NOVOBOND INVESTMENTS LIMITED
Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 66). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (68/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredKey financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £28.3k | £36.9k |
| Current assets | £38.8k | £38.1k |
| Cash | £13.1k | £14.9k |
| Debtors | £25.7k | £23.2k |
| Net assets | £28.3k | £36.9k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
1 signal 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
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 officers
Corporate timeline (50 events)Click to expand
- 2026-06-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2026-02-10➖MASCARENHAS, Susan resigneddirector
- 2026-02-10📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-08-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-16📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2024-09-13➖MASCARENHAS, Susan resignedsecretary
- 2024-08-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-15📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2022-08-13➖BUNN AND CO (LONDON) LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2022-08-12📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-08-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-24📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-01-14➕PIANTADOSI, Luigi appointeddirector
- 2021-09-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-15📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-02-11📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-02-09➕BAILEY, Timothy Charles appointeddirector
- 2021-02-09➕KOLATA, Justine Kathryn appointeddirector
- 2020-11-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-09-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-09-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-08-03➖FARMER, Maurice James Burges resigneddirector
- 2013-07-10➕SERLUPI-CRESCENZI, Marino appointeddirector
- 2011-12-06➕BUNN AND CO (LONDON) LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2010-03-22➖MEREDITH, Terence Herbert resignedsecretary
- 2010-03-22➖MEREDITH, Terence Herbert resigneddirector
- 2009-11-25➕GAFOOR, Rafael, Dr appointeddirector
- 2008-11-26➕MASCARENHAS, Susan appointedsecretary
- 2008-11-26➕MASCARENHAS, Susan appointeddirector
- 2008-10-02➖TAYLOR, Joy resigneddirector
- 2008-02-01➕FARMER, Maurice James Burges appointeddirector
- 1997-10-08➕MEREDITH, Terence Herbert appointedsecretary
- 1997-10-08➖SCEPTRE CONSULTANTS LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 1997-10-08➖BUTTERFIELD, Jennifer Eileen resigneddirector
- 1997-10-08➖FORRAI, Forbes Malcolm resigneddirector
- 1997-10-08➕MEREDITH, Terence Herbert appointeddirector
- 1997-10-08➖RUDGE, David resigneddirector
- 1997-10-08➕TAYLOR, Joy appointeddirector
- 1997-08-20➕BUTTERFIELD, Jennifer Eileen appointeddirector
- 1997-08-20➕FORRAI, Forbes Malcolm appointeddirector
- 1997-08-20➖TOWNSEND, Susan Jane resigneddirector
- 1996-01-17🏢Company incorporatedAs NOVOBOND INVESTMENTS LIMITED
- 1996-01-17➕SCEPTRE CONSULTANTS LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 1996-01-17➕TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1996-01-17➖TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1996-01-17➕RUDGE, David appointeddirector
- 1996-01-17➕TOWNSEND, Susan Jane appointeddirector
- 1996-01-17➕COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 1996-01-17➖COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- -5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 31 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
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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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →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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