BENENDEN INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
12166808 · ltd · incorporated 2019-08-21
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Pre-primary education
Sector: Education
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 85200Primary education
- 85310General secondary education
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (59/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, 3 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
8 officers (4 active, 8 linked, 8 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
9 connected companies via shared directors
72
Filing history
22 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
- 2025-07-07📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-05-19➕MCNAB, Duncan James appointeddirector
- 2025-04-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-26📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-09-26📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-08-14📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2024-07-06➖EVENETT, Rupert William, Dr resigneddirector
- 2024-07-06➖STEWART, Catherine Helen resigneddirector
- 2024-05-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-05📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-01-09➖MCNAB, Anne Elizabeth resigneddirector
- 2023-09-03📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-05-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-06➕STEWART, Catherine Helen appointeddirector
- 2022-07-07📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-06-06➖MOGRIDGE, Alison Jane resigneddirector
- 2022-04-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2020-04-30📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2020-03-16📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2020-03-11➕EVENETT, Rupert William, Dr appointeddirector
- 2020-03-11➕MOGRIDGE, Alison Jane appointeddirector
- 2019-09-16📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2019-08-21🏢Company incorporatedAs BENENDEN INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
- 2019-08-21➕COMMANDER, Matthew James Leslie appointeddirector
- 2019-08-21➕PEARCE, Jonathan Peter appointeddirector
- 2019-08-21➕SMART, Simon Sean appointeddirector
- 2019-08-21➕MCNAB, Anne Elizabeth appointeddirector
- 2019-08-21📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
55/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 79 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
60/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 79 years old. Natural succession window is now.
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
Benenden School (Kent) Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Benenden School (Kent) Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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BENENDEN INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
This company · 12166808
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Benenden School (Kent) Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 21/08/2019 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2019-08-21
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85100 — Pre-primary education
Registered office
Benenden School Cranbrook Road
Benenden
Cranbrook
Kent
TN17 4AA
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-03
Last: 2025-08-20
Officers (4 active · 4 resigned)
COMMANDER, Matthew James Leslie→
Activedirector · ~50y · appointed 2019-08-21
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MCNAB, Duncan James→
Activedirector · ~59y · appointed 2025-05-19
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PEARCE, Jonathan Peter→
Activedirector · ~69y · appointed 2019-08-21
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SMART, Simon Sean→
Activedirector · ~79y · appointed 2019-08-21
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EVENETT, Rupert William, Dr→
Resigneddirector · ~63y · appointed 2020-03-11 · resigned 2024-07-06
MCNAB, Anne Elizabeth→
Resigneddirector · ~68y · appointed 2019-08-21 · resigned 2024-01-09
MOGRIDGE, Alison Jane→
Resigneddirector · ~66y · appointed 2020-03-11 · resigned 2022-06-06
STEWART, Catherine Helen→
Resigneddirector · ~68y · appointed 2023-03-06 · resigned 2024-07-06
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Recent filings (22 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-29
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-07-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-04-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-26
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-09-26
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-09-26
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2024-08-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-05-09
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-02-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-03
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-09-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-05-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-07
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-07-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2022-04-01