BENNINGTON PET FOODS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

04298848 · ltd · incorporated 2001-10-04

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

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

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Opportunity

78/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 10920

Sector: Manufacturing

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 88-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 88). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 5 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

6 live charges · 5 lenders · oldest 24.4y

35/100

too messy

Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.

· Oldest live charge is 24.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· 5 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
· Legal-friction score 30/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (60/100)

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

Lenders & charges

6 charges (6/6 with lender, 6/6 with type)

Directors & officers

21 officers (6 active, 21 linked, 17 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

10 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

127 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

78/100Strong

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

Some moderate concerns — review flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (66 events)Click to expand

2025-09-03
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mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-09-03
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Charge registered #6
Lender: Danske Bank a/S
2025-08-12
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-12
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change-of-name · CERTNM
2024-08-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-07
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-04
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officers · TM01
2023-08-19
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QUEALLY, Peter resigned
director
2022-09-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2022-02-09
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officers · AP01
2022-02-07
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QUEALLY, John, Mr. appointed
director
2021-09-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2021-03-12
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CROWLEY, Marie appointed
director
2021-03-12
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QUEALLY, Ivor appointed
director
2021-03-12
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QUEALLY, Michael appointed
director
2021-03-12
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-03-12
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-03-12
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-03-12
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-03-10
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-03-07
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QUINN, Norman Francis resigned
director
2020-11-04
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2020-07-24
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mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2020-07-17
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mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2020-07-17
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Charge satisfied #3
2020-07-15
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Charge registered #5
Lender: Danske Bank a/S
2020-07-09
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mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2020-07-09
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mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2020-07-09
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Charge satisfied #4
2020-07-09
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Charge satisfied #2
2020-03-25
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TREVETHICK, Robert Ian appointed
secretary
2020-02-07
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HAMILTON, Susan resigned
secretary
2019-04-10
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BURNS, Rory Brendan resigned
director
2019-04-10
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JOYCE, Neil resigned
director
2019-04-10
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MESSENT, Peter Ronald, Dr resigned
director
2019-04-10
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QUINN, Norman Francis appointed
director
2019-04-10
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QUINN, Norman Francis resigned
director
2019-04-10
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TREVETHICK, Robert Ian resigned
director
2018-09-05
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TREVETHICK, Robert Ian appointed
director
2018-04-20
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Charge registered #4
Lender: Rbs Invoicefinance LTD
2017-06-30
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PATTISON, James Derek resigned
director
2015-12-21
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Charge registered #3
Lender: Lombard North Central PLC
2014-01-22
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BURNS, Rory Brendan appointed
director
2009-04-27
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Charge registered #2
Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
2009-03-31
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PATTISON, James Derek appointed
director
2009-03-31
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WRIGLEY, Lawrence George resigned
director
2009-01-29
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Charge satisfied #1
2008-12-12
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ANDREWS, Glyn Llewellyn resigned
director
2005-11-08
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QUEALLY, Liam, Mr. appointed
director
2005-11-08
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JOYCE, Neil appointed
director

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Owner dependency

73/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

-5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 88 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

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 88 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 21 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 25 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

2 med ·

Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern

medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Name changed recently

medium

Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.

Evidence: 2024-09-12: certificate-change-of-name-company

Group structure

Idf (Holdings) Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Idf (Holdings) Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control

ultimate parent

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BENNINGTON PET FOODS LIMITED

This company · 04298848

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
Idf (Holdings) Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	04/10/2016

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Mr Norman Francis Quinnceased 02/06/2020· 25-50% shares

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

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2001-10-04

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC10920 — SIC 10920

Registered office

7 Roseland Business Park

Long Bennington

Newark

Nottinghamshire

NG23 5FF

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-29

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-06-25

Last: 2025-06-11