BANNER FLUID POWER LIMITED

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04438985 · ltd · incorporated 2002-05-15
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£154.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 28120
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 65). 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 21.2y

45/100
under pressure

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 21.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

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 (2 active, 7 linked, 3 with DOB)
79
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
60 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 £154,139

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£154k
↑ 1.9% YoY
Current Assets
£277k
↓ 2.3% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£57k£113k£170k£227k£284kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£154.1k£151.2k
Current assets£277.0k£283.7k
Net assets£154.1k£151.2k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-17
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  3. 2023-12-17
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  4. 2022-12-11
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  5. 2021-12-06
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  6. 2021-02-18
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  7. 2019-11-24
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  8. 2018-12-30
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  9. 2018-01-05
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    accounts · AA
  10. 2017-07-13
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  11. 2017-07-13
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  12. 2016-09-21
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    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-07-13
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    annual-return · AR01
  14. 2015-10-09
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    accounts · AA
  15. 2015-05-19
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    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2005-04-26
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    HOLDWAY, Deborah Angela appointed
    secretary
  17. 2005-04-26
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    BEAT, Diane resigned
    secretary
  18. 2005-04-26
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    BEAT, Diane resigned
    director
  19. 2005-04-26
    ➖
    BEAT, Malcolm James resigned
    director
  20. 2005-04-26
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Malcolm James Beat and Diane Beat
  21. 2003-03-01
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    BEAT, Diane appointed
    secretary
  22. 2003-03-01
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    HOLDWAY, Deborah Angela resigned
    secretary
  23. 2003-03-01
    ➕
    BEAT, Diane appointed
    director
  24. 2003-03-01
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    BEAT, Malcolm James appointed
    director
  25. 2002-05-15
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    Company incorporated
    As BANNER FLUID POWER LIMITED
  26. 2002-05-15
    ➕
    HOLDWAY, Mark Jonathan appointed
    director
  27. 2002-05-15
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    HOLDWAY, Deborah Angela appointed
    secretary
  28. 2002-05-15
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    CHETTLEBURGHS SECRETARIAL LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  29. 2002-05-15
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    CHETTLEBURGHS SECRETARIAL LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary

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 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

95/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 24 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 24 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 Mark Jonathan Holdway
Individual · British · DOB 07/1961 · age 65
75–100%
—75-100% shares11/04/2017

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
Incorporated2002-05-15
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC28120 — SIC 28120

Registered office

14b Shuttleworth Road
Goldington Industrial Estate
Bedford
Bedfordshire
MK41 0EA

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-29
Last: 2026-05-15

Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)

HOLDWAY, Deborah Angela→
secretary · appointed 2005-04-26
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Active
HOLDWAY, Mark Jonathan→
director · ~65y · appointed 2002-05-15
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Active
BEAT, Diane→
secretary · appointed 2003-03-01 · resigned 2005-04-26
Resigned
HOLDWAY, Deborah Angela→
secretary · appointed 2002-05-15 · resigned 2003-03-01
Resigned
CHETTLEBURGHS SECRETARIAL LTD→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-05-15 · resigned 2002-05-15
Resigned
BEAT, Diane→
director · ~81y · appointed 2003-03-01 · resigned 2005-04-26
Resigned
BEAT, Malcolm James→
director · ~83y · appointed 2003-03-01 · resigned 2005-04-26
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Malcolm James Beat and Diane Beat
Debenture1 property26/04/2005—
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Recent filings (60 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-20
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accounts · AA
2025-11-22
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-02-18
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-05-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-11-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-07-15