BLACKWELL TECHNOLOGIES LTD

💤Zombieactive
11871015 · ltd · incorporated 2019-03-08
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£34
book net assets
Opportunity
63/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Information technology consultancy activities
Sector: Information & communication
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 70229Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Investor take
Special-situation opportunity
Distressed technology with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

Opportunity 63/100 (worth a look), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. 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: strategic trade sale (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 2 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 (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
19 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
63/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
55
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £34
Net assets shrinking
Down £3,054 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£34
↓ 99% YoY
Current Assets
£9k
↑ 21% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£2k£3k£5k£7k£9kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£34£3.7k
Current assets£8.5k£7.0k
Net assets£34£3.1k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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
2
filings
  • 1 gazette
  • 1 dissolution
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • 1 gazette
  • 1 dissolution
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • 1 gazette
  • 1 dissolution
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (16 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-26
    📄
    gazette-notice-voluntary
    gazette · GAZ1(A)
  2. 2026-05-15
    📄
    dissolution-application-strike-off-company
    dissolution · DS01
  3. 2025-12-24
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-03-26
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-12-18
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-04-14
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2023-04-01
    RAFIQI, Rachel Laila resigned
    director
  8. 2023-01-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-12-23
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-01-06
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-06-30
    📄
    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  12. 2019-03-11
    RAFIQI, Rachel Laila appointed
    director
  13. 2019-03-11
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  14. 2019-03-08
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BLACKWELL TECHNOLOGIES LTD
  15. 2019-03-08
    BLACKWELL, James Preston appointed
    director
  16. 2019-03-08
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

90/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "BLACKWELL" — strong identity link between founder and business.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

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: 2026-03-24

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr James Preston Blackwell
Individual · British · DOB 08/1970 · age 56
75100%
75-100% shares08/03/2019

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2019-03-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC62020 — Information technology consultancy activities

Registered office

Blackwell Technologies
52 Church Street
South Brent
Devon
TQ10 9AB
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-03-24OVERDUE
Last: 2025-03-10

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

BLACKWELL, James Preston
director · ~56y · appointed 2019-03-08
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Active
RAFIQI, Rachel Laila
director · ~41y · appointed 2019-03-11 · resigned 2023-04-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (19 total)

gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2026-05-26
dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2026-05-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-21
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-04-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-01-06
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2020-06-30