B B A K CONTROL PANELS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
03574473 · ltd · incorporated 1998-06-03
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
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year to Oct 2025
Net worth
£1.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 25990
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 69-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 69). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 4 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

4 live charges · 4 lenders · oldest 24.6y

35/100
too messy

Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.

  • · Oldest live charge is 24.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 4 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · Legal-friction score 35/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (4 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
76 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £1,339
Net assets shrinking
Down £1,988 YoY
Cash YoY
-0%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£28k
~ YoY
Net Worth
£1k
↓ 60% YoY
Current Assets
£381k
↑ 20% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£76k£153k£229k£305k£381kOct 2024Oct 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-10-312024-10-31
Total assets£31.7k£40.7k
Current assets£381.4k£318.2k
Cash£28.1k£28.2k
Debtors£287.4k£240.0k
Net assets£1.3k£3.3k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-06-26
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  3. 2025-06-09
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: 4SYTE LTD
  4. 2025-04-09
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  5. 2025-04-01
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    CLARK, Neil Richard appointed
    director
  6. 2025-03-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-05-03
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  8. 2024-05-03
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    Charge satisfied #3
  9. 2024-04-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2023-06-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2022-09-20
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  12. 2022-09-20
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  13. 2022-09-20
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2022-05-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2021-03-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2020-06-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2019-07-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2018-06-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2010-10-15
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    Charge satisfied #1
  20. 2010-08-09
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
  21. 2010-03-10
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Hsbc Invoice Finance (UK) Limited ("the Security Holder")
  22. 2001-12-01
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  23. 1998-06-03
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    Company incorporated
    As B B A K CONTROL PANELS LIMITED
  24. 1998-06-03
    ➕
    BOND, Sandra Louise appointed
    secretary
  25. 1998-06-03
    ➕
    BOND, Clinton David appointed
    director
  26. 1998-06-03
    ➕
    BOND, Sandra Louise appointed
    director
  27. 1998-06-03
    ➕
    WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  28. 1998-06-03
    ➖
    WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  29. 1998-06-03
    ➕
    WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  30. 1998-06-03
    ➖
    WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

83/100
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
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 28 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

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 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 28 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Clinton David Bond
Individual · British · DOB 06/1958 · age 68
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
Mrs Sandra Louise Bond
Individual · British · DOB 11/1957 · age 69
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1998-06-03
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC25990 — SIC 25990

Registered office

3 Doolittle Yard Froghall Road
Ampthill
Bedford
MK45 2NW
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-07-31
Last made up to: 2025-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-17
Last: 2026-06-03

Officers (4 active · 2 resigned)

BOND, Sandra Louise→
secretary · appointed 1998-06-03
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Active
BOND, Clinton David→
director · ~68y · appointed 1998-06-03
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Active
BOND, Sandra Louise→
director · ~69y · appointed 1998-06-03
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Active
CLARK, Neil Richard→
director · ~48y · appointed 2025-04-01
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Active
WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1998-06-03 · resigned 1998-06-03
Resigned
WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1998-06-03 · resigned 1998-06-03
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

4
Total charges
2
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:4 of 4 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
4SYTE
4SYTE LTD
A registered charge1 property09/06/2025—
satisfied
HSBC
Hsbc Bank PLC
Legal assignment1 property09/08/201003/05/2024
outstanding
HSBC
Hsbc Invoice Finance (UK) Limited ("the Security Holder")
Fixed charge on non-vesting debts and floating charge1 property10/03/2010—
satisfied
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Debenture1 property01/12/200115/10/2010
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Recent filings (76 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-02-16
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-06-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-03
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-04-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-04
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2024-05-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-19
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-09-20
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-09-20
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-09-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-13