BENNETT POTATOES LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
06682215 · ltd · incorporated 2008-08-27
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 4.8y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 10310
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 67). 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 · oldest 4.8y
75/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Charge age ~4.8 years — mid-life; refi window approaching.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (59/100)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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (4 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
8 connected companies via shared directors
69
Filing history
48 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.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-12📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-02-07🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Barclays Security Trustee Limited
- 2025-01-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-08-18📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2021-08-13🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Barclays Security Trustee Limited
- 2021-04-20📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2021-03-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-02-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-05-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-01-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-02-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2016-03-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2008-08-27🏢Company incorporatedAs BENNETT POTATOES LIMITED
- 2008-08-27➕ORR, James Gardiner appointedsecretary
- 2008-08-27➕BENNETT, Ian William appointeddirector
- 2008-08-27➕ORR, George Jack appointeddirector
- 2008-08-27➕ORR, James Gardiner appointeddirector
Owner dependency
90/100
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
- +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 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
73/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 18 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
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Ian William Bennett Individual · British · DOB 11/1964 · age 62 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence · firm interest | 06/04/2016 |
Mr James Gardiner Orr Individual · British · DOB 01/1968 · age 58 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence · firm interest | 06/04/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr George Jack Orrceased 09/03/2020· significant influence · firm interest
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2008-08-27
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC10310 — SIC 10310
Registered office
1 Station Yard
Scawby
Brigg
North Lincolnshire
DN20 9DP
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-09
Last: 2026-03-26
Officers (4 active · 0 resigned)
ORR, James Gardiner→
Activesecretary · appointed 2008-08-27
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BENNETT, Ian William→
Activedirector · ~62y · appointed 2008-08-27
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ORR, George Jack→
Activedirector · ~67y · appointed 2008-08-27
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ORR, James Gardiner→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2008-08-27
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Security Trustee Limited | A registered charge | — | 07/02/2025 | — | |
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Security Trustee Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 13/08/2021 | — |
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Recent filings (48 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2026-02-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-28
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-02-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-02-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-24
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2021-08-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-20
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-04-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2021-03-03