BENEFI LTD

🌱Startupactive
SC861584 · ltd · incorporated 2025-09-04
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
not disclosed
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of open-ended investment companies
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. 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: strategic trade sale (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (55/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
1 filing — limited history
30
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (3 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-04
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BENEFI LTD
  2. 2025-09-04
    DICK, Alexander appointed
    director
  3. 2025-09-04
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

80/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Young company: Only 0.6 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Alexander Dick
Individual · British · DOB 06/1972 · age 54
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control04/09/2025
Ms Anna Semple
Individual · British · DOB 09/1976 · age 50
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control04/09/2025

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
Incorporated2025-09-04
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC64304 — Activities of open-ended investment companies

Registered office

28 Barbieston Road
Dalrymple
Ayr
KA6 6DZ
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-04
Last made up to:
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-17
Last:

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

DICK, Alexander
director · ~54y · appointed 2025-09-04
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Recent filings (1 total)

incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2025-09-04