BENTLEY ORGANIC NORTH AMERICA LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
07191094 · ltd · incorporated 2010-03-16
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other manufacturing n.e.c.
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 81-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 81). 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: high (81/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
40 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 | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
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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
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-13📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-12-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-24📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2024-01-24📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-01-10➖MORRIS, Morgan Lawn resignedsecretary
- 2024-01-10➖MORRIS, Morgan Lawn resigneddirector
- 2023-12-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-11-30📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2018-11-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-01-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-12-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-03-18📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2014-09-24➖BENTLEY, Thomas James Macaulay resigneddirector
- 2014-09-22➕MORRIS, Alan Richard appointeddirector
- 2010-03-16🏢Company incorporatedAs BENTLEY ORGANIC NORTH AMERICA LIMITED
- 2010-03-16➕MORRIS, Morgan Lawn appointedsecretary
- 2010-03-16➕BENTLEY, Thomas James Macaulay appointeddirector
- 2010-03-16➕MORRIS, Morgan Lawn 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
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 81 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
90/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 81 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 16 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
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Alan Richard Morris Individual · British · DOB 01/1945 · age 81 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 15/03/2017 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2010-03-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC32990 — Other manufacturing n.e.c.
Registered office
14 14 Lee Lane
Millhouse Green Penistone
Sheffield S36 9ln
South Yorkshire
S36 9LN
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-30
Last: 2026-03-16
Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)
MORRIS, Alan Richard→
Activedirector · ~81y · appointed 2014-09-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MORRIS, Morgan Lawn→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2010-03-16 · resigned 2024-01-10
BENTLEY, Thomas James Macaulay→
Resigneddirector · ~55y · appointed 2010-03-16 · resigned 2014-09-24
MORRIS, Morgan Lawn→
Resigneddirector · ~55y · appointed 2010-03-16 · resigned 2024-01-10
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Recent filings (40 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-12-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-21
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-02-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-17
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-01-24
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-01-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-11-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-12-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-02-21