BENNINGFORD LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
01443181 · ltd · incorporated 1979-08-10
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 80-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 77/100. Strong seller-intent signal (78/100, director aged 80). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 6 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
8 live charges · 6 lenders · oldest 46.6y
35/100
too messy
Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.
- · Oldest live charge is 46.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 6 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
8 charges (8/8 with lender, 8/8 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
107 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
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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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (33 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-12-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-12-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2016-12-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-01-05📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2015-12-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-08-25📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2014-12-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2014-08-18📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2014-03-13➖SEEDAT, Ayub Ahmed resigneddirector
- 2009-04-03🔓Charge satisfied #6
- 2009-04-03🔓Charge satisfied #5
- 2009-02-26🔓Charge satisfied #8
- 2009-02-26🔓Charge satisfied #7
- 2009-02-26🔓Charge satisfied #4
- 2009-02-26🔓Charge satisfied #3
- 2009-02-26🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 1997-11-26🔒Charge registered #8Lender: Kay-Le Property Investment Company Limited
- 1995-08-16🔒Charge registered #7Lender: Kay-Le Property Investment Co. Limited
- 1994-07-18🔒Charge registered #6Lender: Midland Bank PLC
- 1994-07-18🔒Charge registered #5Lender: Midland Bank PLC
- 1994-06-23🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 1994-04-15🔒Charge registered #4Lender: Leslie Ambrose Jolley of Kay-Le Property Investments Co. Limited
- 1994-04-15🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Leslie Ambrose Jolley of Kay-Le Property Investment Co. Limited
- 1983-10-21🔒Charge registered #2Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 1979-12-07🔒Charge registered #1Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 1979-08-10🏢Company incorporatedAs BENNINGFORD LIMITED
Owner dependency
81/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 80 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
76/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 80 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 47 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
Red flags
1 med ·Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
mediumMultiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Mohmed Ahmed Seedat Individual · British · DOB 02/1946 · age 80 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 01/07/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1979-08-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999
Registered office
331 Derby Street
Bolton
BL3 6LR
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-29
Last: 2025-08-15
Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)
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Mortgages & charges
8
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:8 of 8 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Kay-Le Property Investment Company Kay-Le Property Investment Company Limited | Legal charge | 1 property | 26/11/1997 | 26/02/2009 | |
| satisfied | Kay-Le Property Investment Co. Kay-Le Property Investment Co. Limited | Legal charge | 1 property | 16/08/1995 | 26/02/2009 | |
| satisfied | Midland Bank Midland Bank PLC | Legal charge | 2 properties | 18/07/1994 | 03/04/2009 | |
| satisfied | Midland Bank Midland Bank PLC | Fixed and floating charge | 1 property | 18/07/1994 | 03/04/2009 | |
| satisfied | Leslie Ambrose Jolley of Kay-Le Property Investments Co. Leslie Ambrose Jolley of Kay-Le Property Investments Co. Limited | Legal charge | 1 property | 15/04/1994 | 26/02/2009 | |
| satisfied | Leslie Ambrose Jolley of Kay-Le Property Investment Co. Leslie Ambrose Jolley of Kay-Le Property Investment Co. Limited | Legal charge | 1 property | 15/04/1994 | 26/02/2009 | |
| satisfied | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Legal mortgage | 1 property | 21/10/1983 | 23/06/1994 | |
| satisfied | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Legal mortgage | 1 property | 07/12/1979 | 26/02/2009 |
Recent filings (107 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-12-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-08-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2018-12-27