BONNYTON HOMES LTD

💤Zombieactive
SC720183 · ltd · incorporated 2022-01-18
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 Jan 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Development of building projects
Sector: Construction
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 68100Buying and selling of own real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 72/100 (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: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 1.0y

10/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Newest facility, 1.0 years old — likely still in initial term.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
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
15 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Jan 2024Jan 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-01-312024-01-31

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
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 (14 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-05-22
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  3. 2025-05-21
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Ascent Funding Limited
  4. 2025-02-20
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2024-10-29
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2024-10-29
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2024-02-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-09-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-08-11
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2022-08-11
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  11. 2022-08-11
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  12. 2022-01-18
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    Company incorporated
    As BONNYTON HOMES LTD
  13. 2022-01-18
    MACKIN, Michelle appointed
    director
  14. 2022-01-18
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

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

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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Ms Michelle Mackin
Individual · British · DOB 11/1972 · age 54
75100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting18/01/2022

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
Incorporated2022-01-18
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC41100 — Development of building projects

Registered office

Merse View Main Street
Whitsome
Duns
TD11 3NB
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-18
Last: 2025-08-04

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

MACKIN, Michelle
director · ~54y · appointed 2022-01-18
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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Ascent Funding
Ascent Funding Limited
A registered charge1 property21/05/2025
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Recent filings (15 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-19
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-05-22
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-02-20
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-10-29
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-10-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-16
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-08-11
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-08-11
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-08-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-04
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2022-01-18