BENSON AND BENSON LLP

💤Zombieactive
OC420820 · llp · incorporated 2018-01-29
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).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 5.8y

45/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 5.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (69/100)

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
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
65
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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£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

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-02-02
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  3. 2025-10-27
    📄
    termination-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-termination-date
    officers · LLTM01
  4. 2025-10-27
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    appoint-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-appointment-date
    officers · LLAP01
  5. 2025-10-17
    BENSON, Cecily Ruth appointed
    llp-designated-member
  6. 2025-10-17
    BENSON, Joshua Bruce resigned
    llp-designated-member
  7. 2025-01-28
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  8. 2024-12-20
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2024-01-29
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  10. 2023-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2023-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2023-02-06
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  13. 2023-02-06
    📄
    change-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-change-date
    officers · LLCH01
  14. 2023-02-06
    📄
    change-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-change-date
    officers · LLCH01
  15. 2022-01-31
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  16. 2021-11-17
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2021-03-11
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  18. 2020-11-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2020-10-09
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date-limited-liability-partnership
    mortgage · LLMR01
  20. 2020-09-30
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: David Jeremy Yeoman Trehane
  21. 2020-02-03
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  22. 2019-10-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  23. 2019-10-11
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-limited-liability-partnership-previous-extended
    accounts · LLAA01
  24. 2019-01-31
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  25. 2018-01-29
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BENSON AND BENSON LLP
  26. 2018-01-29
    BENSON, Daniel Lloyd appointed
    llp-designated-member
  27. 2018-01-29
    BENSON, Joshua Bruce appointed
    llp-designated-member
  28. 2018-01-29
    📄
    incorporation-limited-liability-partnership
    incorporation · LLIN01

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

30/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

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Company details

Statusactive
Typellp
Incorporated2018-01-29
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC

Registered office

Trehane Nursery
Stapehill Road
Wimborne
BH21 7ND
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-11
Last: 2026-01-28

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

BENSON, Cecily Ruth
llp-designated-member · ~43y · appointed 2025-10-17
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Active
BENSON, Daniel Lloyd
llp-designated-member · ~44y · appointed 2018-01-29
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Active
BENSON, Joshua Bruce
llp-designated-member · ~42y · appointed 2018-01-29 · resigned 2025-10-17
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
David Jeremy Yeoman Trehane / Sandra Regena Rita Trehane
A registered charge1 property30/09/2020
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Recent filings (22 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2026-02-02
termination-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-termination-date
officers · LLTM01
2025-10-27
appoint-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-appointment-date
officers · LLAP01
2025-10-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2025-01-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2024-01-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2023-02-06
change-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-change-date
officers · LLCH01
2023-02-06
change-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-change-date
officers · LLCH01
2023-02-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2022-01-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-11-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2021-03-11