3 BENNETT PARK LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
02566441 · ltd · incorporated 1990-12-07
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
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£384
book net assets
Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other accommodation
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 74-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 74). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (72/100)

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
16 officers (5 active, 16 linked, 14 with DOB)
88
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
111 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
81/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
85
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 · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £384
Net assets shrinking
Down £28 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£384
↓ 6.8% YoY
Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£82£165£247£330£412Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2024-12-072023-12-07
Total assets£384£412
Net assets£384£412

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.

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Recent activity

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Corporate timeline (38 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-03-21
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  2. 2024-05-29
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  3. 2023-06-19
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  4. 2022-06-16
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  5. 2021-08-12
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  6. 2020-09-21
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  7. 2019-07-31
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  8. 2018-08-16
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  9. 2017-07-27
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  10. 2016-07-08
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  11. 2016-02-07
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  13. 2015-03-13
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  14. 2014-05-20
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  15. 2013-12-24
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  16. 2013-01-21
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    BOWLER, Sacha resigned
    director
  17. 2011-05-20
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    LAI, Laura Anh Phuong appointed
    director
  18. 2011-05-20
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    BOWLER, Peter Jeffery resigned
    director
  19. 2008-09-05
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    TATCHELL, Peter appointed
    director
  20. 2008-09-05
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    BOWLER, Sacha appointed
    director
  21. 2007-09-01
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    HEARLE, Alex appointed
    director
  22. 2007-09-01
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    ROMERO REYES, Sylvia resigned
    director
  23. 2006-11-23
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    RHODES, Priscilla Natalie resigned
    director
  24. 2005-11-29
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    BOWLER, Peter Jeffery appointed
    director
  25. 2005-11-29
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    RILEY, Kathryn Louise resigned
    director
  26. 2005-11-29
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    ROMERO REYES, Sylvia appointed
    director
  27. 2001-05-31
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    BOWERS, Rupert John resigned
    director
  28. 1999-09-04
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    BOWERS, Rupert John appointed
    director
  29. 1999-04-07
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    SHORT, Tim resigned
    director
  30. 1998-06-05
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    SHERIDAN, Charles appointed
    secretary
  31. 1998-06-05
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    SHERIDAN, Charles appointed
    director
  32. 1998-06-05
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    JONES, Alan John resigned
    secretary
  33. 1998-06-05
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    JONES, Alan John resigned
    director
  34. 1998-06-05
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    SHORT, Tim appointed
    director
  35. 1997-01-09
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    KLEYN, Dominique Elizabeth resigned
    director
  36. 1997-01-09
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    RILEY, Kathryn Louise appointed
    director
  37. 1995-08-25
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    HILL, Nicholas Stephen resigned
    director
  38. 1990-12-07
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    Company incorporated
    As 3 BENNETT PARK LIMITED

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
  • -4 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 74 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

90/100
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 74 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 28 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 35 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • 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.)
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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1990-12-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC55900 — Other accommodation

Registered office

3 Bennett Park
Blackheath
London
SE3 9RA

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-07
Last made up to: 2024-12-07
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-23
Last: 2025-08-09

Officers (5 active · 11 resigned)

SHERIDAN, Charles→
secretary · appointed 1998-06-05
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Active
HEARLE, Alex→
director · ~67y · appointed 2007-09-01
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Active
LAI, Laura Anh Phuong→
director · ~52y · appointed 2011-05-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SHERIDAN, Charles→
director · ~71y · appointed 1998-06-05
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Active
TATCHELL, Peter→
director · ~74y · appointed 2008-09-05
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Active
JONES, Alan John→
secretary · resigned 1998-06-05
Resigned
BOWERS, Rupert John→
director · ~55y · appointed 1999-09-04 · resigned 2001-05-31
Resigned
BOWLER, Peter Jeffery→
director · ~54y · appointed 2005-11-29 · resigned 2011-05-20
Resigned
BOWLER, Sacha→
director · ~56y · appointed 2008-09-05 · resigned 2013-01-21
Resigned
HILL, Nicholas Stephen→
director · ~68y · resigned 1995-08-25
Resigned
JONES, Alan John→
director · ~74y · resigned 1998-06-05
Resigned
KLEYN, Dominique Elizabeth→
director · ~66y · resigned 1997-01-09
Resigned
RHODES, Priscilla Natalie→
director · ~70y · resigned 2006-11-23
Resigned
RILEY, Kathryn Louise→
director · ~57y · appointed 1997-01-09 · resigned 2005-11-29
Resigned
ROMERO REYES, Sylvia→
director · ~57y · appointed 2005-11-29 · resigned 2007-09-01
Resigned
SHORT, Tim→
director · ~53y · appointed 1998-06-05 · resigned 1999-04-07
Resigned

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Recent filings (111 total)

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2025-08-20
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2025-03-21
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2024-08-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-29
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2023-08-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-19
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2022-08-09
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2021-08-18
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2021-08-12
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2020-09-21
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2020-08-14
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2019-09-04
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accounts · AA
2019-07-31
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2018-08-22