BEN MANAGEMENT SERVICES LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC072000 · ltd · incorporated 1980-06-30
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
- · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
—
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Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Non-trading company
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueDormant / non-trading with a 73-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 73). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (58/100)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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
14 officers (4 active, 14 linked, 8 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
129 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
81/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
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
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (37 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-04📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2023-09-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-18➕TURCAN CONNELL COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2023-01-18➖THE CITY PARTNERSHIP (UK) LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2023-01-18📄appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP04
- 2023-01-18📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2023-01-18📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-01-13📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-11-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-23📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-11-23📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-11-22➕MCGREGOR, Michael Stewart appointeddirector
- 2021-11-22➖THOMSON, William Ronald Erskine resigneddirector
- 2020-12-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-07-14📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-04-21📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2019-11-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-12-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2011-06-24➖HARDIE, Roselyn Ann resignedsecretary
- 2011-06-24➕THE CITY PARTNERSHIP (UK) LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2011-06-15➕FRASER, Robert Macfarlane appointeddirector
- 2008-09-19➖THOMSON, Peter Ronald Howard resigneddirector
- 2007-02-01➖GRAHAM, David Callum Robertson resigneddirector
- 2005-02-01➕HARDIE, Roselyn Ann appointedsecretary
- 2005-02-01➖YOUNG, Charles Whiteford resignedsecretary
- 2003-10-01➖GRAHAM, David Callum Robertson resignedsecretary
- 2003-10-01➕YOUNG, Charles Whiteford appointedsecretary
- 2003-10-01➖WALKER, David William Brown resigneddirector
- 2003-06-16➕THOMSON, Peter Ronald Howard appointeddirector
- 2003-06-09➕YOUNG, Charles Whiteford appointeddirector
- 1992-09-30➕GRAHAM, David Callum Robertson appointedsecretary
- 1992-09-30➖PRETTY, Michael John resignedsecretary
- 1989-05-31➖THOMSON, Frederick Douglas David, Sir resigneddirector
- 1980-06-30🏢Company incorporatedAs BEN MANAGEMENT SERVICES LIMITED
Owner dependency
75/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 73 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
90/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 73 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 46 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
E.G. Thomson (Holdings) Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
E.G. Thomson (Holdings) Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
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BEN MANAGEMENT SERVICES LIMITED
This company · SC072000
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
E.G. Thomson (Holdings) Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1980-06-30
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company
Registered office
C/O Turcan Connell Princes Exchange
1 Earl Grey Street
Edinburgh
EH3 9EE
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-14
Last: 2025-12-31
Officers (4 active · 10 resigned)
TURCAN CONNELL COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Activecorporate-secretary · appointed 2023-01-18
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FRASER, Robert Macfarlane→
Activedirector · ~69y · appointed 2011-06-15
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MCGREGOR, Michael Stewart→
Activedirector · ~60y · appointed 2021-11-22
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YOUNG, Charles Whiteford→
Activedirector · ~73y · appointed 2003-06-09
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GRAHAM, David Callum Robertson→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1992-09-30 · resigned 2003-10-01
HARDIE, Roselyn Ann→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2005-02-01 · resigned 2011-06-24
PRETTY, Michael John→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 1992-09-30
YOUNG, Charles Whiteford→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2003-10-01 · resigned 2005-02-01
THE CITY PARTNERSHIP (UK) LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2011-06-24 · resigned 2023-01-18
GRAHAM, David Callum Robertson→
Resigneddirector · ~83y · resigned 2007-02-01
THOMSON, Frederick Douglas David, Sir→
Resigneddirector · ~86y · resigned 1989-05-31
THOMSON, Peter Ronald Howard→
Resigneddirector · ~55y · appointed 2003-06-16 · resigned 2008-09-19
THOMSON, William Ronald Erskine→
Resigneddirector · ~86y · resigned 2021-11-22
WALKER, David William Brown→
Resigneddirector · ~92y · resigned 2003-10-01
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Recent filings (129 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-10-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-09
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2024-01-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-09-26
appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP04
2023-01-18
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2023-01-18
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-01-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-13
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-01-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-11-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-31