BENCHMARK FABRICATIONS LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
02980858 · ltd · incorporated 1994-10-19
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
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Manufacture of office and shop furniture
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 58). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 11 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
17 live charges · 11 lenders · oldest 31.5y
35/100
too messy
Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.
- · Oldest live charge is 31.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 11 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Legal-friction score 40/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (58/100)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
0
Lenders & charges
17 charges (17/17 with lender, 17/17 with type)
90
Directors & officers
11 officers (3 active, 11 linked, 8 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
140 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
3
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 resolution
- • 1 incorporation
Last 180 days
5
filings
- • 2 officers
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 resolution
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (72 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-07📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2026-05-07📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2026-02-04📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-02-03📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-02-02➕CHARD, Daniel Philip appointeddirector
- 2026-02-02📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2026-01-19📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2025-10-23📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2025-10-23🔓Charge satisfied #15
- 2025-09-01📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-08-28🔒Charge registered #17Lender: Rbs Invoice Finance Limited
- 2025-08-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-07📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2025-04-07📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2025-04-07📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2025-04-07🔓Charge satisfied #13
- 2025-04-07🔓Charge satisfied #9
- 2025-04-07🔓Charge satisfied #5
- 2025-03-17📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-03-11🔒Charge registered #16Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2024-11-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-24📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2023-03-24🔓Charge satisfied #14
- 2023-02-28📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2023-02-24🔒Charge registered #15Lender: Cynergy Business Finance Limited
- 2023-01-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-27📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-06-24📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2017-03-22🔓Charge satisfied #12
- 2016-06-02🔓Charge satisfied #11
- 2016-06-02🔓Charge satisfied #10
- 2016-06-02🔓Charge satisfied #7
- 2016-05-11🔒Charge registered #14Lender: Shawbrook Bank Limited
- 2016-01-11🔒Charge registered #13Lender: Nicolas Jonathan Cole
- 2015-12-07➖COLE, Julie Dawn resigneddirector
- 2014-02-13🔒Charge registered #12Lender: Finance for Industry LTD
- 2014-01-04🔓Charge satisfied #8
- 2013-07-24🔒Charge registered #11Lender: Close Brothers Limited (The "Security Trustee")
- 2013-07-16🔓Charge satisfied #6
- 2007-02-27🔓Charge satisfied #4
- 2007-02-27🔓Charge satisfied #3
- 2006-09-13🔒Charge registered #10Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 2006-09-13🔒Charge registered #9Lender: Nicolas Jonathon Cole
- 2006-09-13🔒Charge registered #8Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 2006-08-24🔒Charge registered #7Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 2006-03-03➖GOODLIFFE, Shaun Charles resigneddirector
- 2005-06-08🔒Charge registered #6Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
- 2005-05-06➕COLE, Julie Dawn appointeddirector
- 2004-11-10➖WATT, Stuart James Mcgregor resigneddirector
Showing most recent 50 of 72 events
Owner dependency
76/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 32 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
66/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 32 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
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.
Group structure
Benchmark Fabrications Group Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Benchmark Fabrications Group Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
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BENCHMARK FABRICATIONS LIMITED
This company · 02980858
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Benchmark Fabrications Group Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 23/06/2022 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Nicholas Johnathan Coleceased 23/06/2022· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · trust interest · firm interest
- Mrs Kathleen Isobel Coleceased 26/04/2022· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1994-10-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC31010 — Manufacture of office and shop furniture
Registered office
Jubilee House
Jubilee Road
Letchworth Garden City
Hertfordshire
SG6 1WU
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-07-08
Last: 2026-06-24
Officers (3 active · 8 resigned)
COLE, Nicholas Johnathan→
Activesecretary · appointed 1994-10-20
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CHARD, Daniel Philip→
Activedirector · ~48y · appointed 2026-02-02
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COLE, Nicholas Johnathan→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 1994-10-20
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JPCORS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1994-10-19 · resigned 1994-10-19
COLE, Julie Dawn→
Resigneddirector · ~57y · appointed 2005-05-06 · resigned 2015-12-07
COLE, Kathleen Isobel→
Resigneddirector · ~79y · appointed 2000-12-01 · resigned 2002-06-14
GOODLIFFE, Shaun Charles→
Resigneddirector · ~59y · appointed 1999-12-14 · resigned 2006-03-03
MESHER, John Louis→
Resigneddirector · ~90y · appointed 1994-10-20 · resigned 1996-11-01
TOWNSEND, Charles Christopher→
Resigneddirector · ~66y · appointed 1996-11-01 · resigned 2000-09-29
WATT, Stuart James Mcgregor→
Resigneddirector · ~75y · appointed 2004-04-19 · resigned 2004-11-10
JPCORD LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 1994-10-19 · resigned 1994-10-19
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Mortgages & charges
17
Total charges
2
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:17 of 17 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | NatWest Group Rbs Invoice Finance Limited | A registered charge | — | 28/08/2025 | — | |
| outstanding | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 11/03/2025 | — | |
| satisfied | Cynergy Business Finance Cynergy Business Finance Limited | A registered charge | 6 properties | 24/02/2023 | 23/10/2025 | |
| satisfied | Shawbrook Shawbrook Bank Limited | A registered charge | 9 properties | 11/05/2016 | 24/03/2023 | |
| satisfied | Nicolas Jonathan Cole | A registered charge | 1 property | 11/01/2016 | 07/04/2025 | |
| satisfied | Finance for Industry Finance for Industry LTD | A registered charge | 1 property | 13/02/2014 | 22/03/2017 | |
| satisfied | Close Brothers Close Brothers Limited (The "Security Trustee") | A registered charge | 1 property | 24/07/2013 | 02/06/2016 | |
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 13/09/2006 | 02/06/2016 | |
| satisfied | Nicolas Jonathon Cole | Deed of variation of charge | 1 property | 13/09/2006 | 07/04/2025 | |
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 13/09/2006 | 04/01/2014 | |
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 24/08/2006 | 02/06/2016 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland | Chattel mortgage | 1 property | 08/06/2005 | 16/07/2013 | |
| satisfied | Nicholas Jonathan Cole | Legal charge | 1 property | 22/10/2003 | 07/04/2025 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland | Legal charge | 1 property | 22/10/2003 | 27/02/2007 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland | Debenture | 1 property | 22/10/2003 | 27/02/2007 | |
| satisfied | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Legal mortgage | 1 property | 13/12/2000 | 11/11/2003 | |
| satisfied | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Mortgage debenture | 1 property | 16/01/1995 | 11/11/2003 |
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Recent filings (140 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-25
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2026-05-07
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2026-05-07
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-02-04
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-02-03
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2026-02-02
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2026-01-19
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-10-23
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-09-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-24
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-04-07
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-04-07
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-04-07
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-03-17