19.1k | £91.3k |
| Net assets | £40.4k | £24.2k |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-05-22📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2025-05-11➕DALNAS, Alison Jayne appointedsecretary
- 2025-02-27📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-02-27📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-02-27📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-02-11➖LOFTUS, Ronald John resigneddirector
- 2024-06-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-05-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-09-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-12-13📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2017-03-06📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2017-03-06📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2017-02-01📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2016-12-13🏢Company incorporatedAs BLACK POWDER GIN COMPANY LTD
- 2016-12-13➕DALNAS, Anthony George appointeddirector
- 2016-12-13➕LOFTUS, Ronald John appointeddirector
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Anthony George Dalnas Individual · British · DOB 04/1974 · age 52 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 13/12/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr John Loftusceased 11/02/2025· 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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