BONA BORADO LTD

🌳Matureactive
SC511235 · ltd · incorporated 2015-07-21
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
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year to Jul 2025
Net worth
£1.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 09100
Sector: Mining & quarrying
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 79/100 (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, 1 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
29 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
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £1,721

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£2k
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-07-31
Total assets£1.7k
Net assets£1.7k

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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-07-14
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  3. 2024-12-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-12-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-12-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-11-15
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    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  7. 2022-11-14
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  8. 2022-11-14
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    capital-name-of-class-of-shares
    capital · SH08
  9. 2021-11-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-12-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-01-28
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    legacy
    miscellaneous · RP04CS01
  12. 2019-12-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-03-22
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  14. 2018-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-11-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2015-07-21
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    Company incorporated
    As BONA BORADO LTD
  17. 2015-07-21
    ➕
    KEITH, Douglas Frederick Cameron appointed
    director
  18. 2015-07-21
    ➕
    KEITH, Gillian Morrison 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 61 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 11 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

51/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Douglas Frederick Cameron Keith
Individual · British · DOB 05/1965 · age 61
75–100%
75–100%board controlsig. influence75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2015-07-21
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC09100 — SIC 09100

Registered office

2 Scolty View
Banchory
Aberdeenshire
AB31 5WD
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last: 2025-07-17

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

KEITH, Douglas Frederick Cameron→
director · ~61y · appointed 2015-07-21
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KEITH, Gillian Morrison→
director · ~61y · appointed 2015-07-21
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Recent filings (29 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-22
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2025-07-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-07
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2022-11-15
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2022-11-14
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2022-11-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-11-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-12-11