BONUSCREST LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
06754535 · ltd · incorporated 2008-11-20
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
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Non-trading company
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: dormant / non-trading with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 59). 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: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 4 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
54 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
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
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£0£14k£28k£42k£56k£70kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets—£69.7k
Current assets—£506
Net assets—£69.7k
Average employees100—

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

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

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-22
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  2. 2024-12-18
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  3. 2023-12-14
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  4. 2022-09-30
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  5. 2021-12-23
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  6. 2021-03-29
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  7. 2019-12-20
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  8. 2018-12-14
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  9. 2017-12-21
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  10. 2017-11-21
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  11. 2017-11-21
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  12. 2017-09-08
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    officers · TM01
  13. 2017-08-31
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    LISTER, David Stephen resigned
    director
  14. 2017-06-26
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    officers · CH03
  15. 2017-03-22
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    address · AD01
  16. 2016-12-16
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  17. 2012-01-01
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    LISTER, David Stephen appointed
    director
  18. 2011-06-30
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    ORRELL, Graham Hedley resigned
    director
  19. 2010-08-01
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    ORRELL, Graham Hedley appointed
    director
  20. 2009-04-16
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    KING, James Gilchrist appointed
    secretary
  21. 2009-04-16
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    EGGLESTON, Howard Scott appointed
    director
  22. 2009-04-16
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    ACI SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  23. 2009-04-16
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    KING, John Anthony resigned
    director
  24. 2008-11-20
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    Company incorporated
    As BONUSCREST LIMITED
  25. 2008-11-20
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    ACI SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  26. 2008-11-20
    ➕
    KING, John Anthony appointed
    director

Owner dependency

93/100
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 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

78/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 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
Howard Scott Eggleston
Individual · British · DOB 01/1967 · age 59
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • David Stephen Listerceased 31/08/2017· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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

🔒Co-director network graph

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🔒Tailored diligence questions

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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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2008-11-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company

Registered office

The Old Offices Urlay Nook Road
Eaglescliffe
Stockton-On-Tees
Cleveland
TS16 0LA
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-15
Last: 2025-11-01

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

KING, James Gilchrist→
secretary · appointed 2009-04-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
EGGLESTON, Howard Scott→
director · ~59y · appointed 2009-04-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ACI SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2008-11-20 · resigned 2009-04-16
Resigned
KING, John Anthony→
director · ~75y · appointed 2008-11-20 · resigned 2009-04-16
Resigned
LISTER, David Stephen→
director · ~41y · appointed 2012-01-01 · resigned 2017-08-31
Resigned
ORRELL, Graham Hedley→
director · ~58y · appointed 2010-08-01 · resigned 2011-06-30
Resigned

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Recent filings (54 total)

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2025-12-22
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-18
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-14
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accounts · AA
2023-12-14
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2023-11-15
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-23
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-03-29
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-11-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2018-12-14