BLACK SWAN DATA LTD
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Cash
£690k
+255.7% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
-£1.9m
+65.2% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
106
-2.8% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
-£4.3m
-34.9% vs 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Negative shareholders' funds
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Technology median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £7,421,000 | £9,140,000 | £8,193,000 | -10.4% | |
| Operating profit | -£7,511,000 | -£2,062,000 | -£4,153,000 | -101.4% | |
| Profit before tax | -£7,968,000 | -£3,208,000 | -£4,326,000 | -34.9% | |
| Net profit | -£7,373,000 | -£2,815,000 | -£4,412,000 | -56.7% | |
| Cash | £199,000 | £194,000 | £690,000 | +255.7% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | -£1,173,000 | -£5,538,000 | -£1,942,000 | +64.9% | |
| Net assets | -£2,531,000 | -£5,584,000 | -£1,942,000 | +65.2% | |
| Equity | -£2,531,000 | -£5,584,000 | -£1,942,000 | +65.2% | |
| Average employees | 128 | 109 | 106 | -2.8% | |
| Wages | £8,203,000 | £6,062,000 | — | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | £371,000 | £343,000 | — | — | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £28,000 | £12,000 | — | — | |
| Highest paid director | £197,000 | £187,000 | — | — |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show —. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -101.2% | -22.6% | -50.7% | |
| Net margin | -99.4% | -30.8% | -53.9% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 157.0% | — | — | |
| Current ratio | 0.66x | 0.32x | 0.42x | |
| Interest cover | -16.44x | -1.80x | -23.73x |
Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102 §1A
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- PKF Littlejohn LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Based on this assessment, the directors are satisfied that the Group and Company have adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future and therefore continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting.”
Group structure
- BLACK SWAN DATA LTD · parent
- Black Swan Data Inc. 100%
- Black Swan Hungary Kft 100%
- Black Swan Technologies (PTY) Ltd 100%
Significant events
- “During the year, the Group was acquired by Mintel Group Ltd.”
- “The Company previously operated unapproved share option and EMI share option plans for its employees. These schemes were cancelled in April 2025 as part of the acquisition by Mintel Group Ltd.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 31 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AMOS, Hugo | Director | 2014-06-20 | May 1982 | British |
| BUTCHER, Jon Christopher | Director | 2025-04-29 | Sep 1967 | British |
| CARR, Richard David | Director | 2025-04-29 | Feb 1962 | British |
| NELSON, Matthew | Director | 2025-04-29 | Dec 1980 | Australian |
Show 31 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| FOULKES, Michael Andrew | Secretary | 2016-03-03 | 2017-09-18 |
| HASSETT, John | Secretary | 2017-09-18 | 2020-08-20 |
| LEVY, Don | Secretary | 2020-04-30 | 2021-12-21 |
| MACRAE SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2013-07-01 | 2020-01-01 |
| AKASHI, Tetsuro | Director | 2022-06-01 | 2022-09-01 |
| CADBURY, George Patrick Egbert | Director | 2011-07-18 | 2011-12-21 |
| CONNIFORD, Keith Vernon Laurence | Director | 2011-09-09 | 2012-02-23 |
| DAY, Christopher John | Director | 2012-11-28 | 2015-02-25 |
| DAY, Christopher John | Director | 2011-07-18 | 2012-02-22 |
| DIMA, Mariano | Director | 2021-04-01 | 2025-04-29 |
| EDMONDSON-JONES, Philip James | Director | 2022-03-29 | 2025-04-29 |
| GREEN, Martin | Director | 2021-04-01 | 2023-07-18 |
| HARRIS-SPEID, Troy Gareth | Director | 2016-07-05 | 2018-09-28 |
| HILLS, Kenneth Cumming | Director | 2016-07-05 | 2021-03-24 |
| HOWELL, Alex, Mr. | Director | 2017-08-18 | 2020-11-06 |
| KING, Steve | Director | 2012-03-26 | 2025-04-29 |
| KING, Steve | Director | 2011-07-18 | 2011-10-10 |
| LASCELLES, Edward William Anthony | Director | 2019-07-23 | 2023-07-10 |
| MANN, Richard Alexander James | Director | 2024-02-21 | 2025-04-29 |
| MANN, Richard Alexander James | Director | 2015-08-07 | 2020-05-05 |
| MATSUI, Toshiyuki | Director | 2019-04-25 | 2020-04-14 |
| SCURLOCK, Gareth | Director | 2011-05-17 | 2011-07-18 |
| SEAR, Mark Andrew | Director | 2011-07-15 | 2011-07-19 |
| SHIMIZU, Daisuke | Director | 2021-04-27 | 2022-04-01 |
| TSUDA, Keigo | Director | 2022-04-01 | 2022-06-01 |
| UEDA, Minoru | Director | 2017-08-07 | 2019-04-25 |
| UJIIE, Makiko | Director | 2020-04-14 | 2021-04-27 |
| WILLIAMS, John Peter | Director | 2019-09-26 | 2025-04-29 |
| YOSHIDA, Kensuke | Director | 2022-09-01 | 2023-04-01 |
| GSO MMBU PRIVATE COMPANY LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2014-06-20 | 2015-10-30 |
| MGAGE HOLDINGS LLC | Corporate Director | 2015-11-19 | 2017-08-18 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mintel Group Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2025-04-29 | Active |
| The Blackstone Group Lp | Corporate entity | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2020-01-01 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 236 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-04-29 MA Memorandum articles
- 2025-04-23 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-12-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-10-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-05-13 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-05-13 | PSC09 | persons-with-significant-control | Withdrawal of a person with significant control statement | |
| 2025-05-13 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-05-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-05-13 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-05-13 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-05-13 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-05-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-05-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-05-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-05-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-05-13 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-05-13 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-05-13 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-04-29 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-04-23 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-04-11 | RP04SH01 | capital | Second filing capital allotment shares |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- Capital events
- 1
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.