BENMARKS.UK.COM. LTD
🌳Matureactive
08840204 · ltd · incorporated 2014-01-10
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 May 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (83/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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 (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
13 connected companies via shared directors
84
Filing history
54 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
50
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 accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-05-31 | 2024-05-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 2 | 200 |
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
2
filings
- • 1 gazette
- • 1 dissolution
Last 90 days
2
filings
- • 1 gazette
- • 1 dissolution
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 1 gazette
- • 1 dissolution
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-26📄gazette-notice-voluntarygazette · GAZ1(A)
- 2026-05-14📄dissolution-application-strike-off-companydissolution · DS01
- 2025-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-08📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-12-08📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-08-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-13📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-03-13📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-03-13📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-03-13📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-03-13📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-03-13📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-09-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-13📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-10-13📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-09-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-10-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-02-24➖STEPHENSON, Mark Ian resigneddirector
- 2014-01-10🏢Company incorporatedAs BENMARKS.UK.COM. LTD
- 2014-01-10➕GREGORY, Mark appointeddirector
- 2014-01-10➕WRIGHT, Benjamin Toby appointeddirector
- 2014-01-10➕STEPHENSON, Mark Ian appointeddirector
Owner dependency
58/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
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 12 years.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanNo 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Benjamin Toby Wright Individual · British · DOB 07/1975 · age 51 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
Mr Mark Gregory Individual · British · DOB 01/1975 · age 51 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Mark Ian Stephensonceased 01/01/2023· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
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| BELGIAN-LUXEMBOURG CHAMBER OF COMMERCE IN GREAT BRITAIN (INCORPORATED)→ 00129632 · est 1913 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 112y | — | — |
| BENMARKS MOTORS LIMITED→ 10062320 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 10y | — | — |
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| BRITISH MACKEREL EXPORTS LIMITED→ 01448572 · est 1979 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 46y | — | — |
| BRONTE PEOPLE SOLUTIONS LIMITED→ 15460191 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
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6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2014-01-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999
Registered office
Unit 5a Carlton Street
Hull
East Yorkshire
HU3 5JL
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-24
Last: 2026-01-10
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
GREGORY, Mark→
Activedirector · ~51y · appointed 2014-01-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
WRIGHT, Benjamin Toby→
Activedirector · ~51y · appointed 2014-01-10
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STEPHENSON, Mark Ian→
Resigneddirector · ~53y · appointed 2014-01-10 · resigned 2017-02-24
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Recent filings (54 total)
gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2026-05-26
dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2026-05-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-09-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-25
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-12-08
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-12-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-08-01
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-03-13
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-03-13
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-03-13
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-03-13
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-03-13