BLACKBIRD CAPITAL INVESTMENTS LIMITED
🌿Early-stageactive
13701009 · ltd · incorporated 2021-10-25
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Fund management activities
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 0.3y
50/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Newest facility, 0.3 years old — likely still in initial term.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (61/100)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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (4 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
12 connected companies via shared directors
81
Filing history
22 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
- • 2 officers
Last 180 days
7
filings
- • 2 officers
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 mortgage
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-11📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-05-11📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-05-01➕HUMPHREYS, Jack appointeddirector
- 2026-05-01➕SOUTHALL, Ryan appointeddirector
- 2026-04-08📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-04-08📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-03-31📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2026-03-27📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2026-03-27🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Hsbc UK Bank PLC
- 2026-02-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-12📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-04-12📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-02-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-25📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2021-11-24📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2021-11-02📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-11-02📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-11-02📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-10-25🏢Company incorporatedAs BLACKBIRD CAPITAL INVESTMENTS LIMITED
- 2021-10-25➕MARSDEN, Daniel Taylor appointeddirector
- 2021-10-25➕MARSDEN, Melanie Sian appointeddirector
- 2021-10-25📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
48/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
30/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
Red flags
cleanNo 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 · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Daniel Taylor Marsden Individual · British · DOB 09/1991 · age 35 | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · trust interest | 25/10/2021 |
Melanie Sian Marsden Individual · British · DOB 08/1992 · age 34 | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · trust interest | 25/10/2021 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2021-10-25
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC66300 — Fund management activities
Registered office
1 Blythe Gate
Shirley
Solihull
B90 8AD
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-07
Last: 2025-10-24
Officers (4 active · 0 resigned)
HUMPHREYS, Jack→
Activedirector · ~34y · appointed 2026-05-01
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MARSDEN, Daniel Taylor→
Activedirector · ~35y · appointed 2021-10-25
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MARSDEN, Melanie Sian→
Activedirector · ~34y · appointed 2021-10-25
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SOUTHALL, Ryan→
Activedirector · ~40y · appointed 2026-05-01
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc UK Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 27/03/2026 | — |
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Recent filings (22 total)
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-05-11
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-05-11
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-04-08
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-04-08
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2026-03-31
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2026-03-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-02-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-24
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-04-12
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-04-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-02-08