BLACK MAIL LIMITED
Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (82/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Key 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 | 2025-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
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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
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Corporate timeline (15 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-02-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-04-23📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2019-04-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-03-12📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2018-01-26📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2018-01-26📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2017-12-22🏢Company incorporatedAs BLACK MAIL LIMITED
- 2017-12-22➕ALI, Mohammad Shahid appointeddirector
- 2017-12-22📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +No director turnover: Company is 8 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Mohammad Shahid Ali Individual · British · DOB 08/1976 · age 50 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 22/12/2017 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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