BANANA BENS (FLINT) LTD

🌿Early-stageactive
14598706 · ltd · incorporated 2023-01-17
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£56.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
67/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Unlicenced restaurants and cafes
Sector: Accommodation & food service
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 93290Other amusement and recreation activities n.e.c.
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle. Reasonable fundamentals — worth a memo before deciding.

Opportunity 67/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
12 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
67/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £56,646

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£57k
↑ 278% YoY
Current Assets
£28k
↑ 2754700% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£11k£23k£34k£45k£57kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£56.6k£15.0k
Current assets£27.5k£1
Net assets£56.6k£15.0k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • 2 officers
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 2 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (16 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-27
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  2. 2026-04-27
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  3. 2026-03-31
    HAYCOCKS, Philippa Marie resigned
    director
  4. 2026-03-31
    WILLIAMS, Teresa Anna resigned
    director
  5. 2025-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2025-03-18
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2024-05-28
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-12-20
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  9. 2023-04-17
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2023-03-25
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  11. 2023-01-17
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BANANA BENS (FLINT) LTD
  12. 2023-01-17
    HAYCOCKS, Daniel Joseph appointed
    director
  13. 2023-01-17
    WILLIAMS, Owen Jonathan appointed
    director
  14. 2023-01-17
    HAYCOCKS, Philippa Marie appointed
    director
  15. 2023-01-17
    WILLIAMS, Teresa Anna appointed
    director
  16. 2023-01-17
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

58/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some 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 signal

Limited 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

1 med ·
2 director resignations in last 12 months
medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: HAYCOCKS, Philippa Marie resigned 2026-03-31; WILLIAMS, Teresa Anna resigned 2026-03-31

Group structure

Banana Bens Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
Banana Bens Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
BANANA BENS (FLINT) LTD
This company · 14598706

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

3 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Banana Bens Ltd
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control17/01/2023
Mr Daniel Joseph Haycocks
Individual · British · DOB 08/1983 · age 43
board controlboard control17/01/2023
Mr Owen Jonathan Williams
Individual · British · DOB 02/1983 · age 43
board controlboard control17/01/2023

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
Incorporated2023-01-17
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC56102 — Unlicenced restaurants and cafes

Registered office

Unit G3 Flintshire Retail Park,
Holywell Road
Flint
CH6 5GB
Wales

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-30
Last: 2026-01-16

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

HAYCOCKS, Daniel Joseph
director · ~43y · appointed 2023-01-17
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Active
WILLIAMS, Owen Jonathan
director · ~43y · appointed 2023-01-17
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Active
HAYCOCKS, Philippa Marie
director · ~42y · appointed 2023-01-17 · resigned 2026-03-31
Resigned
WILLIAMS, Teresa Anna
director · ~44y · appointed 2023-01-17 · resigned 2026-03-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (12 total)

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-04-27
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-04-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-18
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-03-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-17
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2023-12-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-04-17
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2023-03-25
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-01-17