BENCHMARK MANAGEMENT LTD.

⚰️Wound downdissolved
SC198989 · ltd · incorporated 1999-08-17
Investment thesis
Company dissolved — not a live target.
Why interesting: Historical record only; useful for precedent research.
Why risky: Not transactable.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 26.3y old — refinance window within 12 months
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2015
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
64/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of conference organisers
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed unclear — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 64/100 (worth a look), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (78/100, director aged 67). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Shore up working capital. Current liabilities exceed current assets by £170,950. Tightening credit control, stretching creditor days or injecting capital resolves it. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 26.3y

65/100
clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

  • · Oldest live charge is 26.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
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, 1 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
59 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
64/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
30
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · UK GAAP
Liquidity tight
Current ratio 0.40 — current liabilities exceed current assets
Current ratio
0.40
Liquidity — >1 is healthy

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
£115k
↓ 25% YoY
Current Liabilities
£286k
↑ 7.3% YoY
£0£57k£114k£172k£229k£286kDec 2014Dec 2015

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · UK GAAP
Metric2015-12-312014-12-31
Total assets£-170.9k£-113.8k
Current assets£115.2k£152.7k
Debtors£73.3k£127.8k
Current liabilities£286.2k£266.7k

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

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2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 gazette
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 gazette
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-17
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    gazette-dissolved-voluntary
    gazette · GAZ2(A)
  2. 2026-03-17
    🏁
    Company dissolved
  3. 2023-11-14
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    dissolution-voluntary-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · SOAS(A)
  4. 2023-10-24
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    gazette-notice-voluntary
    gazette · GAZ1(A)
  5. 2023-10-16
    📄
    dissolution-application-strike-off-company
    dissolution · DS01
  6. 2021-01-14
    📄
    change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH04
  7. 2016-10-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  8. 2016-08-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  9. 2016-06-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  10. 2016-02-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  11. 2015-08-21
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  12. 2014-08-21
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  13. 2014-04-16
    📄
    change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH04
  14. 2013-08-21
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2012-10-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2012-08-20
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  17. 2000-01-26
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
  18. 1999-12-15
    ➕
    MACKENZIE, Robert Graham appointed
    director
  19. 1999-12-15
    ➖
    BONSQUARE NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director
  20. 1999-08-17
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BENCHMARK MANAGEMENT LTD.
  21. 1999-08-17
    ➕
    JAMES AND GEORGE COLLIE LLP appointed
    corporate-secretary
  22. 1999-08-17
    ➕
    BONSQUARE NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director

Owner dependency

100/100
Critical — business is the founder

The 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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 26 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

95/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 26 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 27 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 high ·
Company dissolved
high

Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only.

Evidence: Dissolved on 2026-03-17

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Robert Graham Mackenzie
Individual · British · DOB 08/1959 · age 67
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

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

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Company details

Statusdissolved
Typeltd
Incorporated1999-08-17
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC82302 — Activities of conference organisers

Registered office

1 East Craibstone Street
Aberdeen
Aberdeenshire
AB11 6YQ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: —
Last made up to: 2015-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: —
Last: 2025-08-17

Officers (0 active · 1 resigned)

JAMES AND GEORGE COLLIE LLP→
corporate-secretary · appointed 1999-08-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MACKENZIE, Robert Graham→
director · ~67y · appointed 1999-12-15
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Active
BONSQUARE NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 1999-08-17 · resigned 1999-12-15
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
HSBC
Hsbc Bank PLC
Floating charge1 property26/01/2000—
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Recent filings (59 total)

gazette-dissolved-voluntary
gazette · GAZ2(A)
2026-03-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-23
dissolution-voluntary-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · SOAS(A)
2023-11-14
gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2023-10-24
dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2023-10-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-18
change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH04
2021-01-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-08-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2018-08-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2017-08-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2016-10-31