A. H. WARREN TRUST (HOLDINGS) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

00532704 · ltd · incorporated 1954-04-30

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

—

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Opportunity

77/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Activities of head offices

Sector: Professional, scientific & technical

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 7 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (45/100).

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Refinance opportunity

11 live charges · 7 lenders · oldest 71.1y

25/100

too messy

Structure is too messy for a clean refinance right now — clean up first or expect bespoke terms.

· Oldest live charge is 71.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· 7 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
· Legal-friction score 50/100 (high).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (61/100)

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

Lenders & charges

11 charges (11/11 with lender, 11/11 with type)

Directors & officers

10 officers (5 active, 10 linked, 7 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared

Director network

17 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

131 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

77/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 officers

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 officers
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (50 events)Click to expand

2026-03-18
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ARNOT, John Nicholas, Mr. resigned
director
2026-03-18
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-12-10
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accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2025-10-07
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persons-with-significant-control · RP04PSC04
2025-10-07
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persons-with-significant-control · RP04PSC04
2025-07-28
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-07-28
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-06-24
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-06-24
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-06-24
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-01-06
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accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2023-12-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2023-01-07
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accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2022-11-20
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-12-13
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accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2021-11-09
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mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2021-11-08
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Charge registered #11
Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
2021-03-11
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accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2020-11-23
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mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2020-11-20
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Charge registered #10
Lender: Barclays Security Trustee Limited
2019-12-09
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accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2019-10-22
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officers · AP01
2019-10-01
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HOPKINS, Justin Broderick appointed
director
2019-10-01
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MOORE, Bonnie Melita appointed
director
2013-02-08
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TUFTON, Matthew appointed
secretary
2013-02-08
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COLEMAN, Guy appointed
director
2013-02-08
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TUFTON, Matthew John appointed
director
2013-01-28
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COOK, Philip Anthony resigned
secretary
2013-01-28
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COOK, Philip Anthony resigned
director
2010-12-24
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COOK, Philip Anthony appointed
secretary
2010-12-24
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RALPHS, Sheila Nancy resigned
secretary
2010-12-24
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RALPHS, Sheila Nancy resigned
director
2000-04-04
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Charge satisfied #2
2000-04-04
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Charge satisfied #1
1998-09-16
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Charge satisfied #8
1998-09-16
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Charge satisfied #7
1998-09-16
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Charge satisfied #6
1993-09-02
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Charge registered #9
Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
1993-06-22
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Charge satisfied #4
1993-06-22
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Charge satisfied #3
1992-01-18
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Charge satisfied #5
1991-10-01
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Charge registered #8
Lender: Credit Lyonnais
1991-10-01
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Charge registered #7
Lender: Credit Lyonnais
1991-10-01
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Charge registered #6
Lender: Credit Lyonnais
1991-07-08
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Charge registered #5
Lender: Ici Chemicals & Polymers Limited
1963-10-11
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Charge registered #4
Lender: Chard Rural District Council.
1957-11-09
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Charge registered #3
Lender: The Agricultural Mortgage Corporation LTD.
1957-05-23
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Charge registered #2
Lender: Barclays Bank LTD
1955-04-07
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Barclays Bank LTD
1954-04-30
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Company incorporated
As A. H. WARREN TRUST (HOLDINGS) LIMITED

Owner dependency

48/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS

-4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

63/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 years.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 72 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 · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Matthew John Tufton Individual · British · DOB 09/1979 · age 47	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · trust interest	24/06/2025
Mr Guy Coleman Individual · British · DOB 12/1965 · age 61	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · trust interest	24/06/2025

1 historic (ceased) PSC

A H Warren Trustceased 24/06/2025· 75-100% shares · trust interest

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

Incorporated1954-04-30

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC70100 — Activities of head offices

Registered office

Coombe Farm

Crewkerne

Somerset

TA18 8RR

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-06-11

Last: 2025-05-28