BENVOLIO LEISURE LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
08792760 · ltd · incorporated 2013-11-27
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 Nov 2024
Net worth
£304
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Public houses and bars
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 73/100 (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: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
36 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
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
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £304
Net assets shrinking
Down £76,612 YoY
Cash YoY
-29%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£44k
↓ 29% YoY
Net Worth
£304
↓ 100% YoY
Current Assets
£72k
↓ 27% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-11-30 | 2023-11-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £35.2k | £121.4k |
| Current assets | £72.2k | £99.0k |
| Cash | £44.1k | £62.1k |
| Debtors | £16.7k | £16.8k |
| Net assets | £304 | £76.9k |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
4
filings
- • 2 gazette
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-04📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2026-03-03📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2026-02-26📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-11-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-09-08📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-08-12📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-08-11📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-08-07📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-08-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-07-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-09-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-12-21📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2013-11-27🏢Company incorporatedAs BENVOLIO LEISURE LIMITED
- 2013-11-27➕MASON, Danny William appointeddirector
- 2013-11-27➕MONTAGUE, Shaun Lee appointeddirector
Owner dependency
63/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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.
- +No director turnover: Company is 13 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
49/100
Moderate signalSome 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 13 years.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
1 lowMultiple registered office changes
lowMultiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Shaun Lee Montague Individual · British · DOB 10/1977 · age 49 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 01/06/2016 |
Mr Danny William Mason Individual · British · DOB 02/1984 · age 42 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2013-11-27
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC56302 — Public houses and bars
Registered office
Longs Bar 86-87 Victoria Road
Swindon
SN1 3BB
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-11
Last: 2025-11-27
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
MASON, Danny William→
Activedirector · ~42y · appointed 2013-11-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MONTAGUE, Shaun Lee→
Activedirector · ~49y · appointed 2013-11-27
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Recent filings (36 total)
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2026-03-04
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2026-03-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-27
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-02-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-20
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-09-08
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-08-12
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-08-11
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-08-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-02-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-04-27