BP BENEVOLENT FUND TRUSTEES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

00455852 · ltd · incorporated 1948-06-22

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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not disclosed

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

81/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Pension funding

Sector: Financial & insurance

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (57/100)

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

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

34 officers (6 active, 34 linked, 27 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

3 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

177 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

81/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

• 2 officers

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (76 events)Click to expand

2026-03-26
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replacement-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name
officers · RP01AP01
2026-02-10
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-02-08
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CHARNLEY, Michelle appointed
director
2025-10-31
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HOPKINS-BURT, Glenda Joy resigned
director
2025-10-31
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-07-04
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-06-30
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RUSHBY, Ian Leslie resigned
director
2025-06-11
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2025-06-04
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-06-04
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-06-03
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statement-of-companys-objects
change-of-constitution · CC04
2025-03-31
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RICHMOND, David resigned
director
2025-01-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-02-17
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-04-14
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-04-03
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-04-01
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HAMER, Robert Andrew appointed
director
2023-04-01
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HOPKINS-BURT, Glenda Joy appointed
director
2023-01-23
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-01-10
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-12-31
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DARNELL, Peter Frederick resigned
director
2022-07-08
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change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH04
2022-03-10
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-03-04
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2022-02-25
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-02-09
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HOPKINS-BURT, Glenda Joy resigned
director
2021-03-02
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-11-23
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2020-07-01
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RUSHBY, Ian Leslie appointed
director
2018-12-31
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COOPER, Trevor William resigned
director
2018-07-01
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HOPKINS-BURT, Glenda Joy appointed
director
2018-06-07
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RICHMOND, David appointed
director
2018-06-06
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MUMFORD, John Graham, Dr resigned
director
2018-06-06
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PRICE, David Howard resigned
director
2017-10-01
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CLIFFORD, Andrew James appointed
director
2017-10-01
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DARNELL, Peter Frederick appointed
director
2017-08-31
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MURRAY, Veronica Claire resigned
director
2016-06-13
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REES, Leslie resigned
director
2014-01-01
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MERCER, Margaret Mary appointed
director
2014-01-01
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COOPER, Trevor William appointed
director
2013-12-31
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WOODLEY, Ian William resigned
director
2010-07-01
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SUNBURY SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
2010-06-30
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ALI, Yasin Stanley, Mr. resigned
secretary
2010-06-30
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ENG, Christopher Kuangcheng Gerald resigned
secretary
2010-06-30
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WRIGHT, Rebecca Jayne resigned
secretary
2010-02-28
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THOMAS, Edward Cawston resigned
director
2009-05-12
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WOODLEY, Ian William appointed
director
2009-03-23
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ENG, Christopher Kuangcheng Gerald appointed
secretary
2007-09-17
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JONES, Glynne Booth resigned
director
2007-05-16
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MUMFORD, John Graham, Dr appointed
director

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Owner dependency

65/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

-5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 28 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 79 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

80/100

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 79 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 28 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
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.)

Group structure

Bp P.L.C. is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Bp P.L.C.

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control

ultimate parent

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BP BENEVOLENT FUND TRUSTEES LIMITED

This company · 00455852

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Bp P.L.C. Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	06/04/2016

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

Incorporated1948-06-22

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC65300 — Pension funding

Registered office

Chertsey Road

Sunbury On Thames

Middlesex

TW16 7BP

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-09-05

Last: 2025-08-22