E.BINNS & SONS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
00186202 · ltd · incorporated 1922-12-05
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2025
Net worth
£790.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -60% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

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
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
115 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £790,279
Cash draining
Cash down 60% YoY
Cash YoY
-60%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£253k
↓ 60% YoY
Net Worth
£790k
↑ 9.4% YoY
Current Assets
£1.1m
↓ 2.6% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£217k£433k£650k£866k£1.1mDec 2024Dec 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-12-312024-12-31
Total assets£790.3k£722.1k
Current assets£1.05M£1.08M
Cash£253.3k£630.5k
Debtors£799.4k£450.3k
Net assets£790.3k£722.1k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-24
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  3. 2025-03-24
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2025-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-07-15
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    change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
    address · AD02
  6. 2024-03-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-03-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-03-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-03-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-09-11
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    change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
    address · AD02
  12. 2019-03-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-06-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-10-09
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  15. 2017-10-09
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  16. 2017-08-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2015-03-31
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    BINNS, Beryl Elizabeth resigned
    secretary
  18. 2015-03-31
    ➖
    BINNS, Beryl Elizabeth resigned
    director
  19. 2015-03-31
    ➖
    BINNS, John Middleton resigned
    director
  20. 1993-08-12
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    BINNS, Edward John appointed
    director
  21. 1993-08-12
    ➕
    BINNS, John Mark appointed
    director
  22. 1922-12-05
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    Company incorporated
    As E.BINNS & SONS LIMITED

Owner dependency

91/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

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 "BINNS" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 33 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

66/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 33 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 104 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

clean
No 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr John Mark Binns
Individual · British · DOB 02/1971 · age 55
25–50%
25–50%board controlsig. influence25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control · significant influence02/09/2016
Mr Edward John Binns
Individual · British · DOB 10/1969 · age 57
25–50%
25–50%board controlsig. influence25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control · significant influence02/09/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1922-12-05
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC25110 — Manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures

Registered office

Stainland Road, Greetland
Halifax
West Yorkshire
HX4 8BD

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-16
Last: 2025-09-02

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

BINNS, Edward John→
director · ~57y · appointed 1993-08-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BINNS, John Mark→
director · ~55y · appointed 1993-08-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BINNS, Beryl Elizabeth→
secretary · resigned 2015-03-31
Resigned
BINNS, Beryl Elizabeth→
director · ~91y · resigned 2015-03-31
Resigned
BINNS, John Middleton→
director · ~91y · resigned 2015-03-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (115 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-15
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-03-24
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-03-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-09
change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
address · AD02
2024-07-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-17