BENE VELLE LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
12065986 · ltd · incorporated 2019-06-24
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 Jun 2025
Net worth
£62.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Non-specialised wholesale trade
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 47990Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 5.1y
45/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 5.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
27 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
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £62,865
Net assets shrinking
Down £23,094 YoY
Cash YoY
+158%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£16k
↑ 158% YoY
Net Worth
£63k
↓ 27% YoY
Current Assets
£136k
↓ 14% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-06-29 | 2024-06-29 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £62.9k | £87.6k |
| Current assets | £135.5k | £157.1k |
| Cash | £16.4k | £6.4k |
| Debtors | £115.0k | £148.0k |
| Net assets | £62.9k | £86.0k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
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See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2026-01-02📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2026-01-02📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2026-01-02📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2026-01-02📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2025-06-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-25📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2024-04-24📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-04-24📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-03-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-23📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-11-23📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-11-23📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-11-23📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-11-23📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-03-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-02📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2021-05-28🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Advantedge Commercial Finance Limited
- 2020-12-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-06-24🏢Company incorporatedAs BENE VELLE LIMITED
- 2019-06-24➕MILLER, Jason Edward appointeddirector
Owner dependency
80/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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.
- +No director turnover: Company is 7 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
45/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
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
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Abigail Miller Individual · British · DOB 04/1975 · age 51 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 09/12/2025 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Jason Edward Millerceased 09/12/2025· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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7 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
Incorporated2019-06-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46900 — Non-specialised wholesale trade
Registered office
Park Farm Stables Woodcock Hill
Felbridge
East Grinstead
Surrey
RH19 2RB
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-29
Last made up to: 2025-06-29
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-07
Last: 2026-04-23
Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)
MILLER, Jason Edward→
Activedirector · ~52y · appointed 2019-06-24
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Advantedge Commercial Finance Advantedge Commercial Finance Limited | A registered charge | — | 28/05/2021 | — |
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Recent filings (27 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-20
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-01-02
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-01-02
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2026-01-02
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2026-01-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-28
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-03-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-02
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-04-24
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-04-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-29
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-11-23
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-11-23