BANANA LINK LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

03144239 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 1996-01-09

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

—

year to Dec 2024

Net worth

£66.2k

book net assets

Opportunity

81/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other education n.e.c.

Sector: Education

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (64/100)

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

1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

38 officers (5 active, 38 linked, 28 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

4 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

152 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

81/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £66,181

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£66k

Current Assets

£139k

Current Liabilities

—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2024-12-31
Total assets	£66.2k
Current assets	£138.7k
Net assets	£66.2k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 officers

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 officers

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (92 events)Click to expand

2026-04-03
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2025-10-09
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HICKS, Angelica appointed
director
2025-10-09
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LIPPER, Hella resigned
director
2025-10-09
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officers · AP01
2025-10-09
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2025-10-09
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officers · TM01
2024-07-11
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accounts · AA
2024-01-11
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address · AD01
2023-10-31
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accounts · AA
2023-08-09
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officers · CH01
2023-03-14
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accounts · AAMD
2023-01-11
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2023-01-11
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officers · TM01
2023-01-10
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officers · TM01
2023-01-06
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WEBBER, Jennifer Naomi resigned
director
2022-12-31
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LIPPER, Hella appointed
director
2022-12-22
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accounts · AA
2022-12-09
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HARBOUR, Emma resigned
director
2022-11-15
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officers · TM01
2022-11-04
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GOODMAN, Helen Catherine resigned
director
2022-07-13
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officers · AP01
2022-07-13
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2022-07-07
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2022-07-07
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2022-07-07
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officers · TM02
2022-06-30
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COLEMAN, Jennie appointed
director
2022-06-30
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COOPER, Anna Louise appointed
director
2022-06-30
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HARBOUR, Lee resigned
secretary
2022-06-30
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GOODMAN, Helen Catherine appointed
director
2022-06-30
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HARBOUR, Emma appointed
director
2021-09-27
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officers · TM01
2021-08-21
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SCHOUWENBURG, Herbert resigned
director
2021-05-20
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MEDHURST, Peter resigned
director
2020-03-10
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MACKAY, Jacqueline Yvette resigned
director
2017-12-07
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GAYTON, Ralph Edward resigned
director
2017-12-01
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SCHOUWENBURG, Herbert appointed
director
2017-11-01
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PANT, Mahesh Prasad, Dr resigned
director
2017-10-01
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HARBOUR, Lee appointed
secretary
2017-10-01
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MIAN, Helen Ann resigned
secretary
2014-12-10
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WEBBER, Jennifer Naomi appointed
director
2014-06-01
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DINHAM, Barbara Judith resigned
director
2012-08-24
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LA RONDE, Julia Antonia resigned
director
2012-01-24
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JONES, Christopher Rufus resigned
director
2011-05-25
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PANT, Mahesh Prasad, Dr appointed
director
2011-02-22
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MARSH, Hazel Ann resigned
director
2009-11-05
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LA RONDE, Julia Antonia appointed
director
2009-11-05
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MEDHURST, Peter appointed
director
2009-05-27
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DAVIES, Kathleen Rosemary resigned
director
2008-07-04
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NOBBS, Simon Richard appointed
director
2007-12-14
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GAYTON, Ralph Edward resigned
secretary

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Owner dependency

65/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

-5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

70/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 22 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
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.)

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc

Incorporated1996-01-09

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC85590 — Other education n.e.c.

Registered office

51 Colegate

Norwich

NR3 1DD

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-01-21

Last: 2026-01-07