BENTO HOLDING UK LTD
Opportunity 65/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: 1 insolvency-related filing on record. Filings relating to insolvency, liquidation, or administration exist in the company's history. Review before proceeding. 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.
Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredKey financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-10-31 | 2024-10-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £15.9k | £17.0k |
| Current assets | £116.7k | £209.8k |
| Cash | £16.7k | £9.8k |
| Debtors | £100.0k | £200.0k |
| Net assets | £15.9k | £17.0k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-15➕ZHANG, Rou appointedsecretary
- 2024-03-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-15📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2023-08-09📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-08-09📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-08-09📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-03-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-27📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2023-01-27📄capital-statement-capital-company-with-date-currency-figurecapital · SH19
- 2023-01-25📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2023-01-25📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2023-01-11📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2023-01-11📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2022-12-15📄capital-statement-capital-company-with-date-currency-figurecapital · SH19
- 2022-12-15⚠️legacyinsolvency · CAP-SS
- 2022-12-15📄legacycapital · SH20
- 2022-12-15📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2022-12-15📄undefined · ANNOTATION
- 2022-11-07📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2022-05-27🏢Company incorporatedAs BENTO HOLDING UK LTD
- 2022-05-27➕LIU, Jiawei appointeddirector
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
Red flags
1 high ·Filings relating to insolvency, liquidation, or administration exist in the company's history. Review before proceeding.
Evidence: 2022-12-15: legacy
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Jiawei Liu Individual · Chinese · DOB 11/1988 · age 38 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 27/05/2022 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
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