BEN CHELSEA LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC449402 · ltd · incorporated 2013-05-07
Investment thesis
Unencumbered property vehicle — clean asset-backed target with refinance headroom.
Why interesting: Property-holding entity with no live charges; straightforward asset-backed case.
Why risky: Values depend on title and valuation; property-specific market exposure.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Oct 2024
Net worth
£148
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
39 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £148
Cash YoY
+5%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£11k
↑ 5.2% YoY
Net Worth
£148
↑ 146% YoY
Current Assets
£106k
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
—
-£324£21k£42k£63k£85k£106kOct 2023Oct 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-10-312023-10-31
Total assets£118.7k£118.2k
Current assets£105.8k£105.3k
Cash£11.3k£10.7k
Debtors£94.5k£94.5k
Net assets£148£-324

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 address
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-04
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2025-08-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-08-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-05-17
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  5. 2025-04-29
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  6. 2024-11-21
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  7. 2023-08-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-10-19
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2022-08-29
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-05-15
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  11. 2021-08-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-03-12
    ➖
    JACKSON, Philip resigned
    director
  13. 2020-11-25
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2020-07-11
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2019-11-16
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  16. 2019-11-15
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2019-11-15
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    administrative-restoration-company
    restoration · RT01
  18. 2019-10-15
    📄
    gazette-dissolved-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ2
  19. 2019-07-30
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  20. 2016-07-28
    ➕
    JACKSON, Philip appointed
    director
  21. 2013-05-07
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BEN CHELSEA LIMITED
  22. 2013-05-07
    ➕
    JACKSON, Chelsea Rebecca appointed
    secretary
  23. 2013-05-07
    ➕
    JACKSON, Ben Samuel appointed
    director
  24. 2013-05-07
    ➕
    JACKSON, Chelsea Rebecca appointed
    director

Owner dependency

66/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

49/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 years.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

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 Ben Jackson
Individual · British · DOB 02/1990 · age 36
25–50%
—25-50% shares15/02/2017

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2013-05-07
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate

Registered office

Pavilion 1 Finnieston Business Park
Minerva Way
Glasgow
G3 8AU
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-21
Last: 2025-05-07

Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)

JACKSON, Chelsea Rebecca→
secretary · appointed 2013-05-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
JACKSON, Ben Samuel→
director · ~33y · appointed 2013-05-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
JACKSON, Chelsea Rebecca→
director · ~36y · appointed 2013-05-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
JACKSON, Philip→
director · ~75y · appointed 2016-07-28 · resigned 2021-03-12
Resigned

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Recent filings (39 total)

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-03-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-28
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-05-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-14
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-04-29
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-11-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-15
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-10-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-08-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-15
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-05-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-08-31