BENTLEY INDUSTRIAL DOORS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
05788458 · ltd · incorporated 2006-04-20
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Apr 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 33200
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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, 1 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
6 officers (1 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
60 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Apr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
3
filings
  • • 2 gazette
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
3
filings
  • • 2 gazette
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • • 2 gazette
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-27
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  2. 2026-05-26
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  3. 2026-01-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-01-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-03-13
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2024-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-11-14
    ➖
    JONES, Eric Albert resigned
    director
  8. 2023-11-14
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  9. 2023-11-14
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  10. 2023-11-14
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  11. 2023-01-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2022-01-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-04-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2021-04-01
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  15. 2021-01-01
    ➖
    JONES, Jacqueline Ann resigned
    director
  16. 2020-10-21
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  17. 2020-02-14
    ➕
    JONES, Jacqueline Ann appointed
    director
  18. 2020-02-14
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  19. 2020-02-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2019-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  21. 2011-05-01
    ➕
    JONES, Kevin appointed
    director
  22. 2011-01-13
    ➖
    JONES, Sandra Joan resigned
    secretary
  23. 2006-04-20
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BENTLEY INDUSTRIAL DOORS LIMITED
  24. 2006-04-20
    ➕
    JONES, Sandra Joan appointed
    secretary
  25. 2006-04-20
    ➕
    HCS SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  26. 2006-04-20
    ➖
    HCS SECRETARIAL LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  27. 2006-04-20
    ➕
    JONES, Eric Albert appointed
    director
  28. 2006-04-20
    ➕
    HANOVER DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  29. 2006-04-20
    ➖
    HANOVER DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

85/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 15 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

68/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 20 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

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Kevin Jones
Individual · English · DOB 10/1982 · age 44
——sig. influencesignificant influence · trust interest · firm interest14/11/2023
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Eric Albert Jonesceased 14/11/2023· significant influence

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
Incorporated2006-04-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC33200 — SIC 33200

Registered office

Unit 3 Ag Estates Gunhills Lane
Armthorpe
Doncaster
DN3 3FS
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last: 2026-02-14

Officers (1 active · 5 resigned)

JONES, Kevin→
director · ~44y · appointed 2011-05-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
JONES, Sandra Joan→
secretary · appointed 2006-04-20 · resigned 2011-01-13
Resigned
HCS SECRETARIAL LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2006-04-20 · resigned 2006-04-20
Resigned
JONES, Eric Albert→
director · ~67y · appointed 2006-04-20 · resigned 2023-11-14
Resigned
JONES, Jacqueline Ann→
director · ~44y · appointed 2020-02-14 · resigned 2021-01-01
Resigned
HANOVER DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2006-04-20 · resigned 2006-04-20
Resigned

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Recent filings (60 total)

gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2026-05-27
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2026-05-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-29
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-03-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-31
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-11-14
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-11-14
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-11-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-18