BENNETTS (SA) LLP

💤Zombieactive
OC349091 · llp · incorporated 2009-09-30
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (75/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, no SIC, incorporation date
80
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
47 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
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
80
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees2200

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-09-29
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    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  3. 2024-12-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-11-15
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    change-account-reference-date-limited-liability-partnership-previous-shortened
    accounts · LLAA01
  5. 2024-10-03
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  6. 2024-04-05
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-limited-liability-partnership-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · LLAD01
  7. 2024-02-21
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-10-11
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  9. 2023-04-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-09-29
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  11. 2022-01-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-10-04
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  13. 2021-06-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2020-10-01
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  15. 2020-03-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-10-10
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  17. 2019-01-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2018-10-01
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  19. 2018-04-26
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-limited-liability-partnership-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · LLAD01
  20. 2018-01-16
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  21. 2017-09-29
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  22. 2017-07-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  23. 2016-10-14
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  24. 2016-01-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  25. 2015-10-22
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    annual-return-limited-liability-partnership-with-made-up-date
    annual-return · LLAR01
  26. 2014-09-17
    ➖
    BENNETT, Thomas Alfred resigned
    llp-designated-member
  27. 2009-09-30
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BENNETTS (SA) LLP
  28. 2009-09-30
    ➕
    BENNETT, Richard Harvey appointed
    llp-designated-member
  29. 2009-09-30
    ➕
    BENNETT, Timothy Andrew appointed
    llp-designated-member
  30. 2009-09-30
    ➕
    BENNETT, Thomas Alfred appointed
    llp-designated-member
  31. 2009-09-30
    ➕
    CFL DIRECTORS LTD appointed
    corporate-llp-designated-member
  32. 2009-09-30
    ➖
    CFL DIRECTORS LTD resigned
    corporate-llp-designated-member
  33. 2009-09-30
    ➕
    CFL SECRETARIES LTD appointed
    corporate-llp-designated-member
  34. 2009-09-30
    ➖
    CFL SECRETARIES LTD resigned
    corporate-llp-designated-member

Owner dependency

50/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

Succession & seller-readiness

40/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 17 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

clean
No 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Timothy Andrew Bennett
Individual · British · DOB 04/1964 · age 62
——sig. influencesignificant influence30/08/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typellp
Incorporated2009-09-30
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC—

Registered office

235 Foxhall Road
Ipswich
IP3 8LF
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-13
Last: 2025-09-29

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

BENNETT, Richard Harvey→
llp-designated-member · ~60y · appointed 2009-09-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BENNETT, Timothy Andrew→
llp-designated-member · ~62y · appointed 2009-09-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BENNETT, Thomas Alfred→
llp-designated-member · ~86y · appointed 2009-09-30 · resigned 2014-09-17
Resigned
CFL DIRECTORS LTD→
corporate-llp-designated-member · appointed 2009-09-30 · resigned 2009-09-30
Resigned
CFL SECRETARIES LTD→
corporate-llp-designated-member · appointed 2009-09-30 · resigned 2009-09-30
Resigned

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Recent filings (47 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2025-09-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-24
change-account-reference-date-limited-liability-partnership-previous-shortened
accounts · LLAA01
2024-11-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2024-10-03
change-registered-office-address-limited-liability-partnership-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · LLAD01
2024-04-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-02-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2023-10-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-04-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2022-09-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2021-10-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-06-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2020-10-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-03-13