BENE-TEK LTD

🌳Matureactive

SC272967 · ltd · incorporated 2004-09-06

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

—

year to Aug 2025

Net worth

£2.3k

book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 09100

Sector: Mining & quarrying

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle with a 76-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 76). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -67% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

10 officers (3 active, 10 linked, 6 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

3 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared

Director network

3 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

84 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £2,286

Net assets shrinking

Down £28,877 YoY

Cash draining

Cash down 67% YoY

Cash YoY

-67%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£17k

↓ 67% YoY

Net Worth

£2k

↓ 93% YoY

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-08-31	2024-08-31
Total assets	£2.3k	£31.2k
Current assets	—	£51.9k
Cash	£17.3k	£51.9k
Net assets	£2.3k	£31.2k

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

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 90 days

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• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (35 events)Click to expand

2026-03-26
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2025-02-26
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2024-01-25
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2023-03-17
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2022-04-19
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2021-05-31
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2020-06-02
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2020-05-08
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2019-04-19
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2018-02-09
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2017-12-07
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BENE, Michael Jason resigned
secretary
2017-12-06
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YAN, Meili appointed
director
2017-06-22
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BENE, Michael Jason resigned
director
2013-12-03
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BENE, John Richard appointed
director
2013-12-03
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BENE, Michael Jason appointed
secretary
2013-12-03
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BENE, Michael Jason appointed
director
2013-11-17
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BENE, Maureen resigned
secretary
2013-11-17
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BENE, Maureen resigned
director
2013-04-06
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BENE, Maureen appointed
director
2007-01-17
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BENE, Ferenc appointed
director
2007-01-17
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BENE, John Richard resigned
director
2004-09-08
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BENE, Maureen appointed
secretary
2004-09-08
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FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2004-09-08
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BENE, John Richard appointed
director
2004-09-08
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FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD resigned
corporate-nominee-director
2004-09-06
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Company incorporated
As BENE-TEK LTD
2004-09-06
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FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2004-09-06
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FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD appointed
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Owner dependency

98/100

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

+Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "BENE" — strong identity link between founder and business.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 76 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

83/100

Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 76 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 22 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

clean

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

Shareholders & ownership

3 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr John Bene Individual · British · DOB 12/1975 · age 51	50–75%	50–75%	board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control	06/04/2016
Mrs Meili Yan Individual · Chinese · DOB 12/1983 · age 43	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	22/06/2017
Mr Ferenc Bene Individual · British · DOB 07/1950 · age 76	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	06/04/2016

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Mr Michael Jason Beneceased 22/06/2017· 25-50% shares

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

Incorporated2004-09-06

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC09100 — SIC 09100

Registered office

Account Tax Ltd

Traill Drive

Montrose

Angus

DD10 8SW

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-05-31

Last made up to: 2025-08-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-09-20

Last: 2025-09-06

Officers (3 active · 7 resigned)

BENE, Ferenc→

director · ~76y · appointed 2007-01-17

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

BENE, John Richard→

director · ~51y · appointed 2013-12-03

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

YAN, Meili→

director · ~43y · appointed 2017-12-06

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

BENE, Maureen→

secretary · appointed 2004-09-08 · resigned 2013-11-17

Resigned

BENE, Michael Jason→

secretary · appointed 2013-12-03 · resigned 2017-12-07

Resigned

FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2004-09-06 · resigned 2004-09-08

Resigned

BENE, John Richard→

director · ~51y · appointed 2004-09-08 · resigned 2007-01-17

Resigned

BENE, Maureen→

director · ~83y · appointed 2013-04-06 · resigned 2013-11-17

Resigned

BENE, Michael Jason→

director · ~52y · appointed 2013-12-03 · resigned 2017-06-22

Resigned

FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2004-09-06 · resigned 2004-09-08

Resigned

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Recent filings (84 total)

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2025-09-10

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2025-08-27

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2025-08-27

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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04

2025-08-27

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2025-08-27

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2025-02-26

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2024-09-11

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2024-01-25

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2023-09-07

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2023-03-17

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2022-09-08

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2022-04-19

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confirmation-statement · CS01

2021-09-09

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2021-05-31