BILDO LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

06281136 · ltd · incorporated 2007-06-15

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

—

year to Jun 2024

Net worth

£1

book net assets

Opportunity

70/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other credit granting n.e.c.

Sector: Financial & insurance

Investor take

Special-situation opportunity

Distressed financial-services with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 55/100. Strong seller-intent signal (78/100, director aged 83). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: File overdue accounts. Clears statutory overdue flag — immediate bankability uplift for refinance conversations. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (48/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

50 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

70/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Some moderate concerns — review flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102

Positive net assets

Net assets £1

Very low cash

Cash position: £1

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£1

Net Worth

£1

Current Assets

£1

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2024-06-30	2023-06-30
Total assets	£1	—
Current assets	£1	—
Cash	£1	—
Net assets	£1	—

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filing

• 1 gazette

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 gazette

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 gazette

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand

2026-05-26
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gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-03-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-02-06
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-02-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-02-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-11-25
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-02-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-03-06
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2018-03-12
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2017-06-30
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2017-02-11
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2016-06-23
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annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2016-03-01
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2015-06-28
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annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2015-03-12
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2015-03-11
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2007-06-27
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O'DEA, Lena Joyce appointed
secretary
2007-06-27
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O'DEA, John Patrick appointed
director
2007-06-27
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O'DEA, Lena Joyce appointed
director
2007-06-27
➖
CRITERION CORPORATE SERVICES LIMITED resigned
corporate-secretary
2007-06-27
➖
JONES, Michael Georgieff resigned
director
2007-06-15
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Company incorporated
As BILDO LIMITED
2007-06-15
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CRITERION CORPORATE SERVICES LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
2007-06-15
➕
JONES, Michael Georgieff appointed
director

Owner dependency

91/100

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

+Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 83 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

84/100

Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 83 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 19 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

1 high ·

Accounts overdue

high

Statutory accounts have not been filed by their due date. Can indicate admin breakdown, cash preservation, or deliberate delay.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-03-31

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr John Patrick O ' Dea Individual · British · DOB 11/1943 · age 83	75–100%	—	75-100% shares	01/01/2017

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

Incorporated2007-06-15

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC64929 — Other credit granting n.e.c.

Registered office

19 Spencer Walk

Rickmansworth

Herts.

WD3 4EE

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-03-31OVERDUE

Last made up to: 2024-06-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-06-29

Last: 2025-06-15

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

O'DEA, Lena Joyce→

secretary · appointed 2007-06-27

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Active

O'DEA, John Patrick→

director · ~83y · appointed 2007-06-27

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Active

O'DEA, Lena Joyce→

director · ~77y · appointed 2007-06-27

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Active

CRITERION CORPORATE SERVICES LIMITED→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2007-06-15 · resigned 2007-06-27

Resigned

JONES, Michael Georgieff→

director · ~83y · appointed 2007-06-15 · resigned 2007-06-27

Resigned

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