BLACK ON SILVER LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
11101170 · ltd · incorporated 2017-12-07
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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not disclosed
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 72-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 72). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (55/100)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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 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
23 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-06📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-01-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-01📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-11-01📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-01-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-08-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-08-03📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-08-03📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-08-03📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2019-08-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-12-07🏢Company incorporatedAs BLACK ON SILVER LIMITED
- 2017-12-07➕BAGNALD, Carol appointeddirector
- 2017-12-07➕ELLISON, Margaret Lorraine appointeddirector
- 2017-12-07📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
78/100
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.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 72 — succession pressure is live.
- +No director turnover: Company is 9 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 72 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
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Ms Carol Bagnald Individual · British · DOB 03/1961 · age 65 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 07/12/2017 |
Mrs Margaret Lorraine Ellison Individual · British · DOB 01/1954 · age 72 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 07/12/2017 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2017-12-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999
Registered office
C/O Gillian Duffy & Co Ltd 3 Kingfisher Court
Bowesfield Park
Stockton-On-Tees
Durham
TS18 3EX
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-20
Last: 2025-12-06
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
BAGNALD, Carol→
Activedirector · ~65y · appointed 2017-12-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ELLISON, Margaret Lorraine→
Activedirector · ~72y · appointed 2017-12-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
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Recent filings (23 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-01-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-04-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-01-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-01-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-06
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-12-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-01-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-06
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-11-01
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-11-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-01-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-12