BENTON FURNITURE LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
06028148 · ltd · incorporated 2006-12-13
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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 10.5y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒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
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 10.5y

70/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 10.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

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
75
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
7 officers (3 active, 7 linked, 3 with DOB)
79
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
66 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.

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
Average employees200600

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

3 signals 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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-12-02
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  3. 2025-12-02
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2025-12-02
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  5. 2025-01-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-06-10
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  7. 2024-04-30
    ➕
    BENTON, Jack appointed
    secretary
  8. 2024-04-30
    ➖
    BENTON, Richard Ashley resigned
    secretary
  9. 2024-04-30
    ➖
    BENTON, Richard Ashley resigned
    director
  10. 2024-03-21
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  11. 2024-03-21
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    Charge satisfied #2
  12. 2024-02-09
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  13. 2023-12-15
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    BENTON, Jack appointed
    director
  14. 2023-09-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2022-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2021-11-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2021-09-27
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  18. 2020-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2020-07-28
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  20. 2020-07-21
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  21. 2020-07-21
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  22. 2020-07-21
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  23. 2020-07-21
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  24. 2016-09-13
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    Charge satisfied #1
  25. 2016-07-13
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  26. 2016-02-03
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
  27. 2006-12-13
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    Company incorporated
    As BENTON FURNITURE LIMITED
  28. 2006-12-13
    ➕
    BENTON, Steven Calvin appointed
    director
  29. 2006-12-13
    ➕
    BENTON, Richard Ashley appointed
    secretary
  30. 2006-12-13
    ➕
    TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  31. 2006-12-13
    ➖
    TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  32. 2006-12-13
    ➕
    BENTON, Richard Ashley appointed
    director
  33. 2006-12-13
    ➕
    COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  34. 2006-12-13
    ➖
    COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

100/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "BENTON" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

29/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — BENTON, Jack (same surname) appointed 2023-12-15. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years.
  • 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.)

Group structure

Benton Design Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Benton Design Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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BENTON FURNITURE LIMITED
This company · 06028148

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Benton Design Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

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

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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2006-12-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

Benton Furniture Limited Unit 10
Suprema Industrial Estate
Edington
Somerset
TA7 9BF
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-27
Last: 2025-12-13

Officers (3 active · 4 resigned)

BENTON, Jack→
secretary · appointed 2024-04-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BENTON, Jack→
director · ~38y · appointed 2023-12-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BENTON, Steven Calvin→
director · ~67y · appointed 2006-12-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BENTON, Richard Ashley→
secretary · appointed 2006-12-13 · resigned 2024-04-30
Resigned
TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2006-12-13 · resigned 2006-12-13
Resigned
BENTON, Richard Ashley→
director · ~65y · appointed 2006-12-13 · resigned 2024-04-30
Resigned
COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2006-12-13 · resigned 2006-12-13
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
A registered charge—13/07/201621/03/2024
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property03/02/201613/09/2016

Recent filings (66 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-01-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-16
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2025-12-02
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-12-02
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-12-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-17
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2024-06-10
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2024-03-21
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-02-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-20