BLACK TANK LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
12308958 · ltd · incorporated 2019-11-11
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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year to Jun 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Licenced restaurants
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
PursueActive trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.
Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (71/100)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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
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
23 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
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
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-06-30 |
|---|---|
| Average employees | 1500 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 officers
Last 180 days
4
filings
- • 2 accounts
- • 1 officers
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-30📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-04-13➕BROOKS, Fionnulla appointeddirector
- 2026-03-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2026-02-13📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2025-08-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-26📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2025-02-25➕BROOKS, Fionnulla appointedsecretary
- 2025-02-25➖BROOKS, Fionnulla resigneddirector
- 2025-02-25📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-02-25📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-02-25📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-02-25📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-02-25📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-12-10✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2024-08-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-11-11🏢Company incorporatedAs BLACK TANK LIMITED
- 2019-11-11➕BROOKS, Darren Michael appointeddirector
- 2019-11-11➕BROOKS, Fionnulla appointeddirector
- 2019-11-11📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
66/100
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.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Red flags
1 med ·Name changed recently
mediumName changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.
Evidence: 2024-12-10: certificate-change-of-name-company
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Darren Michael Brooks Individual · British · DOB 02/1969 · age 57 | 50–75% | — | 50-75% shares | 25/02/2025 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Darren Michael Brooksceased 25/02/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
- Mrs Fionnulla Brooksceased 25/02/2025· 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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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2019-11-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC56101 — Licenced restaurants
Registered office
15 Sidney Gardens
Haslingfield
Cambridge
CB23 1NA
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-11
Last: 2026-02-25
Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)
Active
BROOKS, Darren Michael→
Activedirector · ~57y · appointed 2019-11-11
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BROOKS, Fionnulla→
Activedirector · ~40y · appointed 2026-04-13
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BROOKS, Fionnulla→
Resigneddirector · ~40y · appointed 2019-11-11 · resigned 2025-02-25
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Recent filings (23 total)
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-04-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-10
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2026-02-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-08-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-12
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2025-02-26
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-02-25
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-02-25
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-02-25
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-02-25
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-02-25
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2024-12-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-08-19