BLACK ROAD DEVELOPMENTS LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
SC588566 · ltd · incorporated 2018-02-13
Investment thesis
Unencumbered property vehicle — clean asset-backed target with refinance headroom.
Why interesting: Property-holding entity with no live charges; straightforward asset-backed case.
Why risky: Values depend on title and valuation; property-specific market exposure.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jan 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Development of building projects
Sector: Construction
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 72/100 (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: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
34 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
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 | 2025-01-31 | 2024-01-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | — | £-4.7k |
| Current assets | — | £16.4k |
| Cash | — | £983 |
| Debtors | — | £4.4k |
| Net assets | — | £-4.7k |
| Average employees | 0 | — |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-16📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-12-16📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-12-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-07-31📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-11-08📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-11-06📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-11-05📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-10-30📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-10-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-14📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2024-07-22📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-07-15➕RITCHIE, Christopher appointeddirector
- 2023-11-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-14📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-07-06📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-08-02📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-04-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-04-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-01-23➕BLACK, Corrina appointeddirector
- 2019-01-23➖BROWN, Wilma resigneddirector
- 2018-02-13🏢Company incorporatedAs BLACK ROAD DEVELOPMENTS LTD
- 2018-02-13➕BROWN, Wilma appointeddirector
Owner dependency
73/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "BLACK" — strong identity link between founder and business.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
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 |
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Mr Christopher Ritchie Individual · British · DOB 12/1990 · age 36 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 31/07/2024 |
Miss Corrina Black Individual · British · DOB 11/1978 · age 48 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 02/12/2019 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mrs Wilma Brownceased 02/12/2019· 75-100% shares
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.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2018-02-13
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC41100 — Development of building projects
Registered office
The Walled Garden
4b Orchard Drive
Glenrothes
KY7 5RG
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-02
Last: 2025-07-19
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
BLACK, Corrina→
Activedirector · ~48y · appointed 2019-01-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
RITCHIE, Christopher→
Activedirector · ~36y · appointed 2024-07-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BROWN, Wilma→
Resigneddirector · ~77y · appointed 2018-02-13 · resigned 2019-01-23
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Recent filings (34 total)
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-12-16
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-12-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-31
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-07-31
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-11-08
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-11-06
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-11-05
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-10-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-21
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-08-14
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-07-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-29