BENSON COMPONENTS LTD

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00503682 · ltd · incorporated 1952-01-23

Investment thesis

Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.

Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.

Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

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Opportunity

74/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 30990

Sector: Manufacturing

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 7 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (50/100).

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Refinance opportunity

11 live charges · 7 lenders · oldest 51.3y

25/100

too messy

Structure is too messy for a clean refinance right now — clean up first or expect bespoke terms.

· Oldest live charge is 51.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· 7 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
· Legal-friction score 45/100 (high).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (60/100)

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

11 charges (11/11 with lender, 11/11 with type)

Directors & officers

18 officers (6 active, 18 linked, 16 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared

Director network

9 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

170 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

74/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

• 4 persons-with-significant-control

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (66 events)Click to expand

2026-02-12
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2026-02-12
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2025-11-25
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2025-11-25
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2025-11-18
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2025-09-22
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2025-09-22
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2024-10-02
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2024-10-02
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officers · AP01
2024-09-30
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2024-09-19
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HEWITSON, Clair Doreen appointed
director
2024-09-19
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HEWITSON, Hannah Matilda appointed
director
2024-09-19
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HEWITSON, Helen appointed
director
2024-02-01
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change-of-name · CERTNM
2023-10-30
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2022-11-04
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accounts · AA
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accounts · AA
2020-12-22
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accounts · AA
2019-09-06
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Charge registered #11
Lender: Rbs Invoice Finance LTD
2016-04-25
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Charge registered #10
Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
2016-03-23
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Charge satisfied #8
2016-03-14
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Charge satisfied #6
2016-03-11
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Charge satisfied #7
2016-03-11
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Charge satisfied #5
2016-03-01
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Charge registered #9
Lender: Lloyds Bank Commercial Finance Limited
2012-05-23
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HEWITSON, Daniel John appointed
director
2008-01-25
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GASKILL, Lee Kenneth resigned
director
2007-07-01
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HEWITSON, Daniel John resigned
director
2006-10-01
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HEWITSON, Susan resigned
secretary
2006-10-01
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HEWITSON, Malcolm Paul resigned
director
2006-10-01
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HEWITSON, Susan resigned
director
2005-06-08
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BROUGHTON, Ian resigned
director
2005-06-03
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Charge satisfied #4
2005-06-03
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Charge satisfied #3
2005-06-03
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Charge satisfied #2
2005-06-03
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Charge satisfied #1
2003-07-28
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Charge registered #8
Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
2003-07-28
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Charge registered #7
Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
2002-10-18
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STUBBS, Paul John resigned
director
2002-10-01
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BROUGHTON, Ian appointed
director
2002-08-01
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GASKILL, Lee Kenneth appointed
director
2001-12-02
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HOWE, Michael James resigned
director
2001-11-15
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HEWITSON, Benjamin William Daryl appointed
director
2001-11-15
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STUBBS, Paul John appointed
director
1998-12-01
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LEA, Richard John resigned
director
1998-03-01
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HEWITSON, Richard Paul appointed
director

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Owner dependency

58/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS

-6 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.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Red flags

1 med ·

Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern

medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Group structure

Final Flourish Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Final Flourish Limited

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

ultimate parent

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BENSON COMPONENTS LTD

This company · 00503682

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
Final Flourish Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	12/02/2026

3 historic (ceased) PSCs

Mr Benjamin William Daryl Hewitsonceased 12/02/2026· 25-50% shares
Mr Richard Paul Hewitsonceased 12/02/2026· 25-50% shares
Mr Daniel John Hewitsonceased 12/02/2026· 25-50% shares

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

Incorporated1952-01-23

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC30990 — SIC 30990

Registered office

Saxon Works

South St

Openshaw

Manchester

M11 2FY

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-09-16

Last: 2025-09-02