BENOV INVESTMENTS LIMITED
- 68209Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -80% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Refinance opportunity
3 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 10.5y
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 10.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Cashflow trend is negative — lender view likely cautious.
Data confidence
Overall: high (83/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-07-31 | 2024-07-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £40.7k | £18.1k |
| Current assets | £39.5k | £40.3k |
| Cash | £204 | £1.0k |
| Debtors | £39.3k | £39.3k |
| Net assets | £40.7k | £18.1k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
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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- • 1 accounts
- • 1 accounts
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-08-01📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-04-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-03📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-09-03📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-09-03📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-04-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-24📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-04-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-02-03📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-04-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-21📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2021-04-19🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Fortys Capital Limited
- 2020-07-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-04-28📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2019-04-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-04-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2015-12-08🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Commercial Acceptances Limited
- 2015-12-08🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Commercial Acceptances Limited
- 2015-07-28🏢Company incorporatedAs BENOV INVESTMENTS LIMITED
- 2015-07-28➕BABAD, Chaim appointeddirector
- 2015-07-28➕BABAD, Claire appointeddirector
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +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.
- +No director turnover: Company is 11 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Chaim Babad Individual · British · DOB 04/1975 · age 51 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 02/07/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Mortgages & charges
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Fortys Capital Fortys Capital Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 19/04/2021 | — | |
| outstanding | Commercial Acceptances Commercial Acceptances Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 08/12/2015 | — | |
| outstanding | Commercial Acceptances Commercial Acceptances Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 08/12/2015 | — |