BENNETT ENGINEERING DESIGN LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

06390730 · ltd · incorporated 2007-10-04

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 Oct 2024

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Engineering related scientific and technical consulting activities

Sector: Professional, scientific & technical

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 58). 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 (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

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

4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 1 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

46 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

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Net Worth

—

Current Assets

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Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2024-10-31	2023-10-31
Average employees	0	0

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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand

2025-06-17
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2024-07-29
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2023-07-26
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2022-06-28
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accounts · AA
2021-06-24
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accounts · AA
2020-05-14
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2019-05-10
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2018-06-29
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2017-07-07
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accounts · AA
2016-04-12
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2015-10-28
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annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2015-04-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2014-10-08
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annual-return · AR01
2014-05-22
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2013-11-07
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2007-10-22
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JOHNSON, Sarah appointed
secretary
2007-10-22
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BENNETT, Andrew John appointed
director
2007-10-04
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Company incorporated
As BENNETT ENGINEERING DESIGN LIMITED
2007-10-04
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TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2007-10-04
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TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2007-10-04
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COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-director
2007-10-04
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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

+Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
+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 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

78/100

Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 19 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 · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Andrew John Bennett Individual · British · DOB 07/1968 · age 58	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · firm interest	04/10/2016

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

Incorporated2007-10-04

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC71122 — Engineering related scientific and technical consulting activities

Registered office

Admiralty House

2 Bank Place

Falmouth

Cornwall

TR11 4AT

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-07-31

Last made up to: 2024-10-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-10-18

Last: 2025-10-04

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

JOHNSON, Sarah→

secretary · appointed 2007-10-22

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Active

BENNETT, Andrew John→

director · ~58y · appointed 2007-10-22

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Active

TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2007-10-04 · resigned 2007-10-04

Resigned

COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2007-10-04 · resigned 2007-10-04

Resigned

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