BON BONS (WHOLESALE) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
06734747 · ltd · incorporated 2008-10-28
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
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 17.4y old — refinance window within 12 months
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Turnover
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Net worth
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Wholesale of sugar and chocolate and sugar confectionery
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 17.4y

70/100
ready

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 17.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (60/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
7 officers (3 active, 7 linked, 6 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
12 connected companies via shared directors
81
Filing history
66 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
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-01-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-07-06
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2023-07-01
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    CLEARY, Caroline Robyn appointed
    director
  6. 2023-07-01
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  7. 2023-06-30
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    BLACK, Adam Richard resigned
    director
  8. 2023-01-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-06-29
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2022-06-29
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2022-01-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-01-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-08-14
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  16. 2017-08-18
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    capital-name-of-class-of-shares
    capital · SH08
  17. 2017-08-15
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  18. 2017-08-07
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  19. 2017-07-20
    ➕
    CLEARY, Anthony Austin appointed
    director
  20. 2017-07-20
    ➕
    CLEARY, Veronica Anne appointed
    director
  21. 2017-07-20
    ➖
    HAIGH, Jennifer Jane resigned
    secretary
  22. 2017-07-20
    ➕
    BLACK, Adam Richard appointed
    director
  23. 2017-07-20
    ➖
    JULIAN, Peter James resigned
    director
  24. 2017-07-20
    ➖
    ROWNTREE, Mark Timothy resigned
    director
  25. 2017-07-20
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
  26. 2015-06-03
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    Charge satisfied #1
  27. 2009-01-28
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Close Invoice Finance Limited
  28. 2008-10-28
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    Company incorporated
    As BON BONS (WHOLESALE) LIMITED
  29. 2008-10-28
    ➕
    HAIGH, Jennifer Jane appointed
    secretary
  30. 2008-10-28
    ➕
    JULIAN, Peter James appointed
    director
  31. 2008-10-28
    ➕
    ROWNTREE, Mark Timothy appointed
    director

Owner dependency

73/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 74 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

30/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — CLEARY, Caroline Robyn (same surname) appointed 2023-07-01. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 74 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 18 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

Lanchester Wine Cellars Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Lanchester Wine Cellars Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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BON BONS (WHOLESALE) LIMITED
This company · 06734747

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Lanchester Wine Cellars Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control20/07/2017
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Peter James Julianceased 20/07/2017· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control · firm interest
  • Mr Mark Timothy Rowntreeceased 20/07/2017· 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2008-10-28
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46360 — Wholesale of sugar and chocolate and sugar confectionery

Registered office

Moorside
Moorside Business Park
Tockwith
York
YO26 7QG
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-11
Last: 2025-10-28

Officers (3 active · 4 resigned)

CLEARY, Anthony Austin→
director · ~74y · appointed 2017-07-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CLEARY, Caroline Robyn→
director · ~36y · appointed 2023-07-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CLEARY, Veronica Anne→
director · ~72y · appointed 2017-07-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HAIGH, Jennifer Jane→
secretary · appointed 2008-10-28 · resigned 2017-07-20
Resigned
BLACK, Adam Richard→
director · ~58y · appointed 2017-07-20 · resigned 2023-06-30
Resigned
JULIAN, Peter James→
director · ~61y · appointed 2008-10-28 · resigned 2017-07-20
Resigned
ROWNTREE, Mark Timothy→
director · ~65y · appointed 2008-10-28 · resigned 2017-07-20
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
HSBC
Hsbc Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property20/07/2017—
satisfied
Close Invoice Finance
Close Invoice Finance Limited
Debenture1 property28/01/200903/06/2015
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Recent filings (66 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-30
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-07-06
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-07-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-31
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-06-29
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-06-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2022-01-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2021-04-30