BANNERMAN VENTURES LTD

💤Zombieactive
10214978 · ltd · incorporated 2016-06-06
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 Jun 2025
Net worth
£7.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Public houses and bars
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 70-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 70). 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: medium (70/100)

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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
33 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
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
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
Positive net assets
Net assets £7,226

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£7k
Current Assets
£418k
Current Liabilities
—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-06-30
Total assets£7.2k
Current assets£417.8k
Net assets£7.2k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 address
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 address
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-01
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2026-03-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-07-08
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  4. 2025-03-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-11-21
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2024-11-21
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  7. 2024-11-12
    ➖
    MCINERNEY, Sinead Helen resigned
    director
  8. 2024-11-05
    ➕
    COOPER, Patricia appointed
    director
  9. 2024-03-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2024-03-13
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  11. 2024-03-13
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  12. 2024-03-13
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2023-03-15
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2022-03-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2021-06-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2020-06-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2020-03-18
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  18. 2019-12-28
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  19. 2019-12-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2019-11-26
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  21. 2016-06-06
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BANNERMAN VENTURES LTD
  22. 2016-06-06
    ➕
    MCINERNEY, Sinead Helen appointed
    director

Owner dependency

90/100
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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • 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
Mr Niall Patrick Mcinerney
Individual · Irish · DOB 03/1951 · age 75
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting06/06/2016

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
Incorporated2016-06-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC56302 — Public houses and bars

Registered office

70 The Broadway
Chesham
HP5 1EG
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-05
Last: 2025-10-22

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

COOPER, Patricia→
director · ~70y · appointed 2024-11-05
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Active
MCINERNEY, Sinead Helen→
director · ~44y · appointed 2016-06-06 · resigned 2024-11-12
Resigned

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Recent filings (33 total)

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-05-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-30
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2025-07-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-26
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-11-21
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-11-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-18
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-03-13
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-03-13
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-03-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-15