BN INTERNATIONAL

💤Zombieactive
FC008120 · oversea-company · incorporated 1974-04-05
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
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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 94-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 94). 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: low (44/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile
address, no SIC, incorporation date
80
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 1 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
38 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
80
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
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Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
  1. 2014-11-28
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    miscellaneous
    miscellaneous · MISC
  2. 2011-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-group
    accounts · AA
  3. 2010-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-group
    accounts · AA
  4. 2009-12-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2008-10-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2007-11-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2007-03-16
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    legacy
    officers · FPA
  8. 2007-03-16
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    legacy
    certificate · 692(1)(c)
  9. 2007-01-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2005-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2004-08-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2004-07-27
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    legacy
    officers · FPA
  13. 2004-07-27
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    legacy
    certificate · 692(1)(c)
  14. 2004-06-18
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    legacy
    address · BUSADDCH
  15. 2003-07-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2002-10-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2001-12-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2000-09-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 1999-07-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 1998-06-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  21. 1997-07-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  22. 1997-06-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  23. 1995-11-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full-group
    accounts · AA
  24. 1995-01-01
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    selection-of-documents-registered-before-January-1995
    historical · PRE95
  25. 1994-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full-group
    accounts · AA
  26. 1980-10-30
    ➕
    PETERSEN, Jan appointed
    director
  27. 1980-10-30
    ➖
    KIST, George Herman resigned
    director
  28. 1974-04-05
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    Company incorporated
    As BN INTERNATIONAL
  29. 1974-04-05
    ➕
    KRENNING, Johannes C appointed
    secretary
  30. 1974-04-05
    ➕
    KIST, George Herman appointed
    director

Owner dependency

100/100
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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 46 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 94 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

100/100
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 94 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 46 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 52 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • 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.)

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeoversea-company
Incorporated1974-04-05
Jurisdictionunited-kingdom
Primary SIC—

Registered office

Brian Mustill
Unit 38 Metro Centre
Tolpits Lane
Watford
WD18 9YD

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: —
Last made up to: 2010-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: —
Last: —

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

KRENNING, Johannes C→
secretary · appointed 1974-04-05
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Active
PETERSEN, Jan→
director · ~94y · appointed 1980-10-30
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Active
KIST, George Herman→
director · appointed 1974-04-05 · resigned 1980-10-30
Resigned

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Recent filings (38 total)

miscellaneous
miscellaneous · MISC
2014-11-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2011-12-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2010-12-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2009-12-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2008-10-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2007-11-15
legacy
officers · FPA
2007-03-16
legacy
certificate · 692(1)(c)
2007-03-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2007-01-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2005-12-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2004-08-02
legacy
officers · FPA
2004-07-27
legacy
certificate · 692(1)(c)
2004-07-27
legacy
address · BUSADDCH
2004-06-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2003-07-25