Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of BENTHAM LIMITED at £2.2m based on a Turnover of £7.7m and 0.29x industry multiple (adjusted for size and gross margin).
bentham limitedEstimated Valuation
£1m
Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of BENTHAM LIMITED at £1m based on an EBITDA of £304.3k and a 3.41x industry multiple (adjusted for size and gross margin).
bentham limitedEstimated Valuation
£1.2m
Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of BENTHAM LIMITED at £1.2m based on Net Assets of £571k and 2.14x industry multiple (adjusted for liquidity).
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Bentham LimitedOverview
Bentham Limited is a live company located in somerset, TA11 6SP with a Companies House number of 04026676. It operates in the retail sale via mail order houses or via internet sector, SIC Code 47910. Founded in July 2000, it's largest shareholder is
vsgt limited
with a 100% stake. Bentham Limited is a mature,
mid sized company, Pomanda has estimated its turnover at
£7.7m with
declining
growth in recent years.
Pomanda's financial health check has awarded Bentham Limited a 4 rating. We use a traffic light system to show it exceeds the industry average on 5 measures and has 5 areas for improvement. Company Health Check FAQs
Health Rating4out of 5
5 Strong
2 Regular
5 Weak
Size
annual sales of £7.7m, make it larger than the average company (£491.2k)
£7.7m - Bentham Limited
£491.2k - Industry AVG
Growth
3 year (CAGR) sales growth of -6%, show it is growing at a slower rate (4.7%)
-6% - Bentham Limited
4.7% - Industry AVG
Production
with a gross margin of 20.2%, this company has a higher cost of product (35.8%)
20.2% - Bentham Limited
35.8% - Industry AVG
Profitability
an operating margin of 3.4% make it more profitable than the average company (2%)
3.4% - Bentham Limited
2% - Industry AVG
Employees
with 71 employees, this is above the industry average (7)
71 - Bentham Limited
7 - Industry AVG
Pay Structure
on an average salary of £27.1k, the company has an equivalent pay structure (£31.3k)
£27.1k - Bentham Limited
£31.3k - Industry AVG
Efficiency
resulting in sales per employee of £108k, this is less efficient (£186.6k)
£108k - Bentham Limited
£186.6k - Industry AVG
Debtor Days
it gets paid by customers after 18 days, this is near the average (19 days)
18 days - Bentham Limited
19 days - Industry AVG
Creditor Days
its suppliers are paid after 26 days, this is quicker than average (32 days)
26 days - Bentham Limited
32 days - Industry AVG
Stock Days
it holds stock equivalent to 22 days, this is less than average (84 days)
22 days - Bentham Limited
84 days - Industry AVG
Cash Balance
has cash to cover current liabilities
for 9 weeks, this is less cash available to meet short term requirements (17 weeks)
9 weeks - Bentham Limited
17 weeks - Industry AVG
Debt Level
it has a ratio of liabilities to total assets of 59%, this is a lower level of debt than the average (72.6%)
59% - Bentham Limited
72.6% - Industry AVG
BENTHAM LIMITED financials
EXPORT
Bentham Limited's latest turnover from December 2023 is £7.7 million and the company has net assets of £571 thousand. According to their latest financial statements, Bentham Limited has 71 employees and maintains cash reserves of £135.3 thousand as reported in the balance sheet.
