BLAKBOOK LTD
Opportunity 70/100 (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: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (75/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsFinancials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-09-30 |
|---|---|
| Total assets | £-162.1k |
| Current assets | £76.7k |
| Cash | £7.1k |
| Debtors | £69.5k |
| Net assets | £-162.1k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
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
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 officers
- • 3 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 officers
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2026-03-26📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-03-03📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2025-12-23📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2025-01-03✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2025-01-03✏️change-of-name-noticechange-of-name · CONNOT
- 2024-12-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-03📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2023-03-31📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-03-28📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-03-28📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-01-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-29📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2021-11-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-06-26📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2020-06-22➕EVELEIGH, Jennifer Jane appointeddirector
- 2019-12-10➖MARCHANT, James Robert resigneddirector
- 2019-09-30🏢Company incorporatedAs BLAKBOOK LTD
- 2019-09-30➕EVELEIGH, Nicholas Kelly appointeddirector
- 2019-09-30➕MARCHANT, James Robert appointeddirector
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +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
Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
1 med ·Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.
Evidence: 2025-01-03: certificate-change-of-name-company; 2025-01-03: change-of-name-notice
Group structure
Eveleigh Co Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Eveleigh Co Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 28/03/2023 |
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mrs Jennifer Jane Eveleighceased 01/03/2023· 25-50% shares
- Mr Nicholas Kelly Eveleighceased 01/03/2023· 25-50% shares
- Mr James Robert Marchantceased 10/12/2019· 25-50% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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