BENTLEY FARM HOLDINGS LIMITED
🌿Early-stageactive
15553148 · ltd · incorporated 2024-03-11
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
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year to Sept 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. 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 1.9y
50/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Newest facility, 1.9 years old — likely still in initial term.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (74/100)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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
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
3 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
7 connected companies via shared directors
66
Filing history
22 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
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
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-09-30 |
|---|---|
| Average employees | 0 |
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
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
- 2025-07-15📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2025-07-15📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2025-07-15📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2025-06-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-05-29📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-04-11📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2024-09-17📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2024-09-17📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2024-09-12📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-09-12📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-09-12📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-09-12📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2024-09-12📄capital-alter-shares-subdivisioncapital · SH02
- 2024-09-12📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-09-12📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2024-06-21📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2024-06-21🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 2024-03-12📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-03-12📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-03-11🏢Company incorporatedAs BENTLEY FARM HOLDINGS LIMITED
- 2024-03-11➕BENTLEY, Thomas James Macaulay appointeddirector
- 2024-03-11📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2024-03-11📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
95/100
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.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "BENTLEY" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Young company: Only 2.2 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
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
3 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Lisa Flannery Individual · British · DOB 01/1965 · age 61 | 50–75% | 50–75% | 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · trust interest | 10/09/2024 |
Mr Thomas Richard Bentley Individual · British · DOB 06/1943 · age 83 | 50–75% | 50–75% | 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · trust interest | 10/09/2024 |
Thomas James Macaulay Bentley Individual · British · DOB 03/1971 · age 55 | 50–75% | 50–75% | 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · trust interest | 10/09/2024 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Thomas James Macaulay Bentleyceased 10/09/2024· 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.
🔒Co-director network graph
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2024-03-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64209 — Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Registered office
Bentley Farm Swindon Lane
Kirkby Overblow
Harrogate
HG3 1HR
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-24
Last: 2026-03-10
Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)
BENTLEY, Thomas James Macaulay→
Activedirector · ~55y · appointed 2024-03-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 21/06/2024 | — |
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Recent filings (22 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-24
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2025-07-15
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-07-15
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2025-07-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-25
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-05-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-15
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-04-11
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2024-09-17
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-09-17
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-09-12
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-09-12
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-09-12
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2024-09-12
capital-alter-shares-subdivision
capital · SH02
2024-09-12