BLACK OMENS GROUP LTD

🏛️Establishedactive
12188585 · ltd · incorporated 2019-09-04
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
year to Sept 2025
Net worth
£412
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Agents involved in the sale of a variety of goods
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 90030Artistic creation
  • 96020Hairdressing and other beauty treatment
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle 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. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -39% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

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

Company profile
address, 3 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
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
31 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £412
Cash YoY
-39%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£10k
↓ 39% YoY
Net Worth
£412
↑ 196% YoY
Current Assets
£15k
↓ 32% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£4k£9k£13k£18k£22kSept 2024Sept 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-09-302024-09-30
Total assets£6.3k£22.0k
Current assets£15.0k£21.9k
Cash£10.5k£17.0k
Debtors£4.5k£4.9k
Net assets£412£139

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

3 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
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-01-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-11-17
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2024-09-09
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  5. 2024-09-06
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  6. 2024-09-06
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control-without-name-date
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  7. 2024-09-05
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  8. 2024-09-05
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  9. 2024-09-05
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  10. 2024-09-05
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  11. 2024-06-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2023-10-01
    JOHN, Marc appointed
    director
  13. 2023-06-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2022-12-04
    JOHN, Marc resigned
    director
  15. 2022-12-04
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  16. 2022-12-04
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  17. 2022-12-04
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  18. 2022-08-10
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  19. 2022-08-10
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  20. 2021-11-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  21. 2021-05-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  22. 2020-05-01
    JOHN, Ryan resigned
    secretary
  23. 2020-02-10
    JOHN, Luke appointed
    director
  24. 2020-02-10
    JOHN, Ryan appointed
    secretary
  25. 2019-09-04
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BLACK OMENS GROUP LTD
  26. 2019-09-04
    JOHN, Marc appointed
    director

Owner dependency

66/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +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 signal

Limited 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

clean
No 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Marc John
Individual · British · DOB 04/1971 · age 55
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control01/10/2023
Mr Luke John
Individual · British · DOB 10/1991 · age 35
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control04/12/2022
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Marc Johnceased 04/12/2022· 75-100% shares · 75-100% 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
Incorporated2019-09-04
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46190 — Agents involved in the sale of a variety of goods

Registered office

1 Queen's Park Road, Handbridge
Chester
Cheshire
CH4 7AD
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-19
Last: 2025-09-05

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

JOHN, Luke
director · ~34y · appointed 2020-02-10
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Active
JOHN, Marc
director · ~55y · appointed 2023-10-01
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Active
JOHN, Ryan
secretary · appointed 2020-02-10 · resigned 2020-05-01
Resigned
JOHN, Marc
director · ~55y · appointed 2019-09-04 · resigned 2022-12-04
Resigned

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Recent filings (31 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-30
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-11-17
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2024-09-09
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2024-09-06
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control-without-name-date
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-09-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-05
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2024-09-05
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-09-05
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-09-05
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-09-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-07