BLACK'S PIES LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
11048772 · ltd · incorporated 2017-11-06
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 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
What this business does
Likely a small-scale food manufacturing business focused on producing pies and related baked goods, operating out of Wrexham, Wales, with micro-entity accounts suggesting a modest turnover and limited operational scale.
Primary activity: SIC 10890
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
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. 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.
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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
27 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
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 · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-11-30 | 2024-11-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 2 | 200 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
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
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
2
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-08-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-01📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-04-01📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-08-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-29➕BLACKWELL, Charlotte Abigail appointeddirector
- 2024-05-29➖BLACKWELL, Geoffrey resigneddirector
- 2024-05-29📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-05-29📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-04-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-08-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-09-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-09-10➕BLACKWELL, Geoffrey appointeddirector
- 2020-09-10📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2020-08-05📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-08-05📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2019-04-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-11-06📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2017-11-06🏢Company incorporatedAs BLACK'S PIES LIMITED
- 2017-11-06➕BLACKWELL, Christopher appointeddirector
Owner dependency
66/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- 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
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Christopher Blackwell Individual · British · DOB 11/1978 · age 48 | 50–75% | 50–75% | board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control | 06/11/2018 |
Miss Charlotte Abigail Blackwell Individual · British · DOB 05/1992 · age 34 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 01/04/2025 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| BARAM AFRICAN FOODS AND DRINKS LTD→ 16268344 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| BECWS GLANRHYD CYF→ 15234886 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| BECWS ISLYN BAKERY LTD→ 08287527 · est 2012 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 13y | — | — |
| BECWS MON BAKERY LIMITED→ 10106980 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 10y | — | — |
| BLAS AR FWYD CYF→ 04692699 · est 2003 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 23y | — | — |
| BOCA BAKERY LTD→ 11657806 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| BODNANT FURNACE FARM LTD→ 11703425 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| BOURNES CHEESE LTD→ 16243451 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2017-11-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC10890 — SIC 10890
Registered office
The Yew Tree Inn High Street
Gresford
Wrexham
LL12 8RF
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-08-31
Last made up to: 2025-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-10
Last: 2026-03-27
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
BLACKWELL, Charlotte Abigail→
Activedirector · ~34y · appointed 2024-05-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BLACKWELL, Christopher→
Activedirector · ~48y · appointed 2017-11-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BLACKWELL, Geoffrey→
Resigneddirector · ~70y · appointed 2020-09-10 · resigned 2024-05-29
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Recent filings (27 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-05-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-08-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-01
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-04-01
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-04-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-08-28
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-05-29
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-05-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-04-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-07-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-05