Data source:Companies House, Pomanda Estimates
Dec 2023
Dec 2022
Dec 2021
Dec 2020
Dec 2019
Dec 2018
Dec 2017
Dec 2016
Dec 2015
Dec 2014
Dec 2013
Dec 2012
Dec 2011
Dec 2010
Dec 2009
Turnover
7,666,058
7,710,868
8,169,717
9,301,662
10,920,703
11,613,263
12,787,268
13,975,494
15,939,317
19,082,296
20,833,740
23,370,925
26,292,063
28,403,603
24,293,391
Other Income Or Grants
Cost Of Sales
6,115,412
5,809,484
6,117,045
6,958,793
8,174,581
8,513,898
10,054,822
10,742,494
11,927,217
14,875,092
16,948,708
19,127,689
22,092,874
23,465,869
19,274,904
Gross Profit
1,550,646
1,901,384
2,052,672
2,342,869
2,746,122
3,099,365
2,732,446
3,233,000
4,012,100
4,207,204
3,885,032
4,243,236
4,199,189
4,937,734
5,018,487
Admin Expenses
1,291,572
1,291,829
1,356,672
1,264,704
1,812,780
1,859,276
1,402,864
1,660,593
2,478,860
3,048,711
3,386,016
3,732,494
3,371,837
4,047,235
3,540,604
Operating Profit
259,074
609,555
696,000
1,078,165
933,342
1,240,089
1,329,582
1,572,407
1,533,240
1,158,493
499,016
510,742
827,352
890,499
1,477,883
Interest Payable
3,454
1,810
2,479
Interest Receivable
1,344
2,975
999
2,896
6,747
2,091
344
994
647
2,775
2,381
2,626
2,306
2,641
3,482
Pre-Tax Profit
260,418
612,530
696,999
1,081,061
940,089
1,242,180
1,329,926
1,572,407
1,533,887
1,161,268
501,397
509,914
827,848
893,140
1,478,886
Tax
-57,362
-123,390
-123,410
-211,161
-174,255
-242,353
-248,577
-276,786
-255,543
-235,580
-112,118
-125,362
-194,834
-236,492
-352,239
Profit After Tax
203,056
489,140
573,589
869,900
765,834
999,827
1,081,349
1,295,621
1,278,344
925,688
389,279
384,552
633,014
656,648
1,126,647
Dividends Paid
668,988
559,988
714,998
2,321,500
440,000
640,000
827,900
973,500
1,060,490
1,859,396
160,000
350,000
475,000
820,000
829,737
Retained Profit
-465,932
-70,848
-141,409
-1,451,600
325,834
359,827
253,449
322,121
217,854
-933,708
229,279
34,552
158,014
-163,352
296,910
Employee Costs
1,920,708
1,771,553
2,058,831
2,245,319
2,278,433
2,318,030
2,429,563
2,609,578
2,633,114
2,611,809
2,733,682
2,764,757
2,874,272
3,071,424
2,696,246
Number Of Employees
71
68
70
78
93
93
103
107
115
112
100
102
95
107
95
EBITDA*
304,286
616,367
715,862
1,097,481
949,763
1,265,443
1,361,769
1,621,667
1,588,453
1,229,585
554,622
560,449
902,074
988,214
1,567,054
* Earnings Before Interest, Tax, Depreciation and Amortisation
Dec 2023
Dec 2022
Dec 2021
Dec 2020
Dec 2019
Dec 2018
Dec 2017
Dec 2016
Dec 2015
Dec 2014
Dec 2013
Dec 2012
Dec 2011
Dec 2010
Dec 2009
Tangible Assets
388,575
349,341
68,772
25,523
26,068
10,610
32,963
58,121
66,957
121,985
101,609
105,261
122,621
149,284
178,174
Intangible Assets
24
101
177
254
331
741
1,241
2,237
3,233
Investments & Other
Debtors (Due After 1 year)
2,868
4,132
11,320
Total Fixed Assets
388,575
349,341
68,772
25,523
26,068
10,610
32,987
58,222
67,134
122,239
101,940
108,870
127,994
162,841
181,407
Stock & work in progress
385,315
548,347
648,132
639,215
734,195
898,837
1,361,066
1,644,780
1,560,728
1,445,796
2,152,687
2,772,490
2,515,556
3,160,841
2,129,832
Trade Debtors
390,301
495,700
464,620
523,885
555,548
588,319
579,322
545,678
611,412
662,165
503,248
724,095
803,270
561,048
996,172
Group Debtors
Misc Debtors
94,243
83,843
95,604
121,381
95,892
178,437
79,118
81,068
260,918
460,596
603,548
737,169
530,905
511,397
569,746
Cash
135,267
547,372
627,674
1,039,385
1,923,993
1,636,274
1,367,770
1,300,124
1,277,825
1,074,535
1,093,953
893,412
726,886
1,382,127
910,057
misc current assets
total current assets
1,005,126
1,675,262
1,836,030
2,323,866
3,309,628
3,301,867
3,387,276
3,571,650
3,710,883
3,643,092
4,353,436
5,127,166
4,576,617
5,615,413
4,605,807
total assets
1,393,701
2,024,603
1,904,802
2,349,389
3,335,696
3,312,477
3,420,263
3,629,872
3,778,017
3,765,331
4,455,376
5,236,036
4,704,611
5,778,254
4,787,214
Bank overdraft
254
Bank loan
Trade Creditors
448,799
611,124
480,447
