BENTLEY IDEAS LIMITED

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06877982 · ltd · incorporated 2009-04-15
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
—
year to Aug 2024
Net worth
£43.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 14190
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle 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 (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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
45 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £42,964
Net assets shrinking
Down £18,434 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£43k
↓ 30% YoY
Current Assets
£20k
↑ 73% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£12k£25k£37k£49k£61kAug 2023Aug 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-08-312023-08-31
Total assets£43.0k£61.4k
Current assets£19.8k£11.5k
Net assets£43.0k£61.4k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-05-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-05-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-05-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-08-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-04-27
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2021-05-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-06-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-04-15
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2019-03-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-09-17
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AAMD
  11. 2018-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-11-21
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2016-06-07
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2016-05-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2009-04-15
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    Company incorporated
    As BENTLEY IDEAS LIMITED
  17. 2009-04-15
    ➕
    BENTLEY, Adrian Michael appointed
    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 "BENTLEY" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 17 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

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 17 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 17 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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Adrian Michael Bentley
Individual · British · DOB 11/1980 · age 46
75–100%
—75-100% shares01/04/2017

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
Incorporated2009-04-15
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC14190 — SIC 14190

Registered office

Container 4 Pollard Yard
15 Pollard Street East
Manchester
M40 7QX
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-29
Last: 2026-04-15

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

BENTLEY, Adrian Michael→
director · ~46y · appointed 2009-04-15
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Recent filings (45 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-05-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-08-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-27
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-04-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-05-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-06-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-04-16
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-04-15