A G BONIFACE & SONS LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
04549604 · ltd · incorporated 2002-10-01
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.
🔒Estimated value
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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
What this business does
Primary activity: Construction of domestic buildings
Sector: Construction
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
4 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 20.0y
30/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 20.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · 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
4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
65 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
70
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 accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
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| Average employees | 600 | 500 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
3 signals 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
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
- 2025-07-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-16📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-06-16📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2023-06-16📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-09-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-15➖BONIFACE, Alan George resigneddirector
- 2021-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2020-10-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2019-09-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2018-05-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-10-02📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2017-10-02📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2017-09-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2016-11-24📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2016-11-23🔒Charge registered #4Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2016-04-19🔒Charge registered #3Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2016-03-24➕BONIFACE, Gavin Roy appointedsecretary
- 2016-03-24➕BONIFACE, Paul Alan appointeddirector
- 2016-03-24➖BONIFACE, Paul Alan resignedsecretary
- 2016-03-24➖BONIFACE, Gavin Roy resigneddirector
- 2016-03-24🔒Charge registered #2Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2011-02-10🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2006-06-11🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
- 2002-10-01🏢Company incorporatedAs A G BONIFACE & SONS LIMITED
- 2002-10-01➕BONIFACE, Paul Alan appointedsecretary
- 2002-10-01➕BONIFACE, Alan George appointeddirector
- 2002-10-01➕BONIFACE, Gavin Roy appointeddirector
Owner dependency
98/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "BONIFACE" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
70/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- 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
cleanNo 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Paul Alan Boniface Individual · British · DOB 01/1968 · age 58 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 01/07/2016 |
Mr Gavin Roy Boniface Individual · British · DOB 04/1970 · age 56 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 01/07/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Alan George Bonifaceceased 06/01/2023· 25-50% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →🔒Advanced scoring suite
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2002-10-01
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC41202 — Construction of domestic buildings
Registered office
Unit G4 Northway Trading Estate
Northway Lane
Tewkesbury
Gloucestershire
GL20 8JH
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last: 2025-06-16
Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)
BONIFACE, Gavin Roy→
Activesecretary · appointed 2016-03-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BONIFACE, Paul Alan→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2016-03-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BONIFACE, Paul Alan→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2002-10-01 · resigned 2016-03-24
BONIFACE, Alan George→
Resigneddirector · ~80y · appointed 2002-10-01 · resigned 2022-09-15
BONIFACE, Gavin Roy→
Resigneddirector · ~56y · appointed 2002-10-01 · resigned 2016-03-24
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
4
Total charges
3
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:4 of 4 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 23/11/2016 | — | |
| outstanding | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 19/04/2016 | — | |
| outstanding | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 24/03/2016 | — | |
| satisfied | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 11/06/2006 | 10/02/2011 |
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Recent filings (65 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-09-19
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-06-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-16
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2023-06-16
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-06-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2020-10-01