BLACK PEAR LTD

🚨Distressedactive
12083943 · ltd · incorporated 2019-07-03
Investment thesis
Attractive distress candidate — real problems but workable structure.
Why interesting: Falling signals but no deal-breakers yet; room for negotiation and turnaround.
Why risky: Signals worsening; needs speed and capital discipline.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Jul 2024
Net worth
£-5.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
62/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 10890
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 11070SIC 11070
  • 32990Other manufacturing n.e.c.
  • 96090Other service activities n.e.c.
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 62/100 (worth a look), bankability 55/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: File overdue accounts. Clears statutory overdue flag — immediate bankability uplift for refinance conversations. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 4 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 (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
21 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
62/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
50
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
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 · accounting standard not declared
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £5,235

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
-£5k
↑ 8.9% YoY
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
-£6k-£6k-£6k-£5k-£5k-£5kJul 2023Jul 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-07-312023-07-31
Total assets£-5.2k£-5.7k
Net assets£-5.2k£-5.7k

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-07-10
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  4. 2024-07-02
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  5. 2023-07-28
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-10-26
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  7. 2022-04-27
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-02-08
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2021-07-15
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  10. 2021-06-28
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-07-14
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  12. 2020-07-14
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  13. 2020-07-14
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  14. 2020-07-14
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  15. 2020-03-23
    SPRAGUE, Neil Raymond resigned
    director
  16. 2020-03-23
    TAYLER, Andrew James resigned
    director
  17. 2019-07-03
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BLACK PEAR LTD
  18. 2019-07-03
    WISNIEWSKI, Tomasz appointed
    director
  19. 2019-07-03
    SPRAGUE, Neil Raymond appointed
    director
  20. 2019-07-03
    TAYLER, Andrew James appointed
    director
  21. 2019-07-03
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

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 ·
Accounts overdue
high

Statutory accounts have not been filed by their due date. Can indicate admin breakdown, cash preservation, or deliberate delay.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-04-30

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Tomasz Wisniewski
Individual · Polish · DOB 01/1981 · age 45
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control03/07/2019
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Neil Raymond Spragueceased 23/03/2020· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
  • Mr Andrew James Taylerceased 23/03/2020· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2019-07-03
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC10890 — SIC 10890

Registered office

Brook House
Moss Grove
Kingswinford
West Midlands
DY6 9HS
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-04-30OVERDUE
Last made up to: 2024-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-16
Last: 2025-07-02

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

WISNIEWSKI, Tomasz
director · ~45y · appointed 2019-07-03
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Active
SPRAGUE, Neil Raymond
director · ~56y · appointed 2019-07-03 · resigned 2020-03-23
Resigned
TAYLER, Andrew James
director · ~62y · appointed 2019-07-03 · resigned 2020-03-23
Resigned

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Recent filings (21 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-18
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-07-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-09
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-07-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-06
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2022-10-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-04-27
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-02-08
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2021-07-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-06-28