R.W.STOKES & SONS,LIMITED

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00331254 · ltd · incorporated 1937-09-02
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£1.02M
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 10832
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 56101Licenced restaurants
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 87-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 87). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

4 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 9.3y

15/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 9.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · Cashflow trend is negative — lender view likely cautious.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)
90
Directors & officers
9 officers (5 active, 9 linked, 8 with DOB)
88
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
122 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £1,021,890
Net assets shrinking
Down £179,391 YoY
Cash YoY
-38%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£9k
↓ 38% YoY
Net Worth
£1.0m
↓ 15% YoY
Current Assets
£964k
↑ 5.4% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£240k£481k£721k£961k£1.2mMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£2.95M£3.10M
Current assets£963.8k£914.6k
Cash£8.7k£14.1k
Debtors£446.7k£496.8k
Net assets£1.02M£1.20M

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-05-19
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  3. 2025-05-14
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    statement-of-companys-objects
    change-of-constitution · CC04
  4. 2024-07-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-11-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-08-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-10-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-12-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-10-29
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  10. 2020-10-29
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    officers · AP01
  11. 2020-10-29
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    officers · AP01
  12. 2020-10-28
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    BENNETT, Teresa Joy appointed
    director
  13. 2020-10-28
    ➕
    BRAEN, Jean Sebastien appointed
    director
  14. 2020-10-28
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    PEEL, Adrian resigned
    director
  15. 2019-10-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-09-17
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    mortgage · MR04
  17. 2019-09-17
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    Charge satisfied #2
  18. 2018-12-22
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    mortgage · MR04
  19. 2018-12-22
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    Charge satisfied #1
  20. 2018-11-14
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  21. 2018-11-14
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: Hsbc UK Bank PLC
  22. 2018-11-06
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  23. 2018-11-06
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Hsbc UK Bank PLC
  24. 2018-10-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  25. 2018-03-20
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Peter Richard Banks
  26. 2017-03-23
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Lincolnshire County Council
  27. 2016-05-03
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    PEEL, David resigned
    director
  28. 2005-03-18
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    PEEL, Nicholas William appointed
    director
  29. 1997-08-13
    ➖
    PEEL, Janet Meldrum resigned
    director
  30. 1997-08-13
    ➖
    PEEL, Nicholas William resigned
    director
  31. 1937-09-02
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As R.W.STOKES & SONS,LIMITED

Owner dependency

73/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 87 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

90/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 87 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 21 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 89 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 med ·
Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Adrian Peel
Individual · British · DOB 10/1959 · age 67
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting01/12/2016
Mr Nicholas William Peel
Individual · British · DOB 01/1971 · age 55
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting01/12/2016

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
Incorporated1937-09-02
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC10832 — SIC 10832

Registered office

The Lawn, Suite 1
Union Road
Lincoln
LN1 3BU
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-01
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-28
Last: 2025-10-14

Officers (5 active · 4 resigned)

PEEL, Adrian→
secretary
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Active
BENNETT, Teresa Joy→
director · ~63y · appointed 2020-10-28
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Active
BRAEN, Jean Sebastien→
director · ~51y · appointed 2020-10-28
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Active
PEEL, Ann Elizabeth→
director · ~87y
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Active
PEEL, Nicholas William→
director · ~55y · appointed 2005-03-18
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Active
PEEL, Adrian→
director · ~67y · resigned 2020-10-28
Resigned
PEEL, David→
director · ~89y · resigned 2016-05-03
Resigned
PEEL, Janet Meldrum→
director · ~123y · resigned 1997-08-13
Resigned
PEEL, Nicholas William→
director · ~55y · resigned 1997-08-13
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

4
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:4 of 4 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
HSBC
Hsbc UK Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property14/11/2018—
outstanding
HSBC
Hsbc UK Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property06/11/2018—
satisfied
Peter Richard Banks
A registered charge1 property20/03/201817/09/2019
satisfied
Lincolnshire County Council
A registered charge1 property23/03/201722/12/2018
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Recent filings (122 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-15
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-05-19
statement-of-companys-objects
change-of-constitution · CC04
2025-05-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-08-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-10-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-12-29
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-10-29