TROWERS & HAMLINS (SERVICES) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
00680469 · ltd · incorporated 1961-01-12
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
Upgrade to see
Turnover
not disclosed
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
🔔
Follow this company (free)
Email alerts on filings, charges, director changes, gazette notices. No account needed.

Unsubscribe any time from any email. GDPR-respectful.

What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (60/100)

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
100 officers (75 active, 100 linked, 98 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
13 connected companies via shared directors
84
Filing history
499 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
11
filings
  • 11 officers
Last 180 days
12
filings
  • 11 officers
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (146 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-01
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  2. 2026-04-30
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  3. 2026-04-30
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2026-04-30
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2026-04-30
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2026-04-30
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2026-04-30
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2026-04-30
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  9. 2026-03-31
    CHIVERS, Alison Kirsty resigned
    director
  10. 2026-03-31
    COMER, Melanie Jane resigned
    director
  11. 2026-03-31
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  12. 2026-03-31
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  13. 2026-03-31
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  14. 2026-03-19
    BAGON, Paul Daniel appointed
    director
  15. 2026-03-19
    MESSENT, Georgina Sally Elisabeth appointed
    director
  16. 2026-03-19
    WILSON, James Robert Swinburn appointed
    director
  17. 2025-12-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2025-10-02
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  19. 2025-09-24
    BRYAN, Yvette Marie resigned
    director
  20. 2025-08-29
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  21. 2025-08-22
    BISWAS, Onil resigned
    director
  22. 2025-08-01
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  23. 2025-07-31
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  24. 2025-07-31
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  25. 2025-07-30
    KOLANKIEWICZ, Martyn Andrew appointed
    director
  26. 2025-07-30
    LEWIS, Dwynwen appointed
    director
  27. 2025-07-30
    WILSON, Robert Patrick Malcolm appointed
    director
  28. 2025-04-02
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  29. 2025-04-02
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  30. 2025-04-02
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  31. 2025-04-02
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  32. 2024-10-02
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  33. 2024-09-30
    DAVIS, Ian Martin Kittredge resigned
    director
  34. 2024-09-18
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  35. 2024-09-10
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  36. 2024-07-31
    DOBINSON, Ian Timothy resigned
    director
  37. 2024-07-24
    COOK, Francis Andre Malcolm appointed
    director
  38. 2024-07-24
    FYSH, Helen appointed
    director
  39. 2024-07-24
    RAINFORD, Amanda Jayne appointed
    director
  40. 2024-07-24
    SCOTT, Paul William appointed
    director
  41. 2024-07-24
    STRACEY, Rory Alexis appointed
    director
  42. 2024-07-24
    WILLIAMS, Oliver John appointed
    director
  43. 2024-03-04
    PUSCHMANN, Hendrik Fedor Johannes appointed
    director
  44. 2024-03-04
    SINGH, Natalie Jayne appointed
    director
  45. 2023-07-27
    ANDREWS, Paul Simon appointed
    director
  46. 2023-07-27
    DUNSEATH, Stephen Charles appointed
    director
  47. 2023-07-27
    JACKSON, Hannah Chantal appointed
    director
  48. 2023-07-27
    JORDAN, George Richard appointed
    director
  49. 2023-07-27
    KERR, Rachel Jane appointed
    director
  50. 2023-07-27
    MATHEWS, Stuart William appointed
    director
Showing most recent 50 of 146 events

Owner dependency

66/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • -74 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 27 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

70/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 27 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 med ·
4 director resignations in last 12 months
medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: BISWAS, Onil resigned 2025-08-22; BRYAN, Yvette Marie resigned 2025-09-24; CHIVERS, Alison Kirsty resigned 2026-03-31

Group structure

Trowers & Hamlins Llp is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
Trowers & Hamlins Llp
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
TROWERS & HAMLINS (SERVICES) LIMITED
This company · 00680469

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
Trowers & Hamlins Llp
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →

Similar companies

Active · Trade services · EC postcode area
CompanyEst. valueTurnoverNet worthStaffAgeOppDirector
4 R'S CONSULTANCY LIMITED
05711508 · est 2006 · no financials extracted
20y
4WELLNESS LTD
16322121 · est 2025 · no financials extracted
1y
5 SAH SERVICES LIMITED
13989648 · est 2022 · no financials extracted
4y
500 MILLS LIMITED
08360161 · est 2013 · no financials extracted
13y
56 BLACK MEN LTD
11742349 · est 2018 · no financials extracted
7y
5D SOLAR CONCEPT LTD
10882276 · est 2017 · no financials extracted
8y
62 FLEET STREET LTD
05690456 · est 2006 · no financials extracted
20y
7 LAMPS SECURITY LTD
17113621 · est 2026 · no financials extracted
7 LISMORE ROAD LIMITED
10830726 · est 2017 · no financials extracted
8y
7 STAR CLEANING LTD
14859432 · est 2023 · no financials extracted
2y
7A TM LIMITED
08011414 · est 2012 · no financials extracted
14y
7CORE CLEANING SUPPORT LIMITED
15564380 · est 2024 · no financials extracted
2y
Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions

6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →
🔒Advanced scoring suite

Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →

Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1961-01-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

3 Bunhill Row
London
EC1Y 8YZ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-16
Last: 2025-08-02

Officers (75 active · 93 resigned)

DIXON, David Philip
secretary · appointed 1998-09-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ABBATE, Riccardo Vincenzo
director · ~59y · appointed 2006-07-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ALLEN, Julien Timothy
director · ~55y · appointed 2014-07-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ANDREWS, Paul Simon
director · ~46y · appointed 2023-07-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BACKHAUS, Jacqueline Anne
director · ~62y · appointed 2014-07-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BAGON, Paul Daniel
director · ~47y · appointed 2026-03-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BAILEY, Sara Habanananda
director · ~59y · appointed 2002-06-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BARNARD, Andrew Richard
director · ~51y · appointed 2013-07-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BARNFIELD, Emma Jane
director · ~46y · appointed 2021-03-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BARTTER, Paul Daniel
director · ~47y · appointed 2017-07-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BEILEY, Robert James
director · ~53y · appointed 2013-07-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BENSON, Suzanne Rose
director · ~52y · appointed 2015-07-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BRIANT, Helen Anne
director · ~46y · appointed 2021-07-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BURROWS, Emma Gwendoline
director · ~61y · appointed 2002-06-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BURTON, Alexander Scoresby
director · ~59y · appointed 2016-07-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BUTLER, Daniel John
director · ~48y · appointed 2021-03-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CALNAN, Thomas Alexander Mcmahon
director · ~50y · appointed 2021-07-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CANHAM, Stephanie Jane
director · ~63y · appointed 1999-06-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CARTER, Adrian John
director · ~63y · appointed 1999-06-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CLEMENTS, William John
director · ~54y · appointed 2014-07-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active

Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.

Recent filings (499 total)

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-05-01
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-04-30
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-04-30
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-04-30
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-04-30
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-04-30
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-04-30
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-04-30
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-03-31
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-03-31
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-03-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-30
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-10-02
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-08-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-07