BUNCHER AND HASELER LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
00117645 · ltd · incorporated 1911-09-14
Investment thesis
Looks cheap but ownership + security both unclear — probable value trap.
Why interesting: Headline metrics may be attractive.
Why risky: No PSC visibility combined with multiple live charges; transacting likely slow and expensive.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 43.0y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
57/100
Worth a look
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 9999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed admin-neglect survivor — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 57/100 (worth a look), bankability 50/100. Strong seller-intent signal (67/100, director aged 62). Biggest value-creation lever: File overdue accounts. Clears statutory overdue flag — immediate bankability uplift for refinance conversations. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (45/100). Current lenders should be on monthly review.
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Refinance opportunity
7 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 43.0y
70/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 43.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: low (52/100)Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.
Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
7 charges (7/7 with lender, 7/7 with type)
90
Directors & officers
11 officers (3 active, 11 linked, 6 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
20 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
97 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
57/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.
Business quality
45
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
23
Multiple red flags — proceed with caution.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (56 events)Click to expand
- 2018-07-20📄restoration-order-of-courtrestoration · AC92
- 2011-05-31📄gazette-dissolved-voluntarygazette · GAZ2(A)
- 2011-02-15📄gazette-notice-voluntarygazette · GAZ1(A)
- 2011-02-08📄dissolution-application-strike-off-companydissolution · DS01
- 2011-01-07📄capital-statement-capital-company-with-date-currency-figurecapital · SH19
- 2011-01-07📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2011-01-07⚠️legacyinsolvency · CAP-SS
- 2011-01-07📄legacycapital · SH20
- 2010-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2010-06-22📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2009-12-03📄appoint-person-director-company-with-nameofficers · AP01
- 2009-12-03📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-nameofficers · AP03
- 2009-12-03📄termination-secretary-company-with-nameofficers · TM02
- 2009-12-03📄termination-director-company-with-nameofficers · TM01
- 2009-10-31➕LONGLEY, Nicholas appointedsecretary
- 2009-10-31➕LONGLEY, Nicholas appointeddirector
- 2009-10-31➖STOCK, Michael John resignedsecretary
- 2009-10-31➖STOCK, Michael John resigneddirector
- 2009-10-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2009-09-23📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2009-09-15📄legacyannual-return · 363a
- 2009-07-08📄legacyannual-return · 363a
- 2008-11-05📄legacyofficers · 288b
- 2008-10-30📄accounts-with-made-up-dateaccounts · AA
- 2008-10-03📄legacyofficers · 288b
- 2008-09-30➖DODD, Shirley Ann resigneddirector
- 2008-08-04📄legacyofficers · 288a
- 2008-08-04📄legacyofficers · 288b
- 2008-07-28📄legacyofficers · 288a
- 2008-07-17➖FARRIMOND, Darren James resignedsecretary
- 2008-07-17➕STOCK, Michael John appointedsecretary
- 2008-07-17➕STOCK, Michael John appointeddirector
- 2008-07-16➕RICHARDSON, Andrew John appointeddirector
- 2008-07-01📄legacyannual-return · 363a
- 2007-10-12➖ARBUTHNOT, Richard resigneddirector
- 2006-11-06➖BRAIN, Roger James resigneddirector
- 2004-05-25➕FARRIMOND, Darren James appointedsecretary
- 2004-05-25➖JONES, Terry Ryan resignedsecretary
- 2001-12-20🔓Charge satisfied #7
- 2001-12-20🔓Charge satisfied #6
- 2001-12-20🔓Charge satisfied #5
- 2001-12-20🔓Charge satisfied #4
- 2001-12-20🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2001-12-20🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2001-11-30➖DODD, Shirley Ann resignedsecretary
- 2001-11-30➕JONES, Terry Ryan appointedsecretary
- 2001-11-30➕ARBUTHNOT, Richard appointeddirector
- 1995-07-18🔒Charge registered #7Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 1995-07-18🔒Charge registered #6Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 1995-07-18🔒Charge registered #5Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
Showing most recent 50 of 56 events
Owner dependency
76/100
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.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
64/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 115 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
Red flags
3 high · 1 med ·Accounts overdue
highStatutory accounts have not been filed by their due date. Can indicate admin breakdown, cash preservation, or deliberate delay.
Evidence: Next due: 2011-09-30
Confirmation statement overdue
highAnnual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.
Evidence: Next due: 2017-06-21
1 insolvency-related filing on record
highFilings relating to insolvency, liquidation, or administration exist in the company's history. Review before proceeding.
Evidence: 2011-01-07: legacy
Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
mediumMultiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1911-09-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC9999 — SIC 9999
Registered office
C/O Metalrax Group Plc
Ardath Road
Kings Norton
Birmingham
B38 9PN
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2011-09-30OVERDUE
Last made up to: 2009-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2017-06-21OVERDUE
Last: —
Officers (3 active · 8 resigned)
Active
LONGLEY, Nicholas→
Activedirector · ~57y · appointed 2009-10-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
RICHARDSON, Andrew John→
Activedirector · ~62y · appointed 2008-07-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
DODD, Shirley Ann→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 2001-11-30
FARRIMOND, Darren James→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2004-05-25 · resigned 2008-07-17
JONES, Terry Ryan→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2001-11-30 · resigned 2004-05-25
STOCK, Michael John→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2008-07-17 · resigned 2009-10-31
ARBUTHNOT, Richard→
Resigneddirector · ~80y · appointed 2001-11-30 · resigned 2007-10-12
BRAIN, Roger James→
Resigneddirector · ~82y · resigned 2006-11-06
DODD, Shirley Ann→
Resigneddirector · ~77y · resigned 2008-09-30
STOCK, Michael John→
Resigneddirector · ~61y · appointed 2008-07-17 · resigned 2009-10-31
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Mortgages & charges
7
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:7 of 7 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 18/07/1995 | 20/12/2001 | |
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 18/07/1995 | 20/12/2001 | |
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 18/07/1995 | 20/12/2001 | |
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 18/07/1995 | 20/12/2001 | |
| satisfied | Close Brothers Close Brothers Limited | Credit agreement | 1 property | 10/08/1993 | 23/04/1994 | |
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Chattel mortgage | 1 property | 12/10/1990 | 20/12/2001 | |
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Guarantee & debenture | 1 property | 11/08/1983 | 20/12/2001 |
Recent filings (97 total)
restoration-order-of-court
restoration · AC92
2018-07-20
gazette-dissolved-voluntary
gazette · GAZ2(A)
2011-05-31
gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2011-02-15
dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2011-02-08
capital-statement-capital-company-with-date-currency-figure
capital · SH19
2011-01-07
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2011-01-07
legacy
insolvency · CAP-SS
2011-01-07
legacy
capital · SH20
2011-01-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2010-09-30
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2010-06-22
appoint-person-director-company-with-name
officers · AP01
2009-12-03
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name
officers · AP03
2009-12-03
termination-secretary-company-with-name
officers · TM02
2009-12-03
termination-director-company-with-name
officers · TM01
2009-12-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2009-10-22