BOND MODULAR LIMITED

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04316068 · ltd · incorporated 2001-11-02
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jan 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 62-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 62). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 19.3y

45/100
under pressure

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 19.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
7 officers (1 active, 7 linked, 2 with DOB)
76
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
65 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.

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£0Jan 2024Jan 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-01-312024-01-31
Average employees00

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
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Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-09-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-10-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-12-17
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    SMITH, David resigned
    secretary
  6. 2021-12-17
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  7. 2021-10-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-11-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-04-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-09-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2017-10-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2016-10-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  13. 2015-12-09
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  14. 2015-10-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2014-12-07
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2014-10-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  17. 2007-03-26
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  18. 2006-01-31
    ➖
    BOND, Simon Richard resigned
    director
  19. 2003-07-10
    ➖
    GOUGH, Lynne resigned
    secretary
  20. 2003-07-10
    ➕
    SMITH, David appointed
    secretary
  21. 2002-09-10
    ➕
    GOUGH, Lynne appointed
    secretary
  22. 2002-09-10
    ➖
    PRESBURY, Carol resigned
    secretary
  23. 2001-11-02
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    Company incorporated
    As BOND MODULAR LIMITED
  24. 2001-11-02
    ➕
    MEYNELL, Charles Christian George appointed
    director
  25. 2001-11-02
    ➕
    PRESBURY, Carol appointed
    secretary
  26. 2001-11-02
    ➕
    RM REGISTRARS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  27. 2001-11-02
    ➖
    RM REGISTRARS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  28. 2001-11-02
    ➕
    BOND, Simon Richard appointed
    director
  29. 2001-11-02
    ➕
    RM NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  30. 2001-11-02
    ➖
    RM NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

93/100
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 25 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 25 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 25 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

clean
No 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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Charles Christian George Meynell
Individual · British · DOB 06/1964 · age 62
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

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

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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.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2001-11-02
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

Breedon Hall
Breedon On The Hill
Leicestershire
DE73 8AN

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-16
Last: 2025-11-02

Officers (1 active · 6 resigned)

MEYNELL, Charles Christian George→
director · ~62y · appointed 2001-11-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GOUGH, Lynne→
secretary · appointed 2002-09-10 · resigned 2003-07-10
Resigned
PRESBURY, Carol→
secretary · appointed 2001-11-02 · resigned 2002-09-10
Resigned
SMITH, David→
secretary · appointed 2003-07-10 · resigned 2021-12-17
Resigned
RM REGISTRARS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2001-11-02 · resigned 2001-11-02
Resigned
BOND, Simon Richard→
director · ~55y · appointed 2001-11-02 · resigned 2006-01-31
Resigned
RM NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2001-11-02 · resigned 2001-11-02
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Debenture1 property26/03/2007—
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Recent filings (65 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-10-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-10-20
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2021-12-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-10-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-11-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-11-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-04-27