BLACK BEAR PROPERTIES LTD
Opportunity 78/100 (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 (73/100).
Refinance opportunity
3 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 5.0y
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 5.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: high (82/100)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 | 2025-06-30 | 2024-06-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £167.2k | £168.6k |
| Current assets | £3.8k | £3.5k |
| Cash | £3.8k | £3.5k |
| Net assets | £33.1k | £20.0k |
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
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 accounts
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-29📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2024-07-29🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2024-06-21📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2024-06-21🔓Charge satisfied #3
- 2024-03-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-05📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-12-05📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-06-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-22📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2023-05-10🔒Charge registered #3Lender: The Mortgage Lender Limited
- 2022-06-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-29📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2021-09-28🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Kensington Mortgage Company Limited
- 2021-06-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-07📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2021-04-20🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Kensington Mortgage Company Limited
- 2021-03-26📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2020-11-13📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2020-10-20📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2019-06-12🏢Company incorporatedAs BLACK BEAR PROPERTIES LTD
- 2019-06-12➕THOMSON, Mark Miller appointeddirector
- 2019-06-12📄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.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.
- +No director turnover: Company is 7 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
- 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 Mark Miller Thomson Individual · Scottish · DOB 10/1967 · age 59 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 12/06/2019 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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7 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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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)
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Mortgages & charges
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | The Mortgage Lender The Mortgage Lender Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 10/05/2023 | 21/06/2024 | |
| satisfied | Kensington Mortgage Company Kensington Mortgage Company Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 28/09/2021 | 29/07/2024 | |
| outstanding | Kensington Mortgage Company Kensington Mortgage Company Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 20/04/2021 | — |