BONE IDYLL LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
11101402 · ltd · incorporated 2017-12-07
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 Oct 2024
Net worth
£-208.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 11010
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 46342SIC 46342
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 71/100 (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 (70/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 2 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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 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
34 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £208,816

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
-£209k
Current Assets
£97k
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2024-10-31
Total assets£-208.8k
Current assets£97.3k
Net assets£-208.8k

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
0
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 (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-10-14
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  3. 2024-09-10
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    second-filing-capital-allotment-shares
    capital · RP04SH01
  4. 2024-08-29
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  5. 2024-06-01
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    second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
    confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
  6. 2024-05-28
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  7. 2024-05-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2024-02-28
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2023-06-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-05-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-11-18
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    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  12. 2021-11-18
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  13. 2021-11-03
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  14. 2021-08-27
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  15. 2021-08-27
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  16. 2021-06-22
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    capital-alter-shares-subdivision
    capital · SH02
  17. 2021-06-21
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  18. 2021-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  19. 2021-04-01
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  20. 2017-12-07
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    Company incorporated
    As BONE IDYLL LIMITED
  21. 2017-12-07
    BERRY, Samuel Rupert appointed
    director

Owner dependency

80/100
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.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 9 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Samuel Rupert Berry
Individual · British · DOB 10/1989 · age 37
5075%
50–75%board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control07/12/2017

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
Incorporated2017-12-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC11010 — SIC 11010

Registered office

Bury Court Barn Hole Lane
Bentley
Farnham
GU10 5LZ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-01
Last: 2025-08-18

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

BERRY, Samuel Rupert
director · ~37y · appointed 2017-12-07
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Recent filings (34 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-29
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2024-10-14
second-filing-capital-allotment-shares
capital · RP04SH01
2024-09-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-30
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2024-08-29
second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
2024-06-01
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2024-05-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-18
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-02-28
confirmation-statement
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-05-19
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2021-11-18