BILL BUNN MOTOR CYCLES LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
01255664 · ltd · incorporated 1976-04-23
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jun 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45400
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 47.5y
45/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 47.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
102 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · IFRS| Metric | 2025-06-30 | 2024-06-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 300 | 500 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
- 2026-06-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-06-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-14📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-03-14📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-03-10➖BUNN, William Jeffery resigneddirector
- 2024-10-04📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-10-04📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2024-10-01➖BUNN, Barbara Ann resignedsecretary
- 2024-10-01➖BUNN, Barbara Ann resigneddirector
- 2024-06-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-29📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-06-29📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-05-24📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2022-06-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-29📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2021-07-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-02📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-12-02📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-07-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-11-01➕BUNN, William Vincent appointeddirector
- 1979-01-17🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Barclays Bank LTD
- 1976-04-23🏢Company incorporatedAs BILL BUNN MOTOR CYCLES LIMITED
Owner dependency
90/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "BUNN" — strong identity link between founder and business.
Succession & seller-readiness
55/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 50 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr William Vincent Bunn Individual · British · DOB 04/1972 · age 54 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 22/09/2021 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr William Jeffery Bunnceased 10/03/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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🔒Tailored diligence questions
7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1976-04-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45400 — SIC 45400
Registered office
194 South Ealing Road
London
W5 4RJ
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-02
Last: 2026-03-19
Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)
BUNN, William Vincent→
Activedirector · ~54y · appointed 2018-11-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BUNN, Barbara Ann→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 2024-10-01
BUNN, Barbara Ann→
Resigneddirector · ~82y · resigned 2024-10-01
BUNN, William Jeffery→
Resigneddirector · ~83y · resigned 2025-03-10
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Bank LTD | Legal charge | 1 property | 17/01/1979 | — |
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Recent filings (102 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-06-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-31
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-03-14
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-03-14
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-10-04
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-10-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-30
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-06-29
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-06-29
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-05-24