BLACKBAUD EUROPE LTD.
- 62090Other information technology service activities
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.
Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 employees | 12000 | 10900 |
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
Corporate timeline (55 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-08-14📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2025-08-14📄appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP04
- 2025-07-21➕CSC CLS (UK) LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2025-07-21➖CORPORATION SERVICE COMPANY (UK) LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2024-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-27📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-02-26➕ANGERMAN, Jeffrey Charles appointeddirector
- 2023-10-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-25📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-07-24➖OLSON, Jon Walter resigneddirector
- 2023-01-09📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2022-10-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-19📄appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP04
- 2021-12-08📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2021-12-08📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2021-12-08📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-12-08📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-12-08📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2021-10-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-30📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2021-04-19📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-04-09➖OLSON, Jon Walter resignedsecretary
- 2021-04-09➕CORPORATION SERVICE COMPANY (UK) LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2021-04-09➖TAYLOR WESSING SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2020-12-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2015-12-15➖HOLMAN, Bradley John resigneddirector
- 2015-12-15➕OLSON, Jon Walter appointeddirector
- 2013-08-31➕BOOR, Anthony William appointeddirector
- 2013-08-31➖CHARDON, Marc D'Estournelles resigneddirector
- 2011-11-11➖WILLIAMS, Timothy Valoris resigneddirector
- 2011-07-01➕HOLMAN, Bradley John appointeddirector
- 2011-04-15➖JERVIS, Martin Laurence resigneddirector
- 2009-09-01➕OLSON, Jon Walter appointedsecretary
- 2009-09-01➕TAYLOR WESSING SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2009-08-31➖D.W. COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2007-08-01➕JERVIS, Martin Laurence appointeddirector
- 2007-08-01➖TODD, Christopher resigneddirector
- 2005-12-31➖SYWOLSKI, Robert resigneddirector
- 2005-12-30➕CHARDON, Marc D'Estournelles appointeddirector
- 2005-08-23➖ROSHITSH, Ed resigneddirector
- 2005-08-23➖STEADMAN, Paul John resigneddirector
- 2005-08-23➕TODD, Christopher appointeddirector
- 2003-10-21➕ROSHITSH, Ed appointeddirector
- 2003-10-21➕SYWOLSKI, Robert appointeddirector
- 2003-10-21➕WILLIAMS, Timothy Valoris appointeddirector
- 2003-09-09➕STEADMAN, Paul John appointeddirector
- 2003-09-08➖MILLER, Walter resigneddirector
- 2001-01-30➖CRAWFORD, Douglas James resigneddirector
- 2001-01-30➕MILLER, Walter appointeddirector
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +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
Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
- 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
cleanGroup structure
Blackbaud, Inc. is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Blackbaud, Inc. Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 01/03/2018 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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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.
See pricing →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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Officers (3 active · 16 resigned)
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