BIFOLD UK LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
06378398 · ltd · incorporated 2007-09-21
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
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
- · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£46.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 22290
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 63-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (80/100, director aged 63). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
4 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 16.9y
15/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 16.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Cashflow trend is negative — lender view likely cautious.
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
4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)
90
Directors & officers
9 officers (2 active, 9 linked, 5 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
86 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £46,886
Net assets shrinking
Down £91,777 YoY
Cash YoY
-21%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£100k
↓ 21% YoY
Net Worth
£47k
↓ 66% YoY
Current Assets
£253k
↓ 12% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £170.0k | £252.8k |
| Current assets | £253.4k | £286.8k |
| Cash | £100.4k | £126.6k |
| Debtors | £67.6k | £74.2k |
| Net assets | £46.9k | £138.7k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
2 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
2
filings
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (44 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-23📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2026-02-23📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-12-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-07-22📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2025-07-22🔓Charge satisfied #3
- 2025-03-18📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2025-01-17📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-01-13🔒Charge registered #4Lender: Ultimate Finance Limited
- 2024-12-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-06📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2024-12-06🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2024-09-12📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2024-09-12🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2024-09-04📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2024-09-02🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Barclays Security Trustee Limited
- 2023-12-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-04📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-07-20📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-12-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-19📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2021-04-03📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-03-31➖DART, Robert James Kenneth resigneddirector
- 2021-02-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-18📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-12-18📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2012-01-31➖THOMAS, Michael resignedsecretary
- 2012-01-31➖THOMAS, Michael resigneddirector
- 2009-10-13🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 2009-08-04🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Ultimate Finance Limited
- 2009-07-14➕MCCANN, June Anne appointeddirector
- 2009-06-22➖MAZDON, Stephen John resignedsecretary
- 2009-06-22➕THOMAS, Michael appointedsecretary
- 2009-06-22➖MAZDON, Stephen John resigneddirector
- 2007-09-24➖FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2007-09-24➖FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD resignedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2007-09-21🏢Company incorporatedAs BIFOLD UK LIMITED
- 2007-09-21➕SANSOME, Mark Andrew appointeddirector
- 2007-09-21➕MAZDON, Stephen John appointedsecretary
- 2007-09-21➕FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2007-09-21➕DART, Robert James Kenneth appointeddirector
- 2007-09-21➕MAZDON, Stephen John appointeddirector
- 2007-09-21➕THOMAS, Michael appointeddirector
- 2007-09-21➕FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD appointedcorporate-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 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
79/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- 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.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
1 med ·Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
mediumMultiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Mark Andrew Sansome Individual · British · DOB 12/1963 · age 63 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
June Anne Mccann Individual · British · DOB 02/1964 · age 62 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Robert James Kenneth Dartceased 31/03/2021· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
- June Anne Mccannceased 06/04/2016· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2007-09-21
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC22290 — SIC 22290
Registered office
First Floor Cef Building
Broomhill Way
Torquay
Devon
TQ2 7QN
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-05
Last: 2025-09-21
Officers (2 active · 7 resigned)
MCCANN, June Anne→
Activedirector · ~62y · appointed 2009-07-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
SANSOME, Mark Andrew→
Activedirector · ~63y · appointed 2007-09-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MAZDON, Stephen John→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2007-09-21 · resigned 2009-06-22
THOMAS, Michael→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2009-06-22 · resigned 2012-01-31
FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2007-09-21 · resigned 2007-09-24
DART, Robert James Kenneth→
Resigneddirector · ~64y · appointed 2007-09-21 · resigned 2021-03-31
MAZDON, Stephen John→
Resigneddirector · ~67y · appointed 2007-09-21 · resigned 2009-06-22
THOMAS, Michael→
Resigneddirector · ~65y · appointed 2007-09-21 · resigned 2012-01-31
FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2007-09-21 · resigned 2007-09-24
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Mortgages & charges
4
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:4 of 4 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Ultimate Finance Ultimate Finance Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 13/01/2025 | — | |
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Security Trustee Limited | A registered charge | — | 02/09/2024 | 22/07/2025 | |
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 13/10/2009 | 06/12/2024 | |
| satisfied | Ultimate Finance Ultimate Finance Limited | Debenture | 1 property | 04/08/2009 | 12/09/2024 |
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Recent filings (86 total)
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-02-23
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-02-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-07
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-07-22
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2025-03-18
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-01-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-16
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2024-12-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-28
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2024-09-12
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-09-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-07