CONRAD (BENFLEET) LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
10208257 · ltd · incorporated 2016-06-01
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
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 6.1y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 35110
Sector: Electricity, gas & energy
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 6.1y
85/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 6.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (61/100)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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
11 officers (3 active, 11 linked, 10 with DOB)
88
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
16 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
67 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
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
5
filings
- • 2 accounts
- • 2 other
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (40 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduaryaccounts · AA
- 2026-02-20📄legacyaccounts · PARENT_ACC
- 2025-12-28📄legacyother · GUARANTEE2
- 2025-12-28📄legacyother · AGREEMENT2
- 2025-04-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduaryaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-11📄legacyaccounts · PARENT_ACC
- 2025-04-11📄legacyother · GUARANTEE2
- 2025-04-11📄legacyother · AGREEMENT2
- 2025-01-06📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-12-30➕O'CARROLL, Anthony James appointeddirector
- 2024-10-31📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-10-22➖HARDMAN, Steven Neville resigneddirector
- 2024-04-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduaryaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-08📄legacyaccounts · PARENT_ACC
- 2024-04-08📄legacyother · GUARANTEE2
- 2024-04-08📄legacyother · AGREEMENT2
- 2023-04-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-01📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-10-31➖SHEARS, Christopher Noel Barry resigneddirector
- 2022-04-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-01📄second-filing-of-director-appointment-with-nameofficers · RP04AP01
- 2021-05-07📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-05-06➕BATES, David Philip Geoffrey appointeddirector
- 2021-04-28➖APPLEBY, Sarah Helen resigneddirector
- 2020-07-27➕APPLEBY, Sarah Helen appointeddirector
- 2020-07-24➖DUNLEY, Christopher John Stewart resigneddirector
- 2020-04-23🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Close Leasing Limited
- 2019-10-11➕NEW, Mark David appointedsecretary
- 2019-10-11➖CARLSON, Christopher Hamilton resigneddirector
- 2019-10-11➕DUNLEY, Christopher John Stewart appointeddirector
- 2019-10-11➕HARDMAN, Steven Neville appointeddirector
- 2019-10-11➕SHEARS, Christopher Noel Barry appointeddirector
- 2019-10-11➖TUCKER, Matthew resigneddirector
- 2018-04-18➕CARLSON, Christopher Hamilton appointeddirector
- 2018-04-18➖SETCHELL, Matthew George resigneddirector
- 2016-10-12➖SENIOR, Tim James resigneddirector
- 2016-10-12➕SETCHELL, Matthew George appointeddirector
- 2016-06-01🏢Company incorporatedAs CONRAD (BENFLEET) LIMITED
- 2016-06-01➕SENIOR, Tim James appointeddirector
- 2016-06-01➕TUCKER, Matthew 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
36/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
Conrad (Cherwell) Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Conrad (Cherwell) Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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CONRAD (BENFLEET) LIMITED
This company · 10208257
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Conrad (Cherwell) Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 23/04/2020 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Conrad Energy (Holdings) Limitedceased 10/06/2020· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · firm interest
- Apus Energy Limitedceased 11/10/2019· significant influence
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2016-06-01
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC35110 — SIC 35110
Registered office
Suites D&E Windrush Court
Blacklands Way
Abingdon
OX14 1SY
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-14
Last: 2026-05-31
Officers (3 active · 8 resigned)
Active
BATES, David Philip Geoffrey→
Activedirector · ~43y · appointed 2021-05-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
O'CARROLL, Anthony James→
Activedirector · ~52y · appointed 2024-12-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
APPLEBY, Sarah Helen→
Resigneddirector · ~47y · appointed 2020-07-27 · resigned 2021-04-28
CARLSON, Christopher Hamilton→
Resigneddirector · ~49y · appointed 2018-04-18 · resigned 2019-10-11
DUNLEY, Christopher John Stewart→
Resigneddirector · ~59y · appointed 2019-10-11 · resigned 2020-07-24
HARDMAN, Steven Neville→
Resigneddirector · ~58y · appointed 2019-10-11 · resigned 2024-10-22
SENIOR, Tim James→
Resigneddirector · ~55y · appointed 2016-06-01 · resigned 2016-10-12
SETCHELL, Matthew George→
Resigneddirector · ~49y · appointed 2016-10-12 · resigned 2018-04-18
SHEARS, Christopher Noel Barry→
Resigneddirector · ~55y · appointed 2019-10-11 · resigned 2022-10-31
TUCKER, Matthew→
Resigneddirector · ~52y · appointed 2016-06-01 · resigned 2019-10-11
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Close Leasing Close Leasing Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 23/04/2020 | — |
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Recent filings (67 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduary
accounts · AA
2026-02-20
legacy
accounts · PARENT_ACC
2026-02-20
legacy
other · GUARANTEE2
2025-12-28
legacy
other · AGREEMENT2
2025-12-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduary
accounts · AA
2025-04-11
legacy
accounts · PARENT_ACC
2025-04-11
legacy
other · GUARANTEE2
2025-04-11
legacy
other · AGREEMENT2
2025-04-11
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-01-06
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduary
accounts · AA
2024-04-08
legacy
accounts · PARENT_ACC
2024-04-08