BANG PRODUCTS LTD

💤Zombieactive
06302023 · ltd · incorporated 2007-07-04
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
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£-34.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 32409
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 75/100 (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: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

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, 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
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 1 with DOB)
75
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
44 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £34,234
Cash YoY
-14%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£43k
↓ 14% YoY
Net Worth
-£34k
↓ 28% YoY
Current Assets
£58k
↓ 11% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
-£34k-£14k£6k£25k£45k£65kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£-34.2k£-26.8k
Current assets£58.0k£65.3k
Cash£42.9k£50.0k
Debtors£3.2k£3.2k
Net assets£-34.2k£-26.8k

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

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1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-15
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  2. 2024-07-16
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  3. 2023-08-09
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  4. 2022-07-20
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  5. 2021-06-02
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  6. 2020-08-03
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  7. 2019-07-25
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  8. 2018-10-31
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  9. 2017-08-14
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  10. 2016-08-10
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  11. 2015-07-24
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  12. 2015-07-16
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  13. 2014-08-18
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  14. 2014-08-14
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  15. 2013-08-08
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  16. 2007-07-04
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    Company incorporated
    As BANG PRODUCTS LTD
  17. 2007-07-04
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    REED, Christopher appointed
    secretary
  18. 2007-07-04
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    KNOX, Stefan Alexander Rowland appointed
    director
  19. 2007-07-04
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    DUPORT SECRETARY LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  20. 2007-07-04
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    DUPORT SECRETARY LIMITED resigned
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  21. 2007-07-04
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    DUPORT DIRECTOR LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  22. 2007-07-04
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    DUPORT DIRECTOR LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

85/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

68/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • 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.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

clean
No 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Stefan Alexander Rowland Knox
Individual · British · DOB 03/1970 · age 56
25–50%
25–50%sig. influence25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · significant influence · trust interest · firm interest04/07/2016

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
Incorporated2007-07-04
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC32409 — SIC 32409

Registered office

Georgian Court
56 High Street
Haslemere
GU27 2LA

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-18
Last: 2025-07-04

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

REED, Christopher→
secretary · appointed 2007-07-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
KNOX, Stefan Alexander Rowland→
director · ~56y · appointed 2007-07-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DUPORT SECRETARY LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2007-07-04 · resigned 2007-07-04
Resigned
DUPORT DIRECTOR LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2007-07-04 · resigned 2007-07-04
Resigned

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Recent filings (44 total)

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accounts · AA
2025-07-15
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2025-07-09
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2024-07-18
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2024-07-16
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accounts · AA
2023-08-09
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2023-07-17
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2022-07-27
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2022-07-20
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2021-08-05
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2021-06-02
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accounts · AA
2020-08-03
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2020-07-20
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2019-07-25
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2019-07-09
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accounts · AA
2018-10-31