BONVILA LTD

💤Zombieactive
07372797 · ltd · incorporated 2010-09-10
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 Sept 2025
Net worth
£-1.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Non-specialised wholesale trade
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 74/100 (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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
42 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
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 £1,394

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
-£1k
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
—
-£1k-£1k-£836-£558-£279£0Sept 2024Sept 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-09-302024-09-30
Total assets£-1.4k—
Net assets£-1.4k£0

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
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-06-23
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  3. 2025-06-23
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  4. 2025-06-18
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  5. 2025-06-18
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2025-06-10
    ➕
    FAULMANN, Deidre Colleen appointed
    director
  7. 2025-06-10
    ➖
    PRINCE, Frederick resigned
    director
  8. 2025-05-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2024-06-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2023-06-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-10-19
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  12. 2021-10-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-09-07
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  14. 2021-07-20
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2020-12-22
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  16. 2020-06-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  17. 2019-06-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  18. 2019-06-04
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
  19. 2010-09-10
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    Company incorporated
    As BONVILA LTD
  20. 2010-09-10
    ➕
    PRINCE, Frederick appointed
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

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
Mrs Deidre Colleen Faulmann
Individual · British · DOB 12/1973 · age 53
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting23/06/2025
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Frederick Princeceased 23/06/2025· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting

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
Incorporated2010-09-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46900 — Non-specialised wholesale trade

Registered office

Asm House, 103a Keymer Road
Hassocks
BN6 8QL
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-07-07
Last: 2026-06-23

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

FAULMANN, Deidre Colleen→
director · ~53y · appointed 2025-06-10
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Active
PRINCE, Frederick→
director · ~55y · appointed 2010-09-10 · resigned 2025-06-10
Resigned

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Recent filings (42 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-07-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-06-01
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-06-23
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-06-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-23
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-06-18
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-06-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-13
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2021-10-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-18