BENARTY CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS LTD

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SC376327 · ltd · incorporated 2010-04-07
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 Apr 2025
Net worth
£33.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Construction of domestic buildings
Sector: Construction
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. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
40 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
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 £33,541
Net assets shrinking
Down £23,722 YoY
Cash YoY
-11%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£68k
↓ 11% YoY
Net Worth
£34k
↓ 41% YoY
Current Assets
£183k
↓ 1.4% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£37k£74k£111k£148k£185kApr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Total assets£51.3k£81.6k
Current assets£182.6k£185.2k
Cash£68.5k£76.9k
Debtors£106.8k£100.1k
Net assets£33.5k£57.3k

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
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-20
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  2. 2026-01-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-05-01
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    BENNIE, Colin Daniel resigned
    director
  4. 2025-01-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-01-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-06-14
    ➕
    BENNIE, Colin Daniel appointed
    director
  8. 2022-06-14
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  9. 2022-01-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-01-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-12-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-01-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-03-14
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    address · AD01
  14. 2018-01-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-01-31
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    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-05-23
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    annual-return · AR01
  17. 2016-01-30
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    accounts · AA
  18. 2015-04-01
    ➖
    GLENCROSS, Kim resigned
    director
  19. 2013-01-01
    ➕
    GLENCROSS, Dale appointed
    director
  20. 2010-04-07
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BENARTY CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS LTD
  21. 2010-04-07
    ➕
    GLENCROSS, Kim appointed
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

68/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 16 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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Dale Glencross
Individual · British · DOB 07/1986 · age 40
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

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2010-04-07
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC41202 — Construction of domestic buildings

Registered office

Unit 18 Midfield Drive
Dunnikier Business Park
Kirkcaldy
KY1 3LW
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-22
Last: 2026-02-08

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

GLENCROSS, Dale→
director · ~40y · appointed 2013-01-01
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Active
BENNIE, Colin Daniel→
director · ~39y · appointed 2022-06-14 · resigned 2025-05-01
Resigned
GLENCROSS, Kim→
director · ~40y · appointed 2010-04-07 · resigned 2015-04-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (40 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-30
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-02-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-30
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-31
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-11
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officers · AP01
2022-06-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-01-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-01-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-04-14