H.SNELSON & SON LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
00786791 · ltd · incorporated 1964-01-03
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 Jan 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01500
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
PursueActive trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (76/100)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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 4 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
98 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-01-02 | 2024-01-02 |
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| Average employees | 200 | 200 |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
- 2025-06-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-16➕NICHOLLS, Tim Snelson appointeddirector
- 2023-10-16📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-09-13📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-09-11➖NICHOLLS, Andrew resigneddirector
- 2023-07-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-06📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2022-09-06📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2022-07-05📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-07-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-04➕NICHOLLS, Andrew appointeddirector
- 2021-10-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-08-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-05-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2018-05-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2017-05-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2016-03-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2010-02-26➕NICHOLLS, Timothy Snelson appointedsecretary
- 2010-02-26➖NICHOLLS, Valerie Margaret resignedsecretary
- 2009-02-10➖SNELSON, Peter resigneddirector
- 1964-01-03🏢Company incorporatedAs H.SNELSON & SON LIMITED
Owner dependency
81/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 79 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
26/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — NICHOLLS, Tim Snelson (same surname) appointed 2023-10-16. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 79 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mrs Valerie Margaret Nicholls Individual · British · DOB 11/1947 · age 79 | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 06/11/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1964-01-03
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01500 — SIC 01500
Registered office
Rudge Heath & Hill End Farms
Rudge Heath Cottage
Claverley
Shropshire
WV5 7DJ
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-02
Last made up to: 2025-01-02
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-20
Last: 2025-11-06
Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)
NICHOLLS, Timothy Snelson→
Activesecretary · appointed 2010-02-26
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NICHOLLS, Tim Snelson→
Activedirector · ~45y · appointed 2023-10-16
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Active
NICHOLLS, Valerie Margaret→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 2010-02-26
NICHOLLS, Andrew→
Resigneddirector · ~78y · appointed 2022-07-04 · resigned 2023-09-11
SNELSON, Peter→
Resigneddirector · ~108y · resigned 2009-02-10
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Recent filings (98 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-06
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-10-16
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-09-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-09
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2022-09-06
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2022-09-06
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-07-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-07-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-10-01