ALAN BENFIELD HOLDINGS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

05065467 · ltd · incorporated 2004-03-05

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

—

year to Mar 2026

Net worth

£1.22M

book net assets

Opportunity

76/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Activities of head offices

Sector: Professional, scientific & technical

Investor take

Pursue

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

Opportunity 76/100 (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: strategic trade sale (63/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

8 officers (4 active, 8 linked, 3 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

69 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

76/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £1,224,097

Cash YoY

+0%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£100k

~ YoY

Net Worth

£1.2m

~ YoY

Current Assets

£350k

~ YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2026-03-31	2025-03-31
Total assets	£1.22M	£1.22M
Current assets	£350.0k	£350.0k
Cash	£100.0k	£100.0k
Debtors	£250.0k	£250.0k
Net assets	£1.22M	£1.22M

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

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 accounts
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand

2026-07-08
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2025-09-25
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2025-08-13
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officers · CH03
2024-07-22
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accounts · AA
2023-07-06
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2022-07-26
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2021-08-23
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accounts · AA
2021-05-12
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2020-08-12
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2019-07-29
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2018-08-15
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accounts · AA
2018-08-08
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2018-08-08
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officers · CH01
2018-08-08
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officers · CH01
2018-03-12
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officers · TM02
2018-03-09
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officers · AP03
2018-02-20
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TAYLOR, Amy Louise appointed
secretary
2012-04-04
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WALDRON, Sharon Marie appointed
director
2011-04-18
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PARDNER, Laura appointed
secretary
2011-03-31
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BENFIELD, Martyn Alan resigned
secretary
2009-10-10
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BENFIELD, Martyn Alan resigned
director
2004-03-05
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Company incorporated
As ALAN BENFIELD HOLDINGS LIMITED
2004-03-05
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WALDRON, Paul William appointed
director
2004-03-05
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BENFIELD, Martyn Alan appointed
secretary
2004-03-05
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SECRETARIAL APPOINTMENTS LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2004-03-05
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SECRETARIAL APPOINTMENTS LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2004-03-05
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BENFIELD, Martyn Alan appointed
director
2004-03-05
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CORPORATE APPOINTMENTS LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-director
2004-03-05
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CORPORATE APPOINTMENTS LIMITED resigned
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Owner dependency

76/100

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.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

66/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 22 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 22 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Paul William Waldron Individual · British · DOB 02/1969 · age 57	25–50%	25–50%	board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control	06/04/2016
Mrs Sharon Marie Waldron Individual · British · DOB 12/1970 · age 56	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% 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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Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2004-03-05

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC70100 — Activities of head offices

Registered office

The Coach House

Derwent Street

Belper

Derbyshire

DE56 1WN

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-12-31

Last made up to: 2026-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-03-01

Last: 2026-02-15

Officers (4 active · 4 resigned)

PARDNER, Laura→

secretary · appointed 2011-04-18

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

TAYLOR, Amy Louise→

secretary · appointed 2018-02-20

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Active

WALDRON, Paul William→

director · ~57y · appointed 2004-03-05

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Active

WALDRON, Sharon Marie→

director · ~56y · appointed 2012-04-04

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

BENFIELD, Martyn Alan→

secretary · appointed 2004-03-05 · resigned 2011-03-31

Resigned

SECRETARIAL APPOINTMENTS LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2004-03-05 · resigned 2004-03-05

Resigned

BENFIELD, Martyn Alan→

director · ~55y · appointed 2004-03-05 · resigned 2009-10-10

Resigned

CORPORATE APPOINTMENTS LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2004-03-05 · resigned 2004-03-05

Resigned

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Recent filings (69 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2026-07-08

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-02-16

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2025-09-25

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

officers · CH03

2025-08-13

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-03-21

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2024-07-22

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-02-15

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2023-07-06

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-02-15

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2022-07-26

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-02-15

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2021-08-23

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC04

2021-05-12

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2021-02-16

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2020-08-12