BENTS CLOSE MANAGEMENT LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
02064927 · ltd · incorporated 1986-10-16
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£5.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Residents property management
Sector: Activities of households
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 76-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 76). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (76/100)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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
7 officers (2 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
0 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
101 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation
Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
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
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £5,140
Net assets shrinking
Down £41 YoY
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
—
Net Worth
£5k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£5k
↓ 1.2% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £5.1k | £5.2k |
| Current assets | £5.3k | £5.3k |
| Net assets | £5.1k | £5.2k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-08-09➕BEARD & AYERS LTD appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2021-08-09➕ARNOLD, Judith appointeddirector
- 2021-08-09➖ARNOLD, Judith Olive resignedsecretary
- 2021-08-09➖ARNOLD, Michael James resigneddirector
- 2021-08-09📄appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP04
- 2021-08-09📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-08-09📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2021-08-09📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-05-28📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC08
- 2021-05-28📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2021-03-01📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2020-12-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-11-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-11-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2001-08-19➕ARNOLD, Judith Olive appointedsecretary
- 2001-07-01➖BROWN, Graham Richard resignedsecretary
- 1996-08-29➕ARNOLD, Michael James appointeddirector
- 1996-05-13➖WHEELDON, Paul David resigneddirector
- 1994-03-24➖CONQUEST, David resigneddirector
- 1994-03-24➕WHEELDON, Paul David appointeddirector
- 1986-10-16🏢Company incorporatedAs BENTS CLOSE MANAGEMENT LIMITED
Owner dependency
90/100
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
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 76 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
85/100
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 76 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 40 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1986-10-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management
Registered office
Provincial House
3 Goldington Road
Bedford
Beds
MK40 3JY
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-10
Last: 2026-05-27
Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)
BEARD & AYERS LTD→
Activecorporate-secretary · appointed 2021-08-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ARNOLD, Judith→
Activedirector · ~76y · appointed 2021-08-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ARNOLD, Judith Olive→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2001-08-19 · resigned 2021-08-09
BROWN, Graham Richard→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 2001-07-01
ARNOLD, Michael James→
Resigneddirector · ~79y · appointed 1996-08-29 · resigned 2021-08-09
CONQUEST, David→
Resigneddirector · ~63y · resigned 1994-03-24
WHEELDON, Paul David→
Resigneddirector · ~73y · appointed 1994-03-24 · resigned 1996-05-13
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Recent filings (101 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-09-12
appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP04
2021-08-09
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-08-09
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2021-08-09
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-08-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-28