ABOUT BACKS AND BONES LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
05776959 · ltd · incorporated 2006-04-11
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 Apr 2025
Net worth
£-552
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other human health activities
Sector: Human health & social work
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
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. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
64 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
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £552
Net assets shrinking
Down £3,126 YoY
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
-£552
↓ 121% YoY
Current Assets
£10k
↑ 377% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2025-04-30 | 2024-04-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £5.2k | £3.9k |
| Current assets | £10.0k | £2.1k |
| Net assets | £-552 | £2.6k |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-14📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-10-14📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-10-14📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-10-14📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2024-10-14📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-10-14📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-10-14📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-10-14📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-10-14📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-10-14📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-10-13📄capital-alter-shares-subdivisioncapital · SH02
- 2024-10-05📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2024-09-30➕HOUGH, Naomi Amanda appointeddirector
- 2024-09-30➕LEVEY, Robert appointeddirector
- 2024-09-30➖COLLIER-WARD, Paula resignedsecretary
- 2024-09-30➖WARD, Mark Julian resigneddirector
- 2024-08-30➖COLLIER-WARD, Paula resigneddirector
- 2024-06-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-02📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2022-06-28📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2021-11-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2006-04-11🏢Company incorporatedAs ABOUT BACKS AND BONES LIMITED
- 2006-04-11➕COLLIER-WARD, Paula appointedsecretary
- 2006-04-11➕COLLIER-WARD, Paula appointeddirector
- 2006-04-11➕WARD, Mark Julian appointeddirector
Owner dependency
66/100
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.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
46/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Ms Naomi Amanda Hough Individual · British · DOB 05/1979 · age 47 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 30/09/2024 |
Mr Robert Levey Individual · British · DOB 07/1966 · age 60 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 30/09/2024 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mrs Paula Collier-Wardceased 30/09/2024· 75-100% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2006-04-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC86900 — Other human health activities
Registered office
506 Duffield Road
Allestree
Derby
DE22 2DL
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-25
Last: 2026-04-11
Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)
HOUGH, Naomi Amanda→
Activedirector · ~47y · appointed 2024-09-30
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LEVEY, Robert→
Activedirector · ~60y · appointed 2024-09-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
COLLIER-WARD, Paula→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2006-04-11 · resigned 2024-09-30
COLLIER-WARD, Paula→
Resigneddirector · ~60y · appointed 2006-04-11 · resigned 2024-08-30
WARD, Mark Julian→
Resigneddirector · ~66y · appointed 2006-04-11 · resigned 2024-09-30
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Recent filings (64 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-22
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-10-14
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-10-14
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-10-14
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-10-14
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-10-14
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-10-14
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-10-14
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-10-14
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-10-14
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-10-14
capital-alter-shares-subdivision
capital · SH02
2024-10-13
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-10-05