BEN LANGDON LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
07552233 · ltd · incorporated 2011-03-04
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
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£1.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Dental practice activities
Sector: Human health & social work
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (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, 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
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
54 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
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
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £1,005
Cash YoY
+54%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£3k
↑ 54% YoY
Net Worth
£1k
↑ 50150% YoY
Current Assets
£17k
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£3k£7k£10k£14k£17kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£1.0k£2
Current assets£16.8k£16.9k
Cash£2.8k£1.8k
Debtors£14.0k£15.1k
Net assets£1.0k£2

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
2
filings
  • • 1 gazette
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
3
filings
  • • 2 gazette
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
9
filings
  • • 3 officers
  • • 2 gazette
  • • 2 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-22
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  2. 2026-06-16
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  3. 2026-03-16
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2026-03-16
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2026-03-16
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2026-03-16
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2026-03-16
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  8. 2026-03-16
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  9. 2025-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2024-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2024-09-05
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2024-06-08
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  13. 2024-05-28
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  14. 2023-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2023-06-06
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  16. 2023-05-23
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  17. 2022-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2021-12-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  19. 2021-01-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  20. 2015-11-17
    ➕
    GARDNER, Victoria Elizabeth appointed
    director
  21. 2011-03-04
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BEN LANGDON LIMITED
  22. 2011-03-04
    ➕
    LANGDON, Ben Simon appointed
    secretary
  23. 2011-03-04
    ➕
    LANGDON, Ben Simon appointed
    director

Owner dependency

83/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "LANGDON" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 15 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

59/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 15 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 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Ben Simon Langdon
Individual · British · DOB 04/1977 · age 49
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
Miss Victoria Elizabeth Gardner
Individual · British · DOB 07/1983 · age 43
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2011-03-04
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC86230 — Dental practice activities

Registered office

Singleton Court Business Park
Wonastow Road
Monmouth
Monmouthshire
NP25 5JA
Wales

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-18
Last: 2026-03-04

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

LANGDON, Ben Simon→
secretary · appointed 2011-03-04
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Active
GARDNER, Victoria Elizabeth→
director · ~43y · appointed 2015-11-17
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Active
LANGDON, Ben Simon→
director · ~49y · appointed 2011-03-04
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Active

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Recent filings (54 total)

gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2026-06-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-21
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2026-06-16
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-03-16
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-03-16
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-03-16
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-03-16
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2026-03-16
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-03-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-19
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-09-05
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-06-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-05