406,763
469,917
726,670
974,739
1,354,743
1,637,506
1,726,613
1,814,301
2,866,703
2,521,310
3,664,773
2,284,067
Group/Directors Accounts
75,000
99,000
other short term finances
hp & lease commitments
other current liabilities
279,479
292,536
382,301
769,126
240,679
286,541
506,085
586,329
699,864
783,571
560,516
518,889
367,409
455,603
681,663
total current liabilities
728,278
903,660
862,748
1,175,889
710,596
1,013,211
1,480,824
1,941,072
2,412,370
2,609,184
2,374,817
3,385,592
2,888,719
4,120,376
2,965,984
loans
hp & lease commitments
Accruals and Deferred Income
other liabilities
provisions
94,398
83,986
9,963
2,810
1,778
10,132
836
total long term liabilities
94,398
83,986
9,963
2,810
1,778
10,132
836
total liabilities
822,676
987,646
872,711
1,175,889
710,596
1,013,211
1,480,824
1,943,882
2,414,148
2,619,316
2,375,653
3,385,592
2,888,719
4,120,376
2,965,984
net assets
571,025
1,036,957
1,032,091
1,173,500
2,625,100
2,299,266
1,939,439
1,685,990
1,363,869
1,146,015
2,079,723
1,850,444
1,815,892
1,657,878
1,821,230
total shareholders funds
571,025
1,036,957
1,032,091
1,173,500
2,625,100
2,299,266
1,939,439
1,685,990
1,363,869
1,146,015
2,079,723
1,850,444
1,815,892
1,657,878
1,821,230
Dec 2023
Dec 2022
Dec 2021
Dec 2020
Dec 2019
Dec 2018
Dec 2017
Dec 2016
Dec 2015
Dec 2014
Dec 2013
Dec 2012
Dec 2011
Dec 2010
Dec 2009
Operating Activities
Operating Profit
259,074
609,555
696,000
1,078,165
933,342
1,240,089
1,329,582
1,572,407
1,533,240
1,158,493
499,016
510,742
827,352
890,499
1,477,883
Depreciation
45,212
6,812
19,862
19,316
16,421
25,330
32,110
49,184
55,136
71,015
55,196
48,697
73,726
96,719
88,338
Amortisation
24
77
76
77
77
410
1,010
996
996
833
Tax
-57,362
-123,390
-123,410
-211,161
-174,255
-242,353
-248,577
-276,786
-255,543
-235,580
-112,118
-125,362
-194,834
-236,492
-352,239
Stock
-163,032
-99,785
8,917
-94,980
-164,642
-462,229
-283,714
84,052
114,932
-706,891
-619,803
256,934
-645,285
1,031,009
2,129,832
Debtors
-94,999
19,319
-85,042
-6,174
-115,316
108,316
31,694
-245,584
-250,431
15,965
-357,336
125,825
254,542
-482,153
1,565,918
Creditors
-162,325
130,677
73,684
-63,154
-256,753
-248,069
-380,004
-282,763
-89,107
-87,688
-1,052,402
345,393
-1,143,463
1,380,706
2,284,067
Accruals and Deferred Income
-13,057
-89,765
-386,825
528,447
-45,862
-219,544
-80,244
-113,535
-83,707
223,055
41,627
151,480
-88,194
-226,060
681,663
Deferred Taxes & Provisions
10,412
74,023
9,963
-2,810
1,032
-8,354
9,296
836
Cash flow from operations
339,985
688,378
365,399
1,452,767
752,851
909,390
902,154
1,111,147
1,287,241
1,829,594
409,704
549,201
-133,674
1,357,512
484,795
Investing Activities
capital expenditure
-4,236
-89,891
-51,620
-32,673
-61,021
-71,957
-138,086
Change in Investments
cash flow from investments
-4,236
-89,891
-51,620
-32,673
-61,021
-71,957
-138,086
Financing Activities
Bank loans
Group/Directors Accounts
-75,000
-24,000
99,000
Other Short Term Loans
Long term loans
Hire Purchase and Lease Commitments
other long term liabilities
share issue
75,714
1,524,320
interest
1,344
2,975
999
2,896
6,747
2,091
344
994
647
2,775
2,381
-828
496
2,641
1,003
cash flow from financing
1,344
78,689
999
2,896
6,747
2,091
344
-74,006
-23,353
101,775
2,381
-828
496
2,641
1,525,323
cash and cash equivalents
cash
-412,105
-80,302
-411,711
-884,608
287,719
268,504
67,646
22,299
203,290
-19,418
200,541
166,526
-655,241
472,070
910,057
overdraft
-254
254
change in cash
-412,105
-80,302
-411,711
-884,608
287,719
268,504
67,646
22,299
203,290
-19,418
200,541
166,526
-655,241
472,324
909,803
bentham limited Credit Report and Business Information
Very Low Risk70 - 100
Low Risk50 - 70
Moderate Risk30 - 50
High Risk20 - 30
Very High Risk0 - 20
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bentham limited Charges & Mortgages
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