BENCHMARK JOINERY & BUILDING CONTRACTORS LTD
Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (71/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsFinancials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-01-31 |
|---|---|
| Total assets | £148 |
| Current assets | £15.1k |
| Cash | £5.4k |
| Debtors | £9.8k |
| Net assets | £148 |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Corporate timeline (6 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-03📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-01-09🏢Company incorporatedAs BENCHMARK JOINERY & BUILDING CONTRACTORS LTD
- 2024-01-09➕HYNDMAN, Euan appointeddirector
- 2024-01-09➕PENTLAND, Ryan appointeddirector
- 2024-01-09📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Young company: Only 2.3 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
Succession & seller-readiness
Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Euan Hyndman Individual · Scottish · DOB 03/1994 · age 32 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 09/01/2024 |
Mr Ryan Pentland Individual · Scottish · DOB 07/1994 · age 32 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 09/01/2024 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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