A K BENEDICT LTD

🌳Matureactive
08820715 · ltd · incorporated 2013-12-19
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
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year to Dec 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Artistic creation
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
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: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
37 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
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Net Worth
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Current Liabilities
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£0£7k£15k£22k£29k£37kDec 2024Dec 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-12-312024-12-31
Total assets—£2.3k
Current assets—£36.8k
Net assets—£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
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 address
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-04-08
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2025-09-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-08-18
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2024-08-18
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2024-04-19
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2024-03-25
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2023-09-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2022-01-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-02-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-09-29
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AAMD
  14. 2019-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-08-29
    ➕
    ADAMS, Guy appointed
    director
  16. 2019-08-29
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  17. 2019-08-29
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  18. 2018-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  19. 2013-12-19
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    Company incorporated
    As A K BENEDICT LTD
  20. 2013-12-19
    ➕
    BENEDICT, Alexandra Katharine appointed
    director

Owner dependency

78/100
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.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "BENEDICT" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +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 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 13 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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Miss Alexandra Katharine Benedict
Individual · British · DOB 05/1977 · age 49
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2013-12-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC90030 — Artistic creation

Registered office

26 Ringwood Road
Eastbourne
East Sussex
BN22 8TA
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-16
Last: 2025-11-02

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

ADAMS, Guy→
director · ~50y · appointed 2019-08-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BENEDICT, Alexandra Katharine→
director · ~49y · appointed 2013-12-19
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Active

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Recent filings (37 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-05-14
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-04-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-27
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-08-18
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-08-18
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-04-19
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-03-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-01-29