BLACKBOX AVIONICS 2000 LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
SC363340 · ltd · incorporated 2009-08-03
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒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
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Other research and experimental development on natural sciences and engineering
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 58). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
35 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years 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 · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-06-30 | 2024-06-30 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-08-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-08-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-03-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-09-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-02-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2015-08-03📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-08-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2014-08-28📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2014-08-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2013-08-27📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2009-08-03🏢Company incorporatedAs BLACKBOX AVIONICS 2000 LIMITED
- 2009-08-03➕BARCLAY, Alan Laverton, Dr appointeddirector
Owner dependency
98/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.
- +No director turnover: Company is 17 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
78/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 17 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
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
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Dr Alan Laverton Barclay Individual · British · DOB 12/1968 · age 58 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 01/08/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2009-08-03
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC72190 — Other research and experimental development on natural sciences and engineering
Registered office
19 Bon Accord Crescent
Aberdeen
AB11 6DE
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-15
Last: 2025-08-01
Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)
BARCLAY, Alan Laverton, Dr→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2009-08-03
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Recent filings (35 total)
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2026-04-03
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2025-08-13
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2025-03-01
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2024-08-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
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2023-08-08
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2023-08-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
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2023-02-25
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2022-08-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
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2022-03-27
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2021-08-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
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2020-08-10
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2020-08-10
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2019-08-14
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2019-08-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-03-09