BIONIC GLOVES TECHNOLOGY EUROPE LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
06494644 · ltd · incorporated 2008-02-05
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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 14.5y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Non-specialised wholesale trade
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (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 (58/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 14.5y

70/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 14.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
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
59 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · IFRS
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Average employees00

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-08
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2025-09-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-09-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-09-27
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    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-09-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-09-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-10-01
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    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-09-17
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  10. 2018-10-16
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    accounts · AA
  11. 2017-10-26
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    accounts · AA
  12. 2016-10-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-02-10
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    annual-return · AR01
  14. 2015-07-27
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    accounts · AA
  15. 2015-02-09
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2013-02-01
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    RICHARDSON, Kimberley Jane appointed
    director
  17. 2012-03-22
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    KENNERLEY, Howard Raymond resigned
    secretary
  18. 2012-03-22
    ➖
    KENNERLEY, Howard Raymond resigned
    director
  19. 2012-03-22
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Mr Mark Richardson
  20. 2011-12-12
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Rbs Invoice Finance Limited
  21. 2008-12-31
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    NORCOTT, Gary resigned
    director
  22. 2008-02-05
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    Company incorporated
    As BIONIC GLOVES TECHNOLOGY EUROPE LIMITED
  23. 2008-02-05
    ➕
    RICHARDSON, Mark James, Mr. appointed
    director
  24. 2008-02-05
    ➕
    KENNERLEY, Howard Raymond appointed
    secretary
  25. 2008-02-05
    ➕
    KENNERLEY, Howard Raymond appointed
    director
  26. 2008-02-05
    ➕
    NORCOTT, Gary appointed
    director

Owner dependency

76/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material 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 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

59/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 18 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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr. Mark James Richardson
Individual · British · DOB 09/1971 · age 55
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2008-02-05
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46900 — Non-specialised wholesale trade

Registered office

Unit 6, Gawsworth Business Centre Shellow Lane
North Rode
Congleton
Cheshire
CW12 2FQ
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-19
Last: 2026-02-05

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

RICHARDSON, Kimberley Jane→
director · ~56y · appointed 2013-02-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
RICHARDSON, Mark James, Mr.→
director · ~55y · appointed 2008-02-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
KENNERLEY, Howard Raymond→
secretary · appointed 2008-02-05 · resigned 2012-03-22
Resigned
KENNERLEY, Howard Raymond→
director · ~79y · appointed 2008-02-05 · resigned 2012-03-22
Resigned
NORCOTT, Gary→
director · ~54y · appointed 2008-02-05 · resigned 2008-12-31
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Mr Mark Richardson
Debenture1 property22/03/2012—
outstanding
NatWest Group
Rbs Invoice Finance Limited
All assets debenture1 property12/12/2011—
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Recent filings (59 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-16
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-12-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-09-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-02-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-10-01