BLACK BOOK & CO. LTD
🌿Early-stageactive
15780168 · ltd · incorporated 2024-06-15
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
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year to Jun 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Financial leasing
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (75/100)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
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
12 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
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 · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-06-30 |
|---|---|
| Average employees | 300 |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
4
filings
- • 3 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
5
filings
- • 3 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (14 events)Click to expand
- 2026-06-18📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2026-06-17📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2026-06-17📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2026-02-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-12➕CAMPBELL, Ross appointeddirector
- 2025-03-12➕PEARSON, Alexander appointeddirector
- 2025-03-12📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-03-12📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-08-28📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-08-28📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-08-28📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-06-15🏢Company incorporatedAs BLACK BOOK & CO. LTD
- 2024-06-15➕SMART, Nicholas Geoffrey appointeddirector
- 2024-06-15📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
63/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Young company: Only 2.1 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
Succession & seller-readiness
40/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Ross Campbell Individual · British · DOB 09/1988 · age 38 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 31/03/2026 |
Mr Alexander Pearson Individual · British · DOB 03/1987 · age 39 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 31/03/2026 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Nicholas Geoffrey Smartceased 31/03/2026· 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.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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| B.W.A. (COMMERCIAL) LIMITED→ 01566910 · est 1981 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 44y | — | — |
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| BLUESTAR MORTGAGES LIMITED→ 16882143 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| BOND WOLFE CAPITAL LIMITED→ 05366275 · est 2005 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 21y | — | — |
| BOSS PIG LTD→ 10338884 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
| BOTTERILL ASSOCIATES LIMITED→ 05528251 · est 2005 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 20y | — | — |
| BRANT FINANCIAL LIMITED→ 05657001 · est 2005 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 20y | — | — |
| BRESLINS FINANCIAL PLANNING LTD→ 16897807 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2024-06-15
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64910 — Financial leasing
Registered office
C/O Bissell & Brown Charter House
56 High Street
Sutton Coldfield
West Midlands
B72 1UJ
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-28
Last: 2026-06-14
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
CAMPBELL, Ross→
Activedirector · ~38y · appointed 2025-03-12
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PEARSON, Alexander→
Activedirector · ~39y · appointed 2025-03-12
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SMART, Nicholas Geoffrey→
Activedirector · ~60y · appointed 2024-06-15
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Recent filings (12 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-18
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-06-18
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-06-17
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-06-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-02-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-17
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-03-12
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-03-12
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-08-28
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-08-28
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-08-28
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2024-06-15