BANTUWAY LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
03181280 · ltd · incorporated 1996-04-01
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.
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Processing and preserving of meat
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 72-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 72). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 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

6 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 27.6y

15/100
under pressure

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 27.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 3 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
6 charges (6/6 with lender, 6/6 with type)
90
Directors & officers
9 officers (1 active, 9 linked, 6 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
103 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
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£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 officers
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 officers
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • • 1 officers
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 gazette
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (43 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-09
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  2. 2026-05-08
    ➖
    IDEH, Stella Maris resigned
    secretary
  3. 2026-01-03
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  4. 2025-12-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  5. 2025-12-02
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  6. 2024-09-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-09-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-09-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-09-21
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  10. 2021-09-09
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    Charge registered #6
    Lender: Hsbc UK Bank PLC
  11. 2021-07-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-05-12
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  13. 2020-12-17
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  14. 2020-12-10
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    Charge registered #5
    Lender: Hsbc UK Bank PLC
  15. 2020-09-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2020-05-28
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  17. 2019-06-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2018-08-02
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  19. 2018-07-31
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
  20. 2018-06-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  21. 2017-06-06
    ➖
    ANWAR, Syed Parvez resigned
    director
  22. 2017-06-06
    ➖
    DULAI, Harjit Singh resigned
    director
  23. 2017-05-25
    ➕
    ANWAR, Syed Parvez appointed
    director
  24. 2017-05-25
    ➖
    ANWAR, Syed Parvez resigned
    director
  25. 2017-05-25
    ➕
    DULAI, Harjit Singh appointed
    director
  26. 2017-05-25
    ➖
    DULAI, Harjit Singh resigned
    director
  27. 2015-03-19
    ➕
    ANWAR, Syed Parvez appointed
    director
  28. 2015-03-19
    ➕
    DULAI, Harjit Singh appointed
    director
  29. 2014-08-05
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #3
  30. 2014-05-22
    ➖
    IDEH, Stella Maris resigned
    director
  31. 2012-11-20
    ➕
    IDEH, Stella Maris appointed
    director
  32. 2011-09-08
    🔒
    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
  33. 2011-04-07
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #2
  34. 2011-04-07
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #1
  35. 2000-03-27
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  36. 1998-10-29
    🔒
    Charge registered #1
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  37. 1996-04-22
    ➕
    IDEH, Patrick Ikperha appointed
    director
  38. 1996-04-22
    ➕
    IDEH, Stella Maris appointed
    secretary
  39. 1996-04-22
    ➖
    APEX COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  40. 1996-04-22
    ➖
    APEX NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  41. 1996-04-01
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BANTUWAY LIMITED
  42. 1996-04-01
    ➕
    APEX COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  43. 1996-04-01
    ➕
    APEX NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

100/100
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 30 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 72 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

100/100
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 72 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 30 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 30 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.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Patrick Ikperha Ideh
Individual · British · DOB 08/1954 · age 72
75–100%
—75-100% shares25/05/2017
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mrs Stella Maris Idehceased 27/05/2020· 25-50% shares
  • Flying Trade Group Plcceased 25/05/2017· 25-50% shares

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

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

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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.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1996-04-01
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC10110 — Processing and preserving of meat

Registered office

3-9a Caxton Street North
Canning Town
London
E16 1JL
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-05
Last: 2026-03-22

Officers (1 active · 8 resigned)

IDEH, Patrick Ikperha→
director · ~72y · appointed 1996-04-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
IDEH, Stella Maris→
secretary · appointed 1996-04-22 · resigned 2026-05-08
Resigned
APEX COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1996-04-01 · resigned 1996-04-22
Resigned
ANWAR, Syed Parvez→
director · ~46y · appointed 2017-05-25 · resigned 2017-06-06
Resigned
ANWAR, Syed Parvez→
director · ~46y · appointed 2015-03-19 · resigned 2017-05-25
Resigned
DULAI, Harjit Singh→
director · ~55y · appointed 2017-05-25 · resigned 2017-06-06
Resigned
DULAI, Harjit Singh→
director · ~55y · appointed 2015-03-19 · resigned 2017-05-25
Resigned
IDEH, Stella Maris→
director · ~67y · appointed 2012-11-20 · resigned 2014-05-22
Resigned
APEX NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1996-04-01 · resigned 1996-04-22
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

6
Total charges
3
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:6 of 6 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
HSBC
Hsbc UK Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property09/09/2021—
outstanding
HSBC
Hsbc UK Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property10/12/2020—
outstanding
HSBC
Hsbc Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property31/07/2018—
satisfied
HSBC
Hsbc Bank PLC
Debenture1 property08/09/201105/08/2014
satisfied
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Deed of charge over credit balances1 property27/03/200007/04/2011
satisfied
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Charge over credit balances1 property29/10/199807/04/2011
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Recent filings (103 total)

termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2026-05-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-07
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2026-01-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-12-31
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-12-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-09-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-22
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2021-09-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-07-12
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-05-12