This is based on a misconception that "taking bonuses or dividends is penal in the extreme"
If you don't take bonuses, you will pay Corporation Tax now on the profits and then when you eventually pay the accumulated profits as dividends or bonuses, you will pay 55% tax.
So pay the bonuses now and pay tax only once.
It may be complicated to pay bonuses to some shareholders and dividends to others.
If some of the individuals wish to invest in a new company, they are better off investing their net proceeds in their own name.
However, this is a complex issue, and you need to take professional tax planning advice.
Brendan