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JAMES I. BLACK & COMPANY

B65
CRD 1249·SEC 801-118955·LAKELAND, FL
AUM
$144.1M
$100M-$500M
Est. Revenue
$1.4M
@ 1% on AUM
Est. EBITDA
$432K
@ 30% margin
Est. Deal Value
$3.5M
@ 8× EBITDA

Identity

Registrations & legal identity

Legal name
JAMES I. BLACK & COMPANY
CRD
1249
SEC file #
801-118955
EIN
—
DBA names
—

Economics

AUM
$144.1M
AUM band
$100M-$500M
AUM trajectory
'21'26
$113.7M → $144.1M▲ +27%
Client mix
Individuals Other88
Individuals High Net Worth42

Operations

Employees (total)
10
Advisory staff (per ADV)
2
Advisory staff (5-yr trend)
'21'26
2 advisors → 2 advisors▬ 0%
Primary office
LAKELAND FL
Branches
—

Custodian & Brokerage

Primary custodian
E*Tradelow confidence
Services offered
Financial planningPortfolio mgmt — individuals
Fee basis
% of AUMHourly chargesFixed feesOther Compensation

Filings

Latest ADV filing
02/06/2026
ADV-W filed at
—
Website
jamesiblack.com

Compliance

Disclosures (firm)
4
Trademark
—
Additional signalsExpand ▾

Ownership & succession ★

Who controls the firm + pre-computed succession flags

Top Owner Name
BLACK, GERALD LEROY
Top Owner Pct
37.5
Top Owner Entity Kind
I
Owner Count
9
Control Persons
BLACK, GERALD LEROY
BLACK, JAMES ISSAC III
Solo Advisor Indicator
No
Succession Risk Solo Owner
No
Is Parent Owned Subsidiary
No

Availability / M&A ★

Already-acquired = skip; deal comps

Adv W Filed
No

Web presence ★

Stale website = winding down

Web Signal Quality
ok
Rdap Domain
JAMESIBLACK.COM
Rdap Domain Creation Date
2001-07-24T16:59:50Z
Rdap Firm Age Years
25
Rdap Firm Age Band
20+y
Rdap Registrar
Network Solutions, LLC

Retirement-plan book (Form 5500) ★

401(k)/plan business — cross-sell value

Retirement Plan Book
No

SEC EDGAR

Edgar Registered
No

Compliance & brand

Firm Registration Status
active

All other collected signals (14)

Everything else we've pulled for this record, not yet curated into a section.

Adv W Recently Filed
No
Bc Firm Active Bc Count
8
Bc Firm Active IA Count
2
Bc Firm IAR Count
8
Custodian Candidates
Full
E*trade4
Firm Has Custody
Yes
Mailing Office Differs
No
Rdap Domain Expiration Date
2026-07-24T16:59:50Z
Rdap Domain Last Changed
2023-06-12T14:32:45Z
Rdap Nameservers
Ns91.worldnic.comNs92.worldnic.com
Rdap Secure Dns Enabled
No
Rdap Status
Client Transfer Prohibited
Top Owner CRD
811414
Trust Company Affiliate
Yes

People (11)

11
BLACK, GERALD LEROY
IAR · Direct Owner · 37.5%
811414
BLACK, JENNIFER LEIGH
Direct Owner · 7.5%
6400578
BLACK, KATHARINE ANN
Direct Owner · 7.5%
6400616
BLACK, STEPHANIE MARIE
Direct Owner · 7.5%
6395469
STEADMAN, NATASHA LYNN
IAR · Executive Officer · 2.5%
5161387
JEFFREY MILLER DEAN
IAR
6067443
JAMES ARTHUR LEPERE
IAR
4634137
JOHN MORGAN CHRISTIAN
IAR
1080117
JEFFREY MILLER DEAN
IAR
5273435
NANCY ANGIER CHRISTIAN
IAR
702733
Stacie Steadman Draper
IAR
8052731