BENFLEET SCRAP CO LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

03031502 · ltd · incorporated 1995-03-10

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

—

year to Feb 2025

Net worth

£13.28M

book net assets

Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 46770

Sector: Wholesale & retail

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

11 officers (3 active, 11 linked, 7 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

8 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

96 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

79/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102

Positive net assets

Net assets £13,280,721

Net assets shrinking

Down £208,340 YoY

Cash YoY

-17%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£6.2m

↓ 17% YoY

Net Worth

£13m

↓ 1.5% YoY

Current Assets

£16m

↑ 21% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-02-28	2024-02-29
Total assets	£14.36M	£14.72M
Current assets	£15.67M	£12.96M
Cash	£6.22M	£7.47M
Debtors	£7.71M	£4.15M
Net assets	£13.28M	£13.49M

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (38 events)Click to expand

2025-11-28
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2024-11-29
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2024-05-01
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2024-05-01
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officers · CH01
2024-04-24
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2024-04-24
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2024-04-24
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2024-04-24
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2023-11-27
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2023-06-27
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2022-11-23
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2022-07-28
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2022-06-24
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miscellaneous · ANNOTATION
2022-06-22
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LEEMAN, Richard Brian appointed
director
2022-06-22
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LEEMAN, Richard Brian resigned
director
2022-01-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2021-02-26
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accounts · AA
2019-11-28
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accounts · AA
2019-09-25
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LEEMAN, Leo Brian appointed
director
2014-11-19
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LEEMAN, Anthony Richard resigned
director
2012-11-30
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LEEMAN, Leo Brian appointed
secretary
2012-11-30
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LEEMAN, Anthony Richard resigned
secretary
2005-03-31
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MASTERS, Jane resigned
director
2002-09-25
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MASTERS, Jane appointed
director
1995-05-26
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LEEMAN, Anthony Richard appointed
secretary
1995-05-26
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LEEMAN, Michelle Debra resigned
secretary
1995-05-26
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LEEMAN, Michelle Debra resigned
director
1995-03-10
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Company incorporated
As BENFLEET SCRAP CO LIMITED
1995-03-10
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LEEMAN, Michelle Debra appointed
secretary
1995-03-10
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OWEN, Barry appointed
secretary
1995-03-10
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OWEN, Barry resigned
secretary
1995-03-10
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HENSMAN, Brian John appointed
director
1995-03-10
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HENSMAN, Brian John resigned
director
1995-03-10
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LEEMAN, Anthony Richard appointed
director
1995-03-10
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LEEMAN, Michelle Debra appointed
director
1995-03-10
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LEEMAN, Richard Brian appointed
director

Owner dependency

74/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

+Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

56/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 31 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

clean

No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Richard Brian Leeman Individual · British · DOB 08/1964 · age 62	75–100%	75–100%	75-100% shares · 75-100% voting	06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated1995-03-10

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC46770 — SIC 46770

Registered office

Second Floor South The Fitted Rigging House

Anchor Wharf, The Historic Dockyard

Chatham

Kent

ME4 4TZ

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-11-30

Last made up to: 2025-02-28

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-03-24

Last: 2026-03-10

Officers (3 active · 8 resigned)

LEEMAN, Leo Brian→

secretary · appointed 2012-11-30

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Active

LEEMAN, Leo Brian→

director · ~33y · appointed 2019-09-25

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Active

LEEMAN, Richard Brian→

director · ~62y · appointed 2022-06-22

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Active

LEEMAN, Anthony Richard→

secretary · appointed 1995-05-26 · resigned 2012-11-30

Resigned

LEEMAN, Michelle Debra→

secretary · appointed 1995-03-10 · resigned 1995-05-26

Resigned

OWEN, Barry→

secretary · appointed 1995-03-10 · resigned 1995-03-10

Resigned

HENSMAN, Brian John→

director · ~78y · appointed 1995-03-10 · resigned 1995-03-10

Resigned

LEEMAN, Anthony Richard→

director · ~65y · appointed 1995-03-10 · resigned 2014-11-19

Resigned

LEEMAN, Michelle Debra→

director · ~67y · appointed 1995-03-10 · resigned 1995-05-26

Resigned

LEEMAN, Richard Brian→

director · ~62y · appointed 1995-03-10 · resigned 2022-06-22

Resigned

MASTERS, Jane→

director · ~69y · appointed 2002-09-25 · resigned 2005-03-31

Resigned

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Recent filings (96 total)

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2026-03-25

accounts-with-accounts-type-group

accounts · AA

2025-11-28

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-04-08

accounts-with-accounts-type-group

accounts · AA

2024-11-29

change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date

officers · CH03

2024-05-01

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2024-05-01

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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04

2024-04-24

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2024-04-24

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2024-04-24

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2024-04-24

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-04-05

accounts-with-accounts-type-group

accounts · AA

2023-11-27

change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date

officers · CH03

2023-06-27

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2023-06-27

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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04

2023-06-27