A C BENNETT CONSTRUCTION LIMITED

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09896590 · ltd · incorporated 2015-12-01
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£450.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Construction of domestic buildings
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 61-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (65/100, director aged 61). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -99% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

3 live charges · oldest 9.3y

45/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 9.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

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
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
31 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £450,414
Net assets shrinking
Down £134,274 YoY
Cash draining
Cash down 99% YoY
Cash YoY
-99%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£5k
↓ 99% YoY
Net Worth
£450k
↓ 23% YoY
Current Assets
£467k
↓ 29% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£132k£264k£396k£528k£660kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£465.5k£660.4k
Current assets£467.1k£659.8k
Cash£5.4k£506.2k
Debtors£461.8k£153.6k
Net assets£450.4k£584.7k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

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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
0
filings
Last 90 days
3
filings
  • • 3 mortgage
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 3 mortgage
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-11
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  2. 2026-04-11
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  3. 2026-04-11
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  4. 2026-04-11
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    Charge satisfied #3
  5. 2026-04-11
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #2
  6. 2026-04-11
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #1
  7. 2025-11-13
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2025-11-12
    ➖
    BENNETT, Willis Henry resigned
    director
  9. 2025-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2024-09-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2023-09-12
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2023-04-28
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  13. 2023-04-28
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  14. 2023-04-28
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2022-09-16
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  16. 2022-07-01
    ➕
    BENNETT, Willis Henry appointed
    director
  17. 2022-06-29
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2021-09-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2020-09-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  20. 2020-02-18
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  21. 2020-02-07
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Apollo Property Limited
  22. 2019-09-16
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  23. 2018-09-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  24. 2018-05-22
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Apollo Property Limited
  25. 2017-02-17
    🔒
    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Apollo Property Limited
  26. 2015-12-01
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As A C BENNETT CONSTRUCTION LIMITED
  27. 2015-12-01
    ➕
    BENNETT, Andrew Charles appointed
    director

Owner dependency

98/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "BENNETT" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 med ·
Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Andrew Charles Bennett
Individual · British · DOB 11/1965 · age 61
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · firm interest06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2015-12-01
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC41202 — Construction of domestic buildings

Registered office

The Barn
Langhorns Lane
Wisbech
Cambs
PE14 8SG
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-14
Last: 2025-11-30

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

BENNETT, Andrew Charles→
director · ~61y · appointed 2015-12-01
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Active
BENNETT, Willis Henry→
director · ~29y · appointed 2022-07-01 · resigned 2025-11-12
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

3
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Apollo Property
Apollo Property Limited
A registered charge1 property07/02/202011/04/2026
satisfied
Apollo Property
Apollo Property Limited
A registered charge1 property22/05/201811/04/2026
satisfied
Apollo Property
Apollo Property Limited
A registered charge1 property17/02/201711/04/2026

Recent filings (31 total)

mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2026-04-11
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2026-04-11
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2026-04-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-12
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-11-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-12
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-04-28
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-04-28
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-04-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-14
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-09-16