BANZ LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
04647962 · ltd · incorporated 2003-01-27
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jun 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 32120
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 47990Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 59). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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, 2 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
7 officers (2 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
83 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
81/100Exceptional
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
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
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 · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-06-30 | 2024-06-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 3 | 300 |
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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
6
filings
- • 3 officers
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-14📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-01-14📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-01-12📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-01-12📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-01-12📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-12-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-06-23📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2025-06-23📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2025-06-23📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2025-03-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-05📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-03-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-03-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-01-17📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-01-17📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2009-01-27➖ALBONICO, Lindsay Robert resignedsecretary
- 2009-01-27➖ALBONICO, Lindsay Robert resigneddirector
- 2009-01-27➖CYGULIS, Steven resigneddirector
- 2003-01-27🏢Company incorporatedAs BANZ LIMITED
- 2003-01-27➕ALBONICO, Christopher John appointeddirector
- 2003-01-27➕BEAMES, Bevan John appointeddirector
- 2003-01-27➕ALBONICO, Lindsay Robert appointedsecretary
- 2003-01-27➕LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2003-01-27➖LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2003-01-27➕ALBONICO, Lindsay Robert appointeddirector
- 2003-01-27➕CYGULIS, Steven appointeddirector
- 2003-01-27➕LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2003-01-27➖LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
76/100
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.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
76/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Christopher John Albonico Individual · Australian · DOB 12/1973 · age 53 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control · trust interest · firm interest | 06/04/2016 |
Bevan John Beames Individual · Australian · DOB 10/1967 · age 59 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control · trust interest · firm interest | 06/04/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Cabb Enterprises Pty Limitedceased 05/09/2024· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · firm interest
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
6 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.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2003-01-27
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC32120 — SIC 32120
Registered office
Ground Floor
1/7 Station Road
Crawley
West Sussex
RH10 1HT
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-23
Last: 2026-01-09
Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)
ALBONICO, Christopher John→
Activedirector · ~53y · appointed 2003-01-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BEAMES, Bevan John→
Activedirector · ~59y · appointed 2003-01-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ALBONICO, Lindsay Robert→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2003-01-27 · resigned 2009-01-27
LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-01-27 · resigned 2003-01-27
ALBONICO, Lindsay Robert→
Resigneddirector · ~57y · appointed 2003-01-27 · resigned 2009-01-27
CYGULIS, Steven→
Resigneddirector · ~74y · appointed 2003-01-27 · resigned 2009-01-27
LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-01-27 · resigned 2003-01-27
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (83 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-14
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-01-14
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-01-14
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-01-12
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-01-12
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-01-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-02
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2025-06-23
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-06-23
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-06-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-09
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-09-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-29