BENEDICTS OF BRISTOL LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
07922708 · ltd · incorporated 2012-01-25
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒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
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45112
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company 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 (63/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

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
6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 5 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
46 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
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees700700

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

3 signals 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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
5
filings
  • • 2 officers
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-26
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  2. 2026-01-26
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  3. 2026-01-26
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2025-12-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-11-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-12-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-12-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-03-06
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  9. 2022-03-06
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  10. 2021-12-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-10-13
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    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-12-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-08-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-01-29
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  16. 2016-01-31
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    COCKRAM, Simon Matthew resigned
    director
  17. 2014-03-21
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    COCKRAM, Laura resigned
    director
  18. 2012-01-25
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    Company incorporated
    As BENEDICTS OF BRISTOL LIMITED
  19. 2012-01-25
    ➕
    BARTLE-JENKINS, Amanda Claire appointed
    secretary
  20. 2012-01-25
    ➕
    BARTLE-JENKINS, Amanda Claire appointed
    director
  21. 2012-01-25
    ➕
    BARTLE-JENKINS, Benedict Anthony appointed
    director
  22. 2012-01-25
    ➕
    COCHRANE, Simon appointed
    director
  23. 2012-01-25
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    COCHRANE, Simon resigned
    director
  24. 2012-01-25
    ➕
    COCKRAM, Laura appointed
    director
  25. 2012-01-25
    ➕
    COCKRAM, Simon Matthew appointed
    director

Owner dependency

66/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

49/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.
  • 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Benedict Anthony Bartle-Jenkins
Individual · British · DOB 01/1975 · age 51
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
Mrs Amanda Claire Bartle-Jenkins
Individual · British · DOB 01/1974 · age 52
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
Incorporated2012-01-25
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45112 — SIC 45112

Registered office

Unit 5, Pagans Hill Farm Estates Scot Lane
Chew Stoke
Bristol
BS40 8UN
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-08
Last: 2026-01-25

Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)

BARTLE-JENKINS, Amanda Claire→
secretary · appointed 2012-01-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BARTLE-JENKINS, Amanda Claire→
director · ~52y · appointed 2012-01-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BARTLE-JENKINS, Benedict Anthony→
director · ~51y · appointed 2012-01-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
COCHRANE, Simon→
director · ~49y · appointed 2012-01-25 · resigned 2012-01-25
Resigned
COCKRAM, Laura→
director · ~46y · appointed 2012-01-25 · resigned 2014-03-21
Resigned
COCKRAM, Simon Matthew→
director · ~49y · appointed 2012-01-25 · resigned 2016-01-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (46 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-26
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-01-26
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2026-01-26
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-01-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-12
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-03-06
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-03-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-08