INDEVOR BONDS AND GUARANTEES LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
09064531 · ltd · incorporated 2014-05-30
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of insurance agents and brokers
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

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: strategic trade sale (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (73/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
50 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.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-31
Average employees900

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-23
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    change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
    address · AD02
  2. 2025-07-14
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AAMD
  3. 2025-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-04-12
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  6. 2023-09-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-05-03
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    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  8. 2023-04-21
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  9. 2023-04-11
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  10. 2023-04-11
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  11. 2022-11-28
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  12. 2022-10-11
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2022-09-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  14. 2022-05-19
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  15. 2021-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2020-07-14
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  17. 2020-07-03
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  18. 2019-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  19. 2018-02-05
    TOMLINSON, Paul resigned
    secretary
  20. 2018-02-05
    BRACEGIRDLE, Jonathan resigned
    director
  21. 2014-05-30
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As INDEVOR BONDS AND GUARANTEES LIMITED
  22. 2014-05-30
    MELLY, Liam Peter appointed
    director
  23. 2014-05-30
    TOMLINSON, Paul appointed
    secretary
  24. 2014-05-30
    BRACEGIRDLE, Jonathan 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

58/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 12 years.
  • 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.)

Group structure

Indevor Group Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
Indevor Group Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
INDEVOR BONDS AND GUARANTEES LIMITED
This company · 09064531

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
Indevor Group Limited
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control03/04/2023
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Liam Peter Mellyceased 03/04/2023· 75-100% shares
  • Mr Jonathan Bracegirdleceased 14/05/2018· 25-50% shares

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
Incorporated2014-05-30
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC66220 — Activities of insurance agents and brokers

Registered office

10th Floor 3 Hardman Street
Spinningfields
Manchester
M3 3HF
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-06
Last: 2025-09-22

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

MELLY, Liam Peter
director · ~45y · appointed 2014-05-30
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Active
TOMLINSON, Paul
secretary · appointed 2014-05-30 · resigned 2018-02-05
Resigned
BRACEGIRDLE, Jonathan
director · ~53y · appointed 2014-05-30 · resigned 2018-02-05
Resigned

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Recent filings (50 total)

change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
address · AD02
2025-09-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-22
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AAMD
2025-07-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-13
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2024-04-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-09-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-15
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2023-05-03
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-04-21
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-04-11
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2023-04-11
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2022-11-28