STOKES BOMFORD (HOLDINGS) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
00649159 · ltd · incorporated 1960-02-10
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
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 43.4y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 72-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 72). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 43.4y

85/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 43.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 23/100 — clean.

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
0
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
9 officers (3 active, 9 linked, 6 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
17 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
100 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
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-07-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-09-16
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  4. 2024-09-16
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  5. 2024-09-16
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  6. 2024-09-16
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2024-09-05
    ➕
    SCOTT, Jason Matthew appointed
    secretary
  8. 2024-09-05
    ➕
    SCOTT, Jason Matthew appointed
    director
  9. 2024-09-05
    ➖
    LAWSON, Andrew Peter resigned
    secretary
  10. 2024-09-05
    ➖
    LAWSON, Andrew Peter resigned
    director
  11. 2024-07-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2023-10-06
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  13. 2023-10-05
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  14. 2023-09-29
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    LAWSON, Andrew Peter appointed
    secretary
  15. 2023-09-29
    ➖
    TEAGUE, David Robert resigned
    secretary
  16. 2023-07-14
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  17. 2023-07-14
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  18. 2023-07-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  19. 2023-07-06
    ➕
    LAWSON, Andrew Peter appointed
    director
  20. 2023-07-06
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    TEAGUE, David Robert resigned
    director
  21. 2022-06-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  22. 2021-07-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  23. 2020-07-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  24. 2019-10-08
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  25. 2019-06-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  26. 2013-10-04
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    TOWNSHEND, James Reginald appointed
    director
  27. 2013-10-03
    ➖
    MALIM, Robin Hilary Beaumont resigned
    director
  28. 2004-04-15
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    Charge satisfied #1
  29. 1999-12-31
    ➖
    DAWES, Howard Anthony Leigh resigned
    director
  30. 1999-12-31
    ➕
    TEAGUE, David Robert appointed
    director
  31. 1983-02-04
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  32. 1960-02-10
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    Company incorporated
    As STOKES BOMFORD (HOLDINGS) 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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 72 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

79/100
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 72 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 years.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

Velcourt Group Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Velcourt Group Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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STOKES BOMFORD (HOLDINGS) LIMITED
This company · 00649159

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Velcourt Group Ltd
Corporate entity
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated1960-02-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64209 — Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.

Registered office

Orchard House
Phocle Green Business Park
Ross-On-Wye
HR9 7XU
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-08
Last: 2025-07-25

Officers (3 active · 6 resigned)

SCOTT, Jason Matthew→
secretary · appointed 2024-09-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SCOTT, Jason Matthew→
director · ~55y · appointed 2024-09-05
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Active
TOWNSHEND, James Reginald→
director · ~72y · appointed 2013-10-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LAWSON, Andrew Peter→
secretary · appointed 2023-09-29 · resigned 2024-09-05
Resigned
TEAGUE, David Robert→
secretary · resigned 2023-09-29
Resigned
DAWES, Howard Anthony Leigh→
director · ~90y · resigned 1999-12-31
Resigned
LAWSON, Andrew Peter→
director · ~52y · appointed 2023-07-06 · resigned 2024-09-05
Resigned
MALIM, Robin Hilary Beaumont→
director · ~94y · resigned 2013-10-03
Resigned
TEAGUE, David Robert→
director · ~75y · appointed 1999-12-31 · resigned 2023-07-06
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Debenture1 property04/02/198315/04/2004

Recent filings (100 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-03-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-07-09
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2024-09-16
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-09-16
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-09-16
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-09-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-07-07
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2023-10-06
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2023-10-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-12
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-07-14
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-07-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-07-07