FINANCIAL BENCHMARKS LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
12256953 · ltd · incorporated 2019-10-11
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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year to Oct 2025
Net worth
£300
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other activities auxiliary to financial services, except insurance and pension funding
Sector: Financial & insurance
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 70229Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
16 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
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £300
Cash YoY
+0%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£300
~ YoY
Net Worth
£300
~ YoY
Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-10-31 | 2024-10-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £300 | £300 |
| Cash | £300 | £300 |
| Net assets | £300 | £300 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (13 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2025-09-21📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-09-21📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-09-21📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-07-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2019-10-11🏢Company incorporatedAs FINANCIAL BENCHMARKS LIMITED
- 2019-10-11➕LINDFORTH-DELANEY, Antonella appointeddirector
- 2019-10-11➕LINDFORTH-DELANEY, Luke Damian appointeddirector
- 2019-10-11📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
79/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +No director turnover: Company is 7 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
46/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
- 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.)
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Luke Damian Lindforth-Delaney Individual · British · DOB 12/1966 · age 60 | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 11/10/2019 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| EUCO LTD→ 11347932 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| GB FINANCIAL SOLUTIONS LIMITED→ 13304503 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| GREEN SWAN FINANCIAL LTD→ 15335567 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| GREENFIELD ENERGY LIMITED→ 13724300 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| GWB FINANCIAL SERVICES LTD→ 11030537 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| HERTS FINANCIAL SERVICES LIMITED→ 07932735 · est 2012 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 14y | — | — |
| HILL BROTHERS HOLDINGS LIMITED→ 12900434 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| HINDSIGHT NOW LIMITED→ 16028025 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| HOLLIN GREEN LTD→ 16269567 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| HOMEBUYERS CONSULTANTS LIMITED→ 06353927 · est 2007 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 18y | — | — |
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
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6 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
Incorporated2019-10-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC66190 — Other activities auxiliary to financial services, except insurance and pension funding
Registered office
Belfry House
Bell Lane
Hertford
Hertfordshire
SG14 1BP
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-07-31
Last made up to: 2025-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-24
Last: 2025-10-10
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
LINDFORTH-DELANEY, Antonella→
Activedirector · ~60y · appointed 2019-10-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
LINDFORTH-DELANEY, Luke Damian→
Activedirector · ~60y · appointed 2019-10-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
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Recent filings (16 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2026-01-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-11
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-09-21
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-09-21
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-09-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-07-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-07-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-07-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-05-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-03-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-19