BUNZL PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY
🌳Matureactive
00358948 · plc · incorporated 1940-01-22
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
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Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of head offices
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 73-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 73). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
43 officers (10 active, 43 linked, 39 with DOB)
88
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
20 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
1218 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
2
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 resolution
Last 90 days
2
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 resolution
Last 180 days
9
filings
- • 7 capital
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 resolution
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (94 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2026-05-14📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2025-12-15📄capital-return-purchase-own-sharescapital · SH03
- 2025-12-05📄capital-return-purchase-own-sharescapital · SH03
- 2025-12-05📄capital-return-purchase-own-sharescapital · SH03
- 2025-12-04📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2025-12-02📄capital-return-purchase-own-sharescapital · SH03
- 2025-11-27📄capital-return-purchase-own-sharescapital · SH03
- 2025-11-27📄capital-return-purchase-own-sharescapital · SH03
- 2025-11-21📄capital-return-purchase-own-sharescapital · SH03
- 2025-11-13📄capital-return-purchase-own-sharescapital · SH03
- 2025-11-10📄capital-cancellation-shares-by-plccapital · SH07
- 2025-11-10📄capital-return-purchase-own-sharescapital · SH03
- 2025-11-07📄capital-return-purchase-own-sharescapital · SH03
- 2025-11-07📄capital-return-purchase-own-sharescapital · SH03
- 2025-11-06📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2025-11-03📄capital-cancellation-shares-by-plccapital · SH07
- 2025-10-13📄capital-cancellation-shares-by-plccapital · SH07
- 2025-10-07📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2025-10-01📄capital-cancellation-shares-by-plccapital · SH07
- 2025-09-23📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2025-09-11📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2025-09-11📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2025-09-01➕BRINKWORTH-BELL, Laura Michelle appointedsecretary
- 2025-09-01➖JEFFERIES, Suzanne Isabel resignedsecretary
- 2025-08-26📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2025-07-09📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2025-04-23➖PITCHFORD, Lloyd Mark resigneddirector
- 2024-12-16➕SOARES, Daniela Barone appointeddirector
- 2024-12-16➕WILSON, Julia Susan appointeddirector
- 2024-04-24➖MURRAY, Vanda resigneddirector
- 2023-03-01➕SIMMONDS, Jacqueline Theresa appointeddirector
- 2022-08-01➕KIRBY, Pamela Josephine, Dr appointeddirector
- 2022-02-02➖MEJIA CAMPUZANO, Maria Fernanda resigneddirector
- 2020-12-23➕MEJIA CAMPUZANO, Maria Fernanda appointeddirector
- 2020-10-01➖HUSSEY, Paul Nicholas resignedsecretary
- 2020-10-01➕JEFFERIES, Suzanne Isabel appointedsecretary
- 2020-06-01➕MURRIA, Vinodka appointeddirector
- 2020-04-15➖ROGERSON, Philip Graham resigneddirector
- 2020-04-15➖ULASEWICZ, Eugenia Marie resigneddirector
- 2020-01-01➕HOWES, Richard David appointeddirector
- 2019-12-31➖MAY, Brian Michael resigneddirector
- 2019-06-01➕VENTRESS, Peter John appointeddirector
- 2018-12-31➖LARMON, Patrick Lawrence resigneddirector
- 2018-12-31➖PAUZE, Jean-Charles resigneddirector
- 2017-05-01➕NANNINGA, Stephan Ronald appointeddirector
- 2017-04-19➖SLEATH, David John Rivers resigneddirector
- 2017-03-01➕PITCHFORD, Lloyd Mark appointeddirector
- 2016-08-22➖OLDERSMA, Meinie resigneddirector
- 2016-04-20➖RONEY, Michael James resigneddirector
Showing most recent 50 of 94 events
Owner dependency
55/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- -9 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 73 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
65/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 73 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
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Statusactive
Typeplc
Incorporated1940-01-22
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70100 — Activities of head offices
Registered office
York House
45 Seymour Street
London
W1H 7JT
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-07
Last: 2025-06-23
Officers (10 active · 33 resigned)
BRINKWORTH-BELL, Laura Michelle→
Activesecretary · appointed 2025-09-01
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HOWES, Richard David→
Activedirector · ~57y · appointed 2020-01-01
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KIRBY, Pamela Josephine, Dr→
Activedirector · ~73y · appointed 2022-08-01
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MURRIA, Vinodka→
Activedirector · ~64y · appointed 2020-06-01
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NANNINGA, Stephan Ronald→
Activedirector · ~69y · appointed 2017-05-01
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SIMMONDS, Jacqueline Theresa→
Activedirector · ~63y · appointed 2023-03-01
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SOARES, Daniela Barone→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 2024-12-16
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VAN ZANTEN, Frank Andre→
Activedirector · ~59y · appointed 2016-02-01
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VENTRESS, Peter John→
Activedirector · ~66y · appointed 2019-06-01
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WILSON, Julia Susan→
Activedirector · ~59y · appointed 2024-12-16
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EDIS-BATES, Jonathan Geoffrey→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 1994-05-23
HUSSEY, Paul Nicholas→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 2020-10-01
JEFFERIES, Suzanne Isabel→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2020-10-01 · resigned 2025-09-01
BANKS, Charles Augustus→
Resigneddirector · ~86y · appointed 2002-06-01 · resigned 2011-04-20
BASON, John George→
Resigneddirector · ~69y · appointed 1996-12-01 · resigned 1999-05-01
CUSHING, Philip Edward→
Resigneddirector · ~76y · appointed 1994-03-16 · resigned 1998-04-14
DYER, Alexander Patrick→
Resigneddirector · ~94y · appointed 1993-06-01 · resigned 2005-12-31
HABGOOD, Anthony John→
Resigneddirector · ~80y · resigned 2009-07-01
HARPER, Mark Jeremy→
Resigneddirector · ~70y · appointed 2004-12-08 · resigned 2005-06-06
HARRIS, Jeffery Francis→
Resigneddirector · ~78y · appointed 2000-08-15 · resigned 2010-02-28
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Recent filings (1218 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2026-05-20
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2026-05-14
capital-return-purchase-own-shares
capital · SH03
2025-12-15
capital-return-purchase-own-shares
capital · SH03
2025-12-05
capital-return-purchase-own-shares
capital · SH03
2025-12-05
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-12-04
capital-return-purchase-own-shares
capital · SH03
2025-12-02
capital-return-purchase-own-shares
capital · SH03
2025-11-27
capital-return-purchase-own-shares
capital · SH03
2025-11-27
capital-return-purchase-own-shares
capital · SH03
2025-11-21
capital-return-purchase-own-shares
capital · SH03
2025-11-13
capital-cancellation-shares-by-plc
capital · SH07
2025-11-10
capital-return-purchase-own-shares
capital · SH03
2025-11-10
capital-return-purchase-own-shares
capital · SH03
2025-11-07
capital-return-purchase-own-shares
capital · SH03
2025-11-07