BENDRUM LIMITED
Opportunity 78/100 (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 (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Key financials
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-10-31 | 2023-10-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 0 | 0 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
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- • 1 confirmation-statement
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
- 2025-07-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-18📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2023-10-05📄dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspendeddissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
- 2023-09-26📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2022-10-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-11📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2022-01-04📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2020-07-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-07-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2018-07-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2017-11-30📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2017-11-29📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2017-11-29📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2012-10-23🏢Company incorporatedAs BENDRUM LIMITED
- 2012-10-23➕BARTON, Mark appointeddirector
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.
- +No director turnover: Company is 13 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- 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
cleanShareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Susan Catherine Barton Individual · British · DOB 06/1966 · age 60 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 01/11/2016 |
Mr Mark Barton Individual · British · DOB 11/1963 · age 63 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 23/10/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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