BLACKBAUD EUROPE LTD.

🌳Matureactive
SC212593 · ltd · incorporated 2000-11-06
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
£23.77M
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Information technology consultancy activities
Sector: Information & communication
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 62090Other information technology service activities
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: conservative operator with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 79/100 (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: strategic trade sale (88/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
19 officers (3 active, 19 linked, 14 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
7 connected companies via shared directors
66
Filing history
112 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Profitable
Profit before tax £1,063,000
Turnover YoY
+8%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Turnover£23.77M£22.07M
Gross profit£13.17M£14.29M
Operating profit£475.0k£441.0k
Profit before tax£1.06M£942.0k
Average employees1200010900

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (55 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-03
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  2. 2025-08-14
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  3. 2025-08-14
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    appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP04
  4. 2025-07-21
    CSC CLS (UK) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  5. 2025-07-21
    CORPORATION SERVICE COMPANY (UK) LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  6. 2024-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-02-27
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  8. 2024-02-26
    ANGERMAN, Jeffrey Charles appointed
    director
  9. 2023-10-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2023-08-25
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  11. 2023-07-24
    OLSON, Jon Walter resigned
    director
  12. 2023-01-09
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  13. 2022-10-07
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  14. 2021-12-19
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  15. 2021-12-08
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    officers · CH03
  16. 2021-12-08
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  17. 2021-12-08
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
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  18. 2021-12-08
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  19. 2021-12-08
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
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  20. 2021-10-01
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  21. 2021-06-30
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
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  22. 2021-04-19
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  23. 2021-04-09
    OLSON, Jon Walter resigned
    secretary
  24. 2021-04-09
    CORPORATION SERVICE COMPANY (UK) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  25. 2021-04-09
    TAYLOR WESSING SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  26. 2020-12-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  27. 2015-12-15
    HOLMAN, Bradley John resigned
    director
  28. 2015-12-15
    OLSON, Jon Walter appointed
    director
  29. 2013-08-31
    BOOR, Anthony William appointed
    director
  30. 2013-08-31
    CHARDON, Marc D'Estournelles resigned
    director
  31. 2011-11-11
    WILLIAMS, Timothy Valoris resigned
    director
  32. 2011-07-01
    HOLMAN, Bradley John appointed
    director
  33. 2011-04-15
    JERVIS, Martin Laurence resigned
    director
  34. 2009-09-01
    OLSON, Jon Walter appointed
    secretary
  35. 2009-09-01
    TAYLOR WESSING SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  36. 2009-08-31
    D.W. COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  37. 2007-08-01
    JERVIS, Martin Laurence appointed
    director
  38. 2007-08-01
    TODD, Christopher resigned
    director
  39. 2005-12-31
    SYWOLSKI, Robert resigned
    director
  40. 2005-12-30
    CHARDON, Marc D'Estournelles appointed
    director
  41. 2005-08-23
    ROSHITSH, Ed resigned
    director
  42. 2005-08-23
    STEADMAN, Paul John resigned
    director
  43. 2005-08-23
    TODD, Christopher appointed
    director
  44. 2003-10-21
    ROSHITSH, Ed appointed
    director
  45. 2003-10-21
    SYWOLSKI, Robert appointed
    director
  46. 2003-10-21
    WILLIAMS, Timothy Valoris appointed
    director
  47. 2003-09-09
    STEADMAN, Paul John appointed
    director
  48. 2003-09-08
    MILLER, Walter resigned
    director
  49. 2001-01-30
    CRAWFORD, Douglas James resigned
    director
  50. 2001-01-30
    MILLER, Walter appointed
    director
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Owner dependency

66/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material 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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

69/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 years.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

Blackbaud, Inc. is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
Blackbaud, Inc.
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
BLACKBAUD EUROPE LTD.
This company · SC212593

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Blackbaud, Inc.
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control01/03/2018

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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🔒Tailored diligence questions

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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🔒Advanced scoring suite

Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2000-11-06
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC62020 — Information technology consultancy activities

Registered office

1 George Square
Glasgow
G2 1AL
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-20
Last: 2025-11-06

Officers (3 active · 16 resigned)

CSC CLS (UK) LIMITED
corporate-secretary · appointed 2025-07-21
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Active
ANGERMAN, Jeffrey Charles
director · ~51y · appointed 2024-02-26
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Active
BOOR, Anthony William
director · ~64y · appointed 2013-08-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
OLSON, Jon Walter
secretary · appointed 2009-09-01 · resigned 2021-04-09
Resigned
CORPORATION SERVICE COMPANY (UK) LIMITED
corporate-secretary · appointed 2021-04-09 · resigned 2025-07-21
Resigned
D.W. COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2000-11-06 · resigned 2009-08-31
Resigned
TAYLOR WESSING SECRETARIES LIMITED
corporate-secretary · appointed 2009-09-01 · resigned 2021-04-09
Resigned
CHARDON, Marc D'Estournelles
director · ~71y · appointed 2005-12-30 · resigned 2013-08-31
Resigned
CRAWFORD, Douglas James
director · ~61y · appointed 2000-11-06 · resigned 2001-01-30
Resigned
HOLMAN, Bradley John
director · ~64y · appointed 2011-07-01 · resigned 2015-12-15
Resigned
JERVIS, Martin Laurence
director · ~68y · appointed 2007-08-01 · resigned 2011-04-15
Resigned
MILLER, Walter
director · ~65y · appointed 2001-01-30 · resigned 2003-09-08
Resigned
OLSON, Jon Walter
director · ~63y · appointed 2015-12-15 · resigned 2023-07-24
Resigned
POLSON, Michael Buchanan
director · ~62y · appointed 2000-11-06 · resigned 2001-01-30
Resigned
ROSHITSH, Ed
director · ~62y · appointed 2003-10-21 · resigned 2005-08-23
Resigned
STEADMAN, Paul John
director · ~74y · appointed 2003-09-09 · resigned 2005-08-23
Resigned
SYWOLSKI, Robert
director · ~88y · appointed 2003-10-21 · resigned 2005-12-31
Resigned
TODD, Christopher
director · ~57y · appointed 2005-08-23 · resigned 2007-08-01
Resigned
WILLIAMS, Timothy Valoris
director · ~77y · appointed 2003-10-21 · resigned 2011-11-11
Resigned

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Recent filings (112 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-03
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-08-14
appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP04
2025-08-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-11
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-02-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-12
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-08-25
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2023-01-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-07
appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP04
2021-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-08