BENNET WILLIAMS LTD

🌳Matureactive
09601028 · ltd · incorporated 2015-05-20
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
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year to May 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other publishing activities
Sector: Information & communication
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 (73/100).

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
4 officers (4 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
28 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 Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0May 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Average employees100100

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-11-20
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    officers · AP01
  3. 2025-08-28
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    WILLIAMS, Henry Sebastian appointed
    director
  4. 2025-02-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-10-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-06-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-06-14
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  8. 2021-12-14
    ➕
    WILLIAMS, Christopher appointed
    director
  9. 2021-08-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-12-17
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  11. 2020-12-17
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  12. 2020-07-28
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    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-09-20
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  14. 2019-09-16
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    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-07-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-07-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2016-09-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  18. 2015-05-20
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    Company incorporated
    As BENNET WILLIAMS LTD
  19. 2015-05-20
    ➕
    WILLIAMS, Laura appointed
    director
  20. 2015-05-20
    ➕
    WILLIAMS, Owen Leyton appointed
    director

Owner dependency

63/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "WILLIAMS" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

35/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

SIGNALS
  • 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Owen Williams
Individual · British · DOB 06/1981 · age 45
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Laura Williamsceased 01/09/2019· 25-50% shares

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
Incorporated2015-05-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC58190 — Other publishing activities

Registered office

Kings Arms Vaults
Watton
Brecon
Powys
LD3 7EF
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-04
Last: 2025-09-20

Officers (4 active · 0 resigned)

WILLIAMS, Christopher→
director · ~23y · appointed 2021-12-14
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Active
WILLIAMS, Henry Sebastian→
director · ~17y · appointed 2025-08-28
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Active
WILLIAMS, Laura→
director · ~46y · appointed 2015-05-20
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Active
WILLIAMS, Owen Leyton→
director · ~45y · appointed 2015-05-20
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Recent filings (28 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-05-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-06
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-11-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-15
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-06-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-08-09
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2020-12-17
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2020-12-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-23