BENJAMIN LODGE LTD

💤Zombieactive

07443534 · ltd · incorporated 2010-11-18

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 Nov 2024

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Residential nursing care activities

Sector: Human health & social work

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 63-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 57/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 63). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 4 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

12 live charges · 4 lenders · oldest 15.6y

15/100

under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

· Oldest live charge is 15.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· 4 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
· Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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

12 charges (12/12 with lender, 12/12 with type)

Directors & officers

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

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

2 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

58 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

79/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2024-11-30	2023-11-30
Average employees	13	1700

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

filing

• 1 mortgage

Last 180 days

filings

• 3 mortgage

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (41 events)Click to expand

2026-04-20
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mortgage · MR04
2026-04-20
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Charge satisfied #3
2026-04-14
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mortgage · MR04
2026-04-14
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mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2026-04-14
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Charge satisfied #5
2026-04-14
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Charge satisfied #4
2025-12-03
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-11-26
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officers · CH01
2025-11-26
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officers · CH01
2025-08-21
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accounts · AA
2024-08-29
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accounts · AA
2023-08-31
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accounts · AA
2022-09-06
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accounts · AA
2021-08-26
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accounts · AA
2020-03-13
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accounts · AA
2019-08-23
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accounts · AA
2019-02-08
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mortgage · MR04
2019-02-08
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Charge satisfied #8
2018-08-17
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accounts · AA
2018-08-16
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mortgage · MR01
2018-08-13
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Charge registered #12
Lender: Barclays Security Trustee Limited
2017-11-28
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mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2017-11-28
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Charge satisfied #7
2017-11-28
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Charge satisfied #6
2017-10-30
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Charge registered #11
Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
2017-10-30
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Charge registered #10
Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
2017-10-30
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Charge registered #9
Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
2017-08-18
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HEALAND, Michael Joseph resigned
secretary
2014-06-25
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Charge registered #8
Lender: Santander UK PLC
2014-06-25
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Charge registered #7
Lender: Santander UK PLC
2014-06-25
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Charge registered #6
Lender: Santander UK PLC
2012-10-13
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Charge satisfied #2
2012-10-13
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Charge satisfied #1
2012-10-12
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Charge registered #5
Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
2012-10-12
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Charge registered #4
Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
2012-09-04
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Charge registered #3
Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
2011-01-25
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Charge registered #2
Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC
2010-12-20
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC
2010-11-18
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Company incorporated
As BENJAMIN LODGE LTD
2010-11-18
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PROUDFOOT, Tony appointed
director
2010-11-18
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HEALAND, Michael Joseph appointed
secretary

Owner dependency

93/100

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.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

88/100

Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
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

1 med ·

Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern

medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Tony Proudfoot Individual · British · DOB 04/1963 · age 63	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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🔒Tailored diligence questions

8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2010-11-18

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC87100 — Residential nursing care activities

Registered office

46 Northgate

Cottingham

Hull

East Yorkshire

HU16 4EZ

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-08-31

Last made up to: 2024-11-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-12-02

Last: 2025-11-18

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

PROUDFOOT, Tony→

director · ~63y · appointed 2010-11-18

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

HEALAND, Michael Joseph→

secretary · appointed 2010-11-18 · resigned 2017-08-18

Resigned

Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.

Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:12 of 12 shown

		Type	Properties
outstanding	Barclays Barclays Security Trustee Limited	A registered charge	—	13/08/2018	—
outstanding	Barclays Barclays Bank PLC	A registered charge	1 property	30/10/2017	—
outstanding	Barclays Barclays Bank PLC	A registered charge	1 property	30/10/2017	—
outstanding	Barclays Barclays Bank PLC	A registered charge	1 property	30/10/2017	—
satisfied	Santander Santander UK PLC	A registered charge	1 property	25/06/2014	08/02/2019
satisfied	Santander Santander UK PLC	A registered charge	1 property	25/06/2014	28/11/2017
satisfied	Santander Santander UK PLC	A registered charge	1 property	25/06/2014	28/11/2017
satisfied	Barclays Barclays Bank PLC	Supplemental deed	1 property	12/10/2012	14/04/2026
satisfied	Barclays Barclays Bank PLC	Legal mortgage	1 property	12/10/2012	14/04/2026
satisfied	Barclays Barclays Bank PLC	Debenture	1 property	04/09/2012	20/04/2026
satisfied	Virgin Money Clydesdale Bank PLC	Legal mortgage	1 property	25/01/2011	13/10/2012
satisfied	Virgin Money Clydesdale Bank PLC	Debenture	1 property	20/12/2010	13/10/2012

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Recent filings (58 total)

mortgage-satisfy-charge-full

mortgage · MR04

2026-04-20

mortgage-satisfy-charge-full

mortgage · MR04

2026-04-14

mortgage-satisfy-charge-full

mortgage · MR04

2026-04-14

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC04

2025-12-03

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-12-01

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2025-11-26

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2025-11-26

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2025-08-21

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-11-25

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2024-08-29

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-11-23

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2023-08-31

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-12-19

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2022-09-06

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2021-11-22