BODE POSITIONERS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
02580228 · ltd · incorporated 1991-02-06
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
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£-2.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 28220
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 76). 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 (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 20.9y

45/100
under pressure

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 20.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Cashflow trend is negative — lender view likely cautious.

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
12 officers (3 active, 12 linked, 6 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
100 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £2,540
Cash YoY
-18%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£214
↓ 18% YoY
Net Worth
-£3k
↑ 74% YoY
Current Assets
£1.6m
↑ 2.6% YoY
Current Liabilities
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-£10k£315k£640k£964k£1.3m£1.6mDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£16.4k£13.2k
Current assets£1.61M£1.57M
Cash£214£262
Debtors£1.60M£1.56M
Net assets£-2.5k£-9.7k

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
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (38 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-29
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  2. 2024-09-27
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  3. 2023-09-29
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  4. 2022-09-30
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  5. 2021-09-28
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  6. 2021-07-05
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  7. 2021-06-30
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    THORNTON, Sarah Marie resigned
    secretary
  8. 2020-11-17
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  9. 2019-09-26
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  10. 2018-09-28
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  11. 2017-09-28
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  12. 2016-09-28
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  13. 2016-02-11
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  14. 2016-02-11
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  15. 2015-09-30
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  16. 2015-03-09
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  17. 2012-09-01
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    THORNTON, Sarah Marie appointed
    secretary
  18. 2012-02-20
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    THORNTON, Mary Agnes appointed
    secretary
  19. 2012-02-20
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    THORNTON, Frederick Alan resigned
    secretary
  20. 2005-08-10
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
  21. 2003-05-02
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    THORNTON, Frederick Alan appointed
    director
  22. 2003-05-02
    ➕
    THORNTON, Ritchie Alan appointed
    director
  23. 2003-05-02
    ➖
    BELFIELD, John Edwin resigned
    secretary
  24. 2003-05-02
    ➕
    THORNTON, Frederick Alan appointed
    secretary
  25. 2003-05-02
    ➖
    BODE, Cedric Charles resigned
    director
  26. 2003-05-02
    ➖
    BODE, David Eric resigned
    director
  27. 2000-11-01
    ➖
    BODE, Carl Ferdinand resigned
    director
  28. 1991-12-04
    ➖
    BODE, Eric resigned
    director
  29. 1991-02-06
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    Company incorporated
    As BODE POSITIONERS LIMITED
  30. 1991-02-06
    ➕
    BELFIELD, John Edwin appointed
    secretary
  31. 1991-02-06
    ➕
    L & A SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  32. 1991-02-06
    ➖
    L & A SECRETARIAL LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  33. 1991-02-06
    ➕
    BODE, Carl Ferdinand appointed
    director
  34. 1991-02-06
    ➕
    BODE, Cedric Charles appointed
    director
  35. 1991-02-06
    ➕
    BODE, David Eric appointed
    director
  36. 1991-02-06
    ➕
    L & A REGISTRARS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  37. 1991-02-06
    ➖
    L & A REGISTRARS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  38. 1991-01-06
    ➕
    BODE, Eric appointed
    director

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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 76 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

96/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 76 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 35 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.)

Group structure

Yph Group Ltd holds 25-50% — a significant corporate investor but not a controlling parent.

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Yph Group Ltd
Corporate parent
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BODE POSITIONERS LIMITED
This company · 02580228

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

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Yph Group Ltd
Corporate entity
——sig. influencesignificant influence06/04/2016

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

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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1991-02-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC28220 — SIC 28220

Registered office

Unit 1 Stubbins Lane
Claughton On Brock
Preston
Lancashire
PR3 0QH

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-20
Last: 2026-02-06

Officers (3 active · 9 resigned)

THORNTON, Mary Agnes→
secretary · appointed 2012-02-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
THORNTON, Frederick Alan→
director · ~76y · appointed 2003-05-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
THORNTON, Ritchie Alan→
director · ~47y · appointed 2003-05-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BELFIELD, John Edwin→
secretary · appointed 1991-02-06 · resigned 2003-05-02
Resigned
THORNTON, Frederick Alan→
secretary · appointed 2003-05-02 · resigned 2012-02-20
Resigned
THORNTON, Sarah Marie→
secretary · appointed 2012-09-01 · resigned 2021-06-30
Resigned
L & A SECRETARIAL LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1991-02-06 · resigned 1991-02-06
Resigned
BODE, Carl Ferdinand→
director · ~116y · appointed 1991-02-06 · resigned 2000-11-01
Resigned
BODE, Cedric Charles→
director · ~75y · appointed 1991-02-06 · resigned 2003-05-02
Resigned
BODE, David Eric→
director · ~86y · appointed 1991-02-06 · resigned 2003-05-02
Resigned
BODE, Eric→
director · ~119y · appointed 1991-01-06 · resigned 1991-12-04
Resigned
L & A REGISTRARS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1991-02-06 · resigned 1991-02-06
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
HSBC
Hsbc Bank PLC
Debenture1 property10/08/2005—
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Recent filings (100 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-30
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-28
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2021-07-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-11-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-03-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-09-26