BANTON COMPANY LIMITED
🌱Startupactive
16701495 · ltd · incorporated 2025-09-08
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
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Repair of machinery
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 47520Retail sale of hardware, paints and glass in specialised stores
- 47640SIC 47640
- 56102Unlicenced restaurants and cafes
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. 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 (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: low (52/100)Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.
Company profile
address, 4 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
2 filings — limited history
30
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
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
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 (5 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-12📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-09-08🏢Company incorporatedAs BANTON COMPANY LIMITED
- 2025-09-08➕BANTON, Ashley Robin appointeddirector
- 2025-09-08➕BANTON, Elizabeth Jayne appointeddirector
- 2025-09-08📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
86/100
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
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "BANTON" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +Young company: Only 0.9 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Ashley Robin Banton Individual · British · DOB 12/1982 · age 44 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 08/09/2025 |
Mrs Elizabeth Jayne Banton Individual · British · DOB 09/1981 · age 45 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 08/09/2025 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2025-09-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC33120 — Repair of machinery
Registered office
Robins
Burton Road
Oakthorpe
Leicestershrie
DE12 7QX
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-08
Last made up to: —
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-21
Last: —
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
BANTON, Ashley Robin→
Activedirector · ~44y · appointed 2025-09-08
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BANTON, Elizabeth Jayne→
Activedirector · ~45y · appointed 2025-09-08
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Recent filings (2 total)
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-11-12
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2025-09-08