BENTHIC PETROLEUM LTD
💤Zombieactive
07078096 · ltd · incorporated 2009-11-17
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 Nov 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Urban planning and landscape architectural activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 71129Other engineering activities
- 74100Specialised design activities
- 74909Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 78/100 (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 (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (76/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, 4 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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
43 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-11-30 | 2024-11-30 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
2
filings
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 officers
Last 90 days
4
filings
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 officers
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
8
filings
- • 3 persons-with-significant-control
- • 3 officers
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
- 2026-07-17➕POTTER, Emma Jane appointedsecretary
- 2026-07-17📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2026-07-17📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2026-05-05📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2026-04-17➕POTTER, Jason Keith appointeddirector
- 2026-04-17➖VALAITIS, Peter Anthony resigneddirector
- 2026-04-17📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-04-17📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-04-17📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2026-04-17📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-12-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-12-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-12-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2009-11-17🏢Company incorporatedAs BENTHIC PETROLEUM LTD
- 2009-11-17➕VALAITIS, Peter Anthony appointeddirector
Owner dependency
83/100
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
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
55/100
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.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
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 |
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Mr Jason Keith Potter Individual · British · DOB 07/1967 · age 59 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence · trust interest · firm interest | 17/07/2026 |
Emma Jane Potter Individual · British · DOB 03/1967 · age 59 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 01/05/2026 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Peter Anthony Valaitisceased 17/04/2026· 75-100% shares · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2009-11-17
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC71112 — Urban planning and landscape architectural activities
Registered office
59 Pendle Road
London
SW16 6RT
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-08-31
Last made up to: 2025-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-19
Last: 2026-05-05
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
Active
POTTER, Jason Keith→
Activedirector · ~59y · appointed 2026-04-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
VALAITIS, Peter Anthony→
Resigneddirector · ~76y · appointed 2009-11-17 · resigned 2026-04-17
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Recent filings (43 total)
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-07-17
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2026-07-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-05
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-05-05
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-04-17
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-04-17
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-04-17
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-04-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-01-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-12-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-01-19