BOND TRUSTEES AND NOMINEES LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
03245462 · ltd · incorporated 1996-09-04
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
- · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Sept 2025
Net worth
£6.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (76/100)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
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
77 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
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £6,289
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£6k
Net Worth
£6k
Current Assets
£7k
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-09-30 | 2024-09-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £6.3k | — |
| Current assets | £6.6k | — |
| Cash | £5.6k | — |
| Debtors | £1.0k | — |
| Net assets | £6.3k | — |
| Average employees | — | 100 |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
- 2026-06-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2025-11-07📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-11-07📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-06-23📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-05-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-21📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-10-15➕BENT, Alice Frances appointeddirector
- 2024-06-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-06📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-10-05📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-09-05📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-09-05📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-09-05📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-07-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-18📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-01-18📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2023-01-03➖SILVERMACE SECRETARIAL LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2023-01-03➖SILVERMACE CORPORATE SERVICES LIMITED resignedcorporate-director
- 2022-10-03➕BENT, Richard Albert appointeddirector
- 2022-10-03➖COBB, Paul resigneddirector
- 2021-10-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-06-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2011-11-18➕COBB, Paul appointeddirector
- 2002-08-28➕SILVERMACE CORPORATE SERVICES LIMITED appointedcorporate-director
- 2002-08-28➖SILVERMACE SERVICES LIMITED resignedcorporate-director
- 1996-09-04🏢Company incorporatedAs BOND TRUSTEES AND NOMINEES LIMITED
- 1996-09-04➕SILVERMACE SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 1996-09-04➕SILVERMACE SERVICES LIMITED appointedcorporate-director
Owner dependency
74/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Richard Albert Bent Individual · British · DOB 07/1966 · age 60 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 03/10/2022 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Paul Cobbceased 03/10/2022· board control
- Silvermace Corporate Services Limitedceased 03/10/2022· 75-100% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1996-09-04
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999
Registered office
153 Mortimer Street
Herne Bay
CT6 5HA
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-18
Last: 2025-10-04
Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)
BENT, Alice Frances→
Activedirector · ~34y · appointed 2024-10-15
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BENT, Richard Albert→
Activedirector · ~60y · appointed 2022-10-03
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SILVERMACE SECRETARIAL LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 1996-09-04 · resigned 2023-01-03
COBB, Paul→
Resigneddirector · ~61y · appointed 2011-11-18 · resigned 2022-10-03
SILVERMACE CORPORATE SERVICES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-director · appointed 2002-08-28 · resigned 2023-01-03
SILVERMACE SERVICES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-director · appointed 1996-09-04 · resigned 2002-08-28
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Recent filings (77 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2026-06-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-07
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-11-07
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-11-07
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-06-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-23
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-01-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-06-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-24
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-10-06
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-10-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-05
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-09-05
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-09-05