C H BENNETT AND SON LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
04989852 · ltd · incorporated 2003-12-09
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 2025
Net worth
£-51.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 23690
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 49410Freight transport by road
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 90). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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, 2 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
8 officers (4 active, 8 linked, 4 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
70 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
80
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 declaredNegative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £51,792
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
-£52k
↓ 59% YoY
Current Assets
£82k
↑ 3.6% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-35.4k | £5.2k |
| Current assets | £81.7k | £78.8k |
| Debtors | £77.7k | £73.9k |
| Net assets | £-51.8k | £-32.5k |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
- 2026-07-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-12-05📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-12-05📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-12-03📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-11-27📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-06-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-09📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-01-09📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2025-01-09📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2025-01-09📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-07-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-20📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2022-10-20📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-10-18➕BENNETT, Jessica appointedsecretary
- 2022-10-18➕BENNETT, Jessica appointeddirector
- 2022-10-18➖BENNETT, Glenys Rhoda resignedsecretary
- 2022-10-18➖BENNETT, Glenys Rhoda resigneddirector
- 2022-09-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-03-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-04-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2003-12-09🏢Company incorporatedAs C H BENNETT AND SON LIMITED
- 2003-12-09➕BENNETT, David Michael appointeddirector
- 2003-12-09➕BENNETT, John Howell appointeddirector
- 2003-12-09➕BENNETT, Glenys Rhoda appointedsecretary
- 2003-12-09➕SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2003-12-09➖SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2003-12-09➕BENNETT, Glenys Rhoda appointeddirector
- 2003-12-09➕INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2003-12-09➖INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
98/100
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
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "BENNETT" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 90 — 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 candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 90 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
3 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Jessica Bennett Individual · British · DOB 08/1966 · age 60 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 18/10/2022 |
Mr David Michael Bennett Individual · British · DOB 01/1963 · age 63 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
Mr John Howell Bennett Individual · British · DOB 04/1936 · age 90 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mrs Glenys Rhoda Bennettceased 18/10/2022· 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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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2003-12-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC23690 — SIC 23690
Registered office
Plas Heulwen, Llanfair Road
Newtown
Powys
SY16 3JY
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-14
Last: 2025-11-30
Officers (4 active · 4 resigned)
Active
BENNETT, David Michael→
Activedirector · ~63y · appointed 2003-12-09
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BENNETT, Jessica→
Activedirector · ~60y · appointed 2022-10-18
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BENNETT, John Howell→
Activedirector · ~90y · appointed 2003-12-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BENNETT, Glenys Rhoda→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2003-12-09 · resigned 2022-10-18
SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-12-09 · resigned 2003-12-09
BENNETT, Glenys Rhoda→
Resigneddirector · ~87y · appointed 2003-12-09 · resigned 2022-10-18
INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-12-09 · resigned 2003-12-09
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Recent filings (70 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-07-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-05
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-12-05
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-12-05
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-12-03
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-11-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-10
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-01-09
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2025-01-09
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-01-09
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-01-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-26