BANANA MOON FRANCHISE LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
11189979 · ltd · incorporated 2018-02-06
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jun 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Educational support services
Sector: Education
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 86-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 86). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (84/100)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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
15 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
23 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
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 accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-06-30 | 2024-06-30 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
3
filings
- • 2 officers
- • 1 address
Last 90 days
3
filings
- • 2 officers
- • 1 address
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 2 officers
- • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
- 2026-07-14📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-07-13📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2026-07-13📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-10-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-08-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-02-12📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2019-11-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-06-26📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2019-06-26📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2019-04-15📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2018-02-06🏢Company incorporatedAs BANANA MOON FRANCHISE LIMITED
- 2018-02-06➕BATES, Mark Robert appointeddirector
- 2018-02-06➕BATES, Michael Anthony appointeddirector
- 2018-02-06📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
86/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 86 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +No director turnover: Company is 8 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
66/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 86 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Mark Robert Bates Individual · British · DOB 05/1968 · age 58 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/02/2018 |
Michael Anthony Bates Individual · British · DOB 09/1940 · age 86 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/02/2018 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| AACKA COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY→ 16393465 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| AQUA SENSORY LTD→ 10830851 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| ARDEN HOUSE EDUCATION LTD→ 16626166 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ASHTUTORIALS LTD→ 14618000 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| AST RUGBY LIMITED→ 10921796 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| AUTHENTIC DEVELOPMENT AGENCY COVENTRY (ADA) LTD→ 15523379 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| BADESHTE LIMITED→ 13425305 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| BADGER PLANT TRAINING LTD→ 16109576 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| BALI CHALK→ 12903765 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| BAMBINI CHILDCARE LTD→ 05752530 · est 2006 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 20y | — | — |
| BANNON COACHING AND APPRAISAL LIMITED→ 14400303 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| BAREFACEDGREEK→ 09503476 · est 2015 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 11y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2018-02-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85600 — Educational support services
Registered office
Heronswood
Ford Lane
Langley
Warwickshire
CV37 0HN
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-17
Last: 2025-12-03
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
BATES, Mark Robert→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2018-02-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BATES, Michael Anthony→
Activedirector · ~86y · appointed 2018-02-06
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Recent filings (23 total)
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-07-14
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-07-13
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-07-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-10-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-03-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-03-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-09-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-03-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-08-21