BONISA SOLUTIONS LTD

🌳Matureactive
SC466565 · ltd · incorporated 2014-01-03
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Mar 2024
Net worth
£15.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01629
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 74909Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. 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, 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
2 officers (2 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
49 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
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
82
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 £15,703

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£16k
Current Assets
£1k
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-03-31
Total assets£15.7k
Current assets£1.4k
Net assets£15.7k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-28
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  2. 2025-04-12
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  3. 2025-04-10
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2025-04-10
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2025-04-10
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2025-04-10
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2025-03-31
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    change-sail-address-company-with-new-address
    address · AD02
  8. 2025-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2024-10-16
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    dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
  10. 2024-09-24
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  11. 2024-07-18
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    default-companies-house-service-address-applied-officer
    address · RP09
  12. 2024-07-18
    📍
    default-companies-house-service-address-applied-officer
    address · RP09
  13. 2024-07-18
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    default-companies-house-registered-office-address-applied
    address · RP05
  14. 2024-04-03
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  15. 2024-03-26
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  16. 2024-03-26
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  17. 2024-03-26
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  18. 2024-03-26
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  19. 2024-03-26
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  20. 2024-03-26
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  21. 2023-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  22. 2014-01-03
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    Company incorporated
    As BONISA SOLUTIONS LTD
  23. 2014-01-03
    DUNGU, Baptiste Kimbenga, Dr appointed
    director
  24. 2014-01-03
    DUNGU, Nelly appointed
    director

Owner dependency

79/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 12 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

69/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 12 years.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Dr Baptiste Kimbenga Dungu
Individual · South African · DOB 01/1963 · age 63
sig. influencesignificant influence03/01/2017

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
Incorporated2014-01-03
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC01629 — SIC 01629

Registered office

5 South Charlotte Street
Edinburgh
EH2 4AN

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-12
Last: 2026-03-29

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

DUNGU, Baptiste Kimbenga, Dr
director · ~63y · appointed 2014-01-03
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DUNGU, Nelly
director · ~56y · appointed 2014-01-03
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Recent filings (49 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-11
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2025-12-28
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-04-12
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-04-10
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-04-10
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-04-10
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-04-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-31
change-sail-address-company-with-new-address
address · AD02
2025-03-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-31
dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2024-10-16
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-09-24
default-companies-house-service-address-applied-officer
address · RP09
2024-07-18
default-companies-house-service-address-applied-officer
address · RP09
2024-07-18
default-companies-house-registered-office-address-applied
address · RP05
2024-07-18