BEN-AIR SERVICES LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
05929680 · ltd · incorporated 2006-09-08
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
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 19.3y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jan 2025
Net worth
£295.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 33200
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 59). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 19.3y
50/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Oldest live charge is 19.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
54 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £295,577
Net assets shrinking
Down £20,712 YoY
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£296k
↓ 6.5% YoY
Current Assets
£309k
↓ 17% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-01-31 | 2024-01-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £314.1k | £327.5k |
| Current assets | £308.5k | £370.6k |
| Net assets | £295.6k | £316.3k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-08-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-12📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2021-02-11🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Hsbc UK Bank PLC
- 2020-07-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-10-24📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2019-10-24📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2019-10-22📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2019-10-22📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2019-10-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-10-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-10-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2016-12-28📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2016-12-21➖DIXON, Sean resigneddirector
- 2016-10-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2009-10-02➕DIXON, Sean appointeddirector
- 2007-02-22🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
- 2006-09-08🏢Company incorporatedAs BEN-AIR SERVICES LIMITED
- 2006-09-08➕BENNETT, Mark Philip appointedsecretary
- 2006-09-08➕BENNETT, Joanne Elizabeth appointeddirector
- 2006-09-08➕BENNETT, Mark Philip appointeddirector
Owner dependency
84/100
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
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
69/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 20 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
cleanNo 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Mark Philip Bennett Individual · British · DOB 11/1967 · age 59 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence · firm interest | 08/09/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| B.O.M. LIGHT ENGINEERING LIMITED→ 01118477 · est 1973 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 52y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2006-09-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC33200 — SIC 33200
Registered office
40 B2 Bagley Lane
Farsley
Pudsey
LS28 5LY
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-24
Last: 2025-10-10
Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)
BENNETT, Mark Philip→
Activesecretary · appointed 2006-09-08
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BENNETT, Joanne Elizabeth→
Activedirector · ~59y · appointed 2006-09-08
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BENNETT, Mark Philip→
Activedirector · ~59y · appointed 2006-09-08
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DIXON, Sean→
Resigneddirector · ~43y · appointed 2009-10-02 · resigned 2016-12-21
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc UK Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 11/02/2021 | — | |
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 22/02/2007 | — |
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Recent filings (54 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-10-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-08-18
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2021-02-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-07-08
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2019-10-24
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2019-10-24