BONDS MILL COTTAGES MANAGEMENT LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
05330730 · ltd · incorporated 2005-01-12
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
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 21.3y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jan 2025
Net worth
£69.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
83/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01629
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 21.3y
65/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Oldest live charge is 21.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 25/100 — 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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
7 officers (4 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
62 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
83/100Exceptional
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £69,000
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£69k
~ YoY
Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-01-31 | 2024-01-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £69.0k | £69.0k |
| Net assets | £69.0k | £69.0k |
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
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-09-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-09-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-01-21📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2019-01-20📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2019-01-17➕CHRISTMAS, Sharon Ann appointeddirector
- 2019-01-17➖PAYNE, Rosemary Anne resigneddirector
- 2018-09-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2016-09-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-01-13📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2016-01-13📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2015-09-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2005-04-06🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Russell John Warner
- 2005-01-12🏢Company incorporatedAs BONDS MILL COTTAGES MANAGEMENT LIMITED
- 2005-01-12➕NAIK, Sonali appointedsecretary
- 2005-01-12➕KING, David appointeddirector
- 2005-01-12➕NAIK, Sonali appointeddirector
- 2005-01-12➕7SIDE SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2005-01-12➖7SIDE SECRETARIAL LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2005-01-12➕PAYNE, Rosemary Anne appointeddirector
- 2005-01-12➕7SIDE NOMINEES LIMITED appointedcorporate-director
- 2005-01-12➖7SIDE NOMINEES LIMITED resignedcorporate-director
Owner dependency
68/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — 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 61. Early succession window.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 22 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 22 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
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr David King Individual · British · DOB 06/1965 · age 61 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 11/01/2017 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| ASHLEWORTH CENTRE OF EQUESTRIAN SERVICES LIMITED→ 12532066 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2005-01-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01629 — SIC 01629
Registered office
2 Bondsmill Cottages,
Bristol Road,
Stonehouse
Gloucestershire
GL10 3RF
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-26
Last: 2026-01-12
Officers (4 active · 3 resigned)
Active
CHRISTMAS, Sharon Ann→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2019-01-17
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Active
NAIK, Sonali→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2005-01-12
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7SIDE SECRETARIAL LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2005-01-12 · resigned 2005-01-12
PAYNE, Rosemary Anne→
Resigneddirector · ~78y · appointed 2005-01-12 · resigned 2019-01-17
7SIDE NOMINEES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-director · appointed 2005-01-12 · resigned 2005-01-12
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Russell John Warner | Legal charge | 1 property | 06/04/2005 | — |
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Recent filings (62 total)
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-09-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-09-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-01-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-09-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-01-23