BLACK BOX BREWERY LTD
Opportunity 77/100 (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: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)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.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-01-31 | 2024-01-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 1 | 200 |
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
- • 4 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 capital
- • 4 persons-with-significant-control
- • 2 confirmation-statement
- • 1 capital
- • 4 persons-with-significant-control
- • 2 confirmation-statement
- • 1 capital
Corporate timeline (15 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-30📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2026-04-30📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2026-04-30📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2026-04-30📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2026-04-30📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2025-11-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-04📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-01-27🏢Company incorporatedAs BLACK BOX BREWERY LTD
- 2021-01-27➕BARROW, Christopher appointeddirector
- 2021-01-27➕DANE, David Mark appointeddirector
- 2021-01-27➕RYAN, Thomas William appointeddirector
- 2021-01-27📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 74 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 74 years old. Natural succession window is now.
Red flags
cleanGroup structure
Neil Ryan Group Limited holds majority control (50-75%). Likely parent but not wholly-owned.
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Neil Ryan Group Limited Corporate entity | 50–75% | 50–75% | board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control | 27/04/2026 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Christopher Barrowceased 27/04/2026· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
- Mr Thomas William Ryanceased 27/04/2026· 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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