BONN'S & CO LTD.

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01758825 · ltd · incorporated 1983-10-05
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
77/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 10720
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 65). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 6 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

12 live charges · 6 lenders · oldest 42.5y

15/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 42.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 6 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
12 charges (12/12 with lender, 12/12 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (1 active, 6 linked, 5 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
132 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
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
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Jun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Average employees100100

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 2 mortgage
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (43 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-19
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    mortgage · MR01
  2. 2025-12-19
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  3. 2025-12-18
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    Charge registered #12
    Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
  4. 2025-12-18
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    Charge registered #11
    Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
  5. 2025-11-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  6. 2025-03-31
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  7. 2024-03-28
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  8. 2023-03-22
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  9. 2022-03-11
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  10. 2021-06-30
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    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-06-29
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  12. 2021-06-22
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  13. 2020-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-03-28
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  15. 2018-03-29
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  16. 2017-03-24
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  17. 2016-03-29
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  18. 2015-02-11
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    SIMPSON, Andrew Douglas appointed
    director
  19. 2015-02-11
    ➖
    PRIDMORE, Charles Alan resigned
    secretary
  20. 2015-02-11
    ➖
    MACFARLANE, Donald resigned
    director
  21. 2015-02-11
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    PRIDMORE, Charles Alan resigned
    director
  22. 2015-01-30
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    Charge registered #10
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  23. 2003-09-12
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    Charge satisfied #8
  24. 2003-09-12
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    Charge satisfied #7
  25. 2003-09-12
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    Charge satisfied #6
  26. 2003-09-12
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    Charge satisfied #2
  27. 1996-09-18
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    Charge satisfied #9
  28. 1996-09-06
    ➖
    FOX, Joyce resigned
    director
  29. 1996-09-06
    ➖
    FOX, Leslie resigned
    director
  30. 1993-06-02
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    Charge registered #9
    Lender: Lancashire County Enterprises (Investments) Limited
  31. 1993-06-02
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    Charge registered #8
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  32. 1992-03-11
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    Charge satisfied #5
  33. 1992-03-11
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    Charge satisfied #4
  34. 1992-03-11
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    Charge satisfied #3
  35. 1989-08-09
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    Charge satisfied #1
  36. 1985-12-20
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    Charge registered #7
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  37. 1985-12-20
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    Charge registered #6
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  38. 1985-12-20
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    Charge registered #5
    Lender: County Bank Limited
  39. 1985-12-20
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: County Bank Limited
  40. 1984-01-31
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: County Bank Limited
  41. 1984-01-16
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  42. 1983-12-21
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: United Biscuits (UK) Limited
  43. 1983-10-05
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    Company incorporated
    As BONN'S & CO LTD.

Owner dependency

90/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

80/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 43 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

1 med ·
Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Group structure

Fortis Foods Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Fortis Foods Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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BONN'S & CO LTD.
This company · 01758825

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Fortis Foods Ltd
Corporate entity
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

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

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10 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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Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1983-10-05
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC10720 — SIC 10720

Registered office

Rakusen House
Clayton Wood Rise
Ring Road West Park
Leeds
LS16 6QN

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-13
Last: 2025-06-29

Officers (1 active · 5 resigned)

SIMPSON, Andrew Douglas→
director · ~65y · appointed 2015-02-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PRIDMORE, Charles Alan→
secretary · resigned 2015-02-11
Resigned
FOX, Joyce→
director · ~93y · resigned 1996-09-06
Resigned
FOX, Leslie→
director · ~91y · resigned 1996-09-06
Resigned
MACFARLANE, Donald→
director · ~82y · resigned 2015-02-11
Resigned
PRIDMORE, Charles Alan→
director · ~75y · resigned 2015-02-11
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

12
Total charges
3
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:12 of 12 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property18/12/2025—
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property18/12/2025—
outstanding
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
A registered charge—30/01/2015—
satisfied
Lancashire County Enterprises (Investments)
Lancashire County Enterprises (Investments) Limited
Legal charge1 property02/06/199318/09/1996
satisfied
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Legal mortgage1 property02/06/199312/09/2003
satisfied
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Legal mortgage1 property20/12/198512/09/2003
satisfied
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Legal mortgage1 property20/12/198512/09/2003
satisfied
County Bank
County Bank Limited
Legal mortgage2 properties20/12/198511/03/1992
satisfied
County Bank
County Bank Limited
Legal mortgage1 property20/12/198511/03/1992
satisfied
County Bank
County Bank Limited
Mortgage debenture1 property31/01/198411/03/1992
satisfied
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Mortgage debenture1 property16/01/198412/09/2003
satisfied
United Biscuits (UK)
United Biscuits (UK) Limited
Debenture1 property21/12/198309/08/1989
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Recent filings (132 total)

mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-12-19
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-12-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-30
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2021-06-29
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2021-06-22