CI BEARINGS LTD

💤Zombieactive
02890735 · ltd · incorporated 1994-01-24
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 Jul 2025
Net worth
£816
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 61-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 61). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (69/100)

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
7 officers (2 active, 7 linked, 3 with DOB)
79
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
89 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £816

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£816
~ YoY
Current Assets
£816
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£163£326£490£653£816Jul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31
Total assets£816£816
Current assets£816£816
Net assets£816£816

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

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 (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-09-15
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2024-08-20
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2024-08-20
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2024-04-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-04-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-03-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-04-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-11-07
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  11. 2020-07-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-02-02
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  13. 2019-07-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-01-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-04-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2008-05-21
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    RUPARELL, Bharat Kumar appointed
    director
  17. 2008-05-21
    ➖
    RUPARELL, Melissa resigned
    director
  18. 2002-11-12
    ➕
    RUPARELL, Bharat appointed
    secretary
  19. 2002-11-12
    ➖
    RUPARELL, Abhay Popatlal resigned
    director
  20. 2002-11-12
    ➕
    RUPARELL, Melissa appointed
    director
  21. 2002-11-11
    ➖
    PANDYA, Naresh resigned
    secretary
  22. 1994-01-24
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    Company incorporated
    As CI BEARINGS LTD
  23. 1994-01-24
    ➕
    PANDYA, Naresh appointed
    secretary
  24. 1994-01-24
    ➕
    FIRST SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  25. 1994-01-24
    ➖
    FIRST SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  26. 1994-01-24
    ➕
    RUPARELL, Abhay Popatlal appointed
    director
  27. 1994-01-24
    ➕
    FIRST DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  28. 1994-01-24
    ➖
    FIRST DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

93/100
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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

78/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 32 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 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1994-01-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

20 Vale Road
Bushey
WD23 2HE
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-07
Last: 2026-01-24

Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)

RUPARELL, Bharat→
secretary · appointed 2002-11-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
RUPARELL, Bharat Kumar→
director · ~61y · appointed 2008-05-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PANDYA, Naresh→
secretary · appointed 1994-01-24 · resigned 2002-11-11
Resigned
FIRST SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1994-01-24 · resigned 1994-01-24
Resigned
RUPARELL, Abhay Popatlal→
director · ~69y · appointed 1994-01-24 · resigned 2002-11-12
Resigned
RUPARELL, Melissa→
director · ~49y · appointed 2002-11-12 · resigned 2008-05-21
Resigned
FIRST DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1994-01-24 · resigned 1994-01-24
Resigned

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Recent filings (89 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-04-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-28
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-09-15
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-08-20
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-08-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-04-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-04-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-03-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